A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
The story so far for Rot-Weiss Essen at their home stadium (Stadion Essen) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.Rot-Weiss Essen drew their last game, 0-0 away at Viktoria Köln. Before that, Rot-Weiss Essen drew at home versus Borussia Dortmund II.
Rot-Weiss Essen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 21 goals in 15 matches. From these home matches, Rot-Weiss Essen have conceded only 14 goals.
Wattenscheid 09 form and stats
Playing away, Wattenscheid 09 have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season.Wattenscheid 09 won their last game, 3-1 versus TV Herkenrath played at home. Before that, Wattenscheid 09 travelled to Köln II and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Wattenscheid 09 have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. 20 goals have been conceded by Wattenscheid 09 in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rot-Weiss Essen and Wattenscheid 09 have met before this season: Wattenscheid 09 - Rot-Weiss Essen 0-2. Rot-Weiss Essen-Wattenscheid 09 H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rot-Weiss Essen 3 wins, Wattenscheid 09 3 wins, 4 draws.Top Goalscorers
![]() N. Buckmaier 9 goals | ![]() E. Wirtz 8 goals | ![]() F. Bichler 4 goals |
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
Wattenscheid 09 missing players
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Wattenscheid 09 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 38 | 21 | Scored | 16 | 35 |
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | 20 | 41 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 37% | 27% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 43% |
| 23% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 40% |
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 7% |
| 33% | 33% | Both teams to score | 60% | 53% |
| 40% | 47% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 27% |
| 33% | 27% | Failed To Score | 20% | 30% |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 60 |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 3 | Rödinghausen | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund II | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 43 |
| 8 | Verl | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Wuppertaler SV | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Lippstadt 08 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 40 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 33 | -9 | 40 |
| 12 | Bonner SC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | Köln II | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Wattenscheid 09 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | SV 1919 Straelen | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 | -20 | 33 |
| 16 | Wiedenbrück | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -13 | 31 |
| 17 | Kaan-Marienborn | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -12 | 26 |
| 18 | TV Herkenrath | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | -50 | 13 |