The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Schalke 04 II are in the 10th position while the guesting Rot Weiss Ahlen worry at 20th.
- Schalke 04 II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rot Weiss Ahlen have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Regionalliga: West
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Schalke 04 II are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Weiss are struggling to avoid relegation.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
When playing at home in the Regionalliga: West, Schalke 04 II have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sportanlage Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg.
Schalke drew their last game, 3-3 away at Borussia Dortmund II (placed 1st).
There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Borussia Dortmund II as M. Balouk's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-3 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? T. Fröhling made a very successful substitution after 3-3 minutes in the game against Borussia Dortmund II, bringing on M. Balouk who later scored two goals to force the draw 3-3.
The Schalke fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 17 league matches. 22 goals have been conceded.
Rot Weiss Ahlen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rot Weiss Ahlen, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Regionalliga: West, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-9 (win-draw-lose).
Rot Weiss Ahlen played 1-1 against Rot-Wei Oberhausen in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Borussia M'gladbach II wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Weiss struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rot Weiss Ahlen - Schalke 1-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - two - one (Schalke wins - draws - Rot Weiss Ahlen wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Schalke 04 II missing players
Rot Weiss Ahlen missing players
| Schalke 04 II | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 47 | 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 39 |
| 47 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 29 | 60 |
| 89% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 74% | 82% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 80% |
| 46% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 35% | 46% |
| 23% | 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | 23% |
| 51% | 59% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 59% | 71% |
| 31% | 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 29% | 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 41% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 39% | 43% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 40% | 51% |
- Rot Weiss Ahlen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rot Weiss Ahlen have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Regionalliga: West
- Rot Weiss Ahlen have the fewest points (10) away in Regionalliga: West
- Rot Weiss Ahlen have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Regionalliga: West
- Schalke 04 II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund II | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 84 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 58 | 82 |
| 2 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 75 |
| 3 | Preuen Munster | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 65 |
| 4 | Fortuna Koln | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 59 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 54 |
| 6 | Rödinghausen | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 54 |
| 7 | Koln II | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 51 |
| 9 | Wiedenbruck | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 II | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Wuppertaler SV | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 42 | -7 | 48 |
| 12 | Alemannia Aachen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 45 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 45 |
| 14 | SV 1919 Straelen | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -14 | 44 |
| 15 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -27 | 36 |
| 16 | Wegberg-Beeck | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -20 | 35 |
| 17 | Homberg | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -28 | 33 |
| 18 | Bergisch Gladbach | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -31 | 30 |
| 19 | Lippstadt 08 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -19 | 28 |
| 20 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 35 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -21 | 26 |
| 21 | Bonner SC | 35 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -29 | 26 |
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