This could be an action-packed match as Schalke 04 II have their supposed home advantage, while Rot-Weiss Essen are ahead 25 points in the Regionalliga: West standings.
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the most scored goals (55) in Regionalliga: West
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Reg. Cup Niederrhein. That game was also an away game, at Krefeld-Fischeln. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
Schalke 04 II have played 12 Regionalliga: West games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Schalke 04 II fans aren't used to losing league-games here at VELTINS-Arena and will expect new points from this game. Schalke 04 II has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The spoils were shared in Schalke's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rödinghausen (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Wegberg-Beeck and winning 4-1.A decent goal production from Schalke 04 II in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. From these home matches, Schalke have conceded only 11 goals.
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Regionalliga: West. In general it has been a productive period now for Rot-Weiss Essen as they haven't lost any of their last 21 games.
Preceding that game was the away Regionalliga: West victory against Homberg with the score of 1-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rot-Weiss Essen manager Neidhardt as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Rot Weiss Ahlen.
Rot-Weiss are a potent attacking force on the road with their 29 goals in 11 league games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rot-Weiss Essen are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Rot-Weiss Essen - Schalke 04 II 1-0. Last ten meetings with these teams: Schalke won zero, Rot-Weiss Essen were winners in five and we saw five draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Engelmann 13 goals |   R. Dadaşov 9 goals | I. Young 6 goals |
Schalke 04 II missing players
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
| Schalke 04 II | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | 22 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | 55 |
| 41 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 74% |
| 56% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 55% | 61% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 27% | 30% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 55% | 61% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 45% | 39% |
| 32% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 12 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 9.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.8 | 16.5 | 14.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 40% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 9 | 7.3 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3 | 2.5 |
- Rot-Weiss Essen have not yet lost a game away.
- Rot-Weiss Essen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rot-Weiss Essen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the most scored goals (29) away in Regionalliga: West
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the most scored goals (55) in Regionalliga: West
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Regionalliga: West
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the the best goal difference (+20) away in Regionalliga: West
- Rot-Weiss Essen have the the best goal difference (+35) in Regionalliga: West
- Rot-Weiss Essen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Rot-Weiss Essen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rot-Weiss Essen is in the best form (6-0-0) in Regionalliga: West
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 35 | 56 |
| 2 | Fortuna Koln | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | Preußen Münster | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 51 |
| 4 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 47 |
| 5 | Wuppertaler SV | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 46 |
| 6 | Wiedenbrück | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 7 | Koln II | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 46 |
| 8 | Rödinghausen | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 II | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | SV 1919 Straelen | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | Lippstadt 08 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 30 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Bonner SC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | -19 | 18 |
| 18 | Wegberg-Beeck | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -21 | 17 |
| 19 | Homberg | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -24 | 15 |
| 20 | Uerdingen | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 36 | -51 | 10 |
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