Verl perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Schalke 04 II can look both up and down from their 10th position.
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 are steadily winning Regionalliga: West games and points here at SPORTCLUB Arena. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. After failing to beat Alemannia Aachen here at SPORTCLUB Arena, Verl has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Verl, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the Regionalliga: West.
A good away victory last time out for Verl, who won 3-0 against Bonner SC (placed 13th). Preceding that match was a DFB Pokal defeat to Union Berlin (0-1).
A decent goal production from Verl in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Verl have conceded only 8 goals.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Schalke 04 II so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Schalke 04 II's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Schalke 04 II played 1-1 against Fortuna Düsseldorf II in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Bonner SC.
Schalke 04 II are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Schalke 04 II have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Schalke 04 II - Verl 0-2. Verl-Schalke 04 II H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Verl six wins, Schalke 04 II two wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Z. Janjić 12 goals |  A. Yildirim 11 goals | J. Schöppner 7 goals |
Verl missing players
Schalke 04 II missing players
| Verl | Schalke 04 II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 46 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 76% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 48% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 40% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 43% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 222 | 108 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 96 | 204 |
| 108 | 52 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 41 | 94 |
| 41% | 33% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 28% |
- Schalke 04 II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Verl has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Verl has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Verl have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 38 | 54 |
| 2 | Verl | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 32 | 46 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 4 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Koln II | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 II | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Bonner SC | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Wuppertaler SV | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | -18 | 20 |
| 15 | TuS Haltern | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 18 |
| 16 | Wattenscheid 09 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Lippstadt 08 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -21 | 16 |
| 18 | Homberg | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -22 | 16 |
| 19 | Bergisch Gladbach | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -36 | 14 |
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