It's advantage Verl so far with their 2nd position in the Regionalliga: West table, welcoming Fortuna Köln who are placed 11th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Verl form and stats
Verl, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Regionalliga: West, have performed here at SPORTCLUB Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 Regionalliga: West matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Verl tasted defeat here at SPORTCLUB Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
It's back home for Verl, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Borussia M'gladbach II away with the result 3-1. Z. Janjić (2) and A. Yildirim found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Fortuna Dusseldorf II.
The Verl fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Verl have conceded only 9 goals.
Fortuna Köln form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Regionalliga: West travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Fortuna Köln are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Fortuna Köln failed to get anything from their last game, a Regionalliga: West home match vs Schalke 04 II (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Bonner SC.
Fortuna Köln have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Fortuna Köln have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fortuna Köln - Verl 0-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Verl won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Fortuna Köln has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fiveTop Goalscorers
  Z. Janjić 15 goals | A. Yildirim 13 goals |  J. Schöppner 7 goals |
Verl missing players
Fortuna Köln missing players
| Verl | Fortuna Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 51 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 91% | 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 55% | 61% |
| 48% | 42% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 30% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 4% |
| 43% | 42% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 30% |
| 48% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 30% |
| 17% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 39% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 268 | 140 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 94 | 200 |
| 127 | 67 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 33 | 68 |
| 39% | 28% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | 29% |
- Fortuna Köln has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Fortuna Köln has the most matches under the total-line (18)
- Fortuna Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortuna Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fortuna Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Verl has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Verl has the most clean sheets (11)
- Verl have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Verl have scored more than double the goals of Fortuna Köln.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rodinghausen | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 45 | 61 |
| 2 | Verl | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 53 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 50 |
| 4 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Koln II | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 II | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 13 | Bonner SC | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 14 | TuS Haltern | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -21 | 22 |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Homberg | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -27 | 17 |
| 17 | Bergisch Gladbach | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -35 | 17 |
| 18 | Wattenscheid 09 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 19 | Lippstadt 08 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 16 |
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