The visiting Köln II side should be favourites in this visit to Sportfreunde Lotte, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 36 league games this season.
- Köln II have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Regionalliga: West
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sportfreunde Lotte are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Köln II most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Sportfreunde Lotte form and stats
Sportfreunde Lotte have collected 24 points from their Regionalliga: West home games so far after 5-9-3.
The Sportfreunde goalkeeper Jhonny Peitzmeier is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 204 minutes without conceding a goal in the Regionalliga: West.
It's back home for Sportfreunde Lotte, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Alemannia Aachen away with the result 3-0. D. Bajrić and L. Menke found the net in that victory. Before that, Sportfreunde Lotte had a home game versus Wuppertaler SV which ended with a victory 1-0.
The 3-0 win against Alemannia Aachen was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
The Sportfreunde Lotte fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sportfreunde have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Köln II form and stats
Köln II have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Regionalliga: West, after 4-4-9 (17 played).
Köln II go into this game after a win, the home game against Wegberg-Beeck that ended 1-0. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Alemannia Aachen.
Köln has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Köln II have conceded 33 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Köln II - Sportfreunde Lotte 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Sportfreunde wins - draws - Köln II wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Sportfreunde Lotte missing players
Köln II missing players
| Sportfreunde Lotte | Köln II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 38 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | 61 |
| 62 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 33 | 50 |
| 92% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 78% | 65% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 94% | 86% |
| 47% | 24% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 76% | 58% |
| 36% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 53% | 36% |
| 17% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 29% | 19% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 71% | 58% |
| 28% | 35% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3.7 | 7.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 42% | 44% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 39% |
- Köln II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Köln II have the fewest matches under the total-line (15) in Regionalliga: West
- Köln II have the most matches over the total-line (20) 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 | 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 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 57 | 81 |
| 3 | Preuen Munster | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 71 |
| 4 | Fortuna Koln | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 62 |
| 5 | Köln II | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 56 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 54 |
| 7 | Rodinghausen | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 54 |
| 8 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 54 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 II | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 10 | Wiedenbruck | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 51 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 48 |
| 12 | Wuppertaler SV | 37 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 42 | -8 | 48 |
| 13 | Alemannia Aachen | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 45 |
| 14 | SV 1919 Straelen | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -15 | 44 |
| 15 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 44 | -24 | 39 |
| 16 | Wegberg-Beeck | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -21 | 35 |
| 17 | Homberg | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -31 | 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 | Bonner SC | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 29 | -28 | 29 |
| 20 | Lippstadt 08 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -29 | 28 |
| 21 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 36 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 35 | -26 | 26 |
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