Experts' prediction: FC Bocholt set to get maximum points from Wattenscheid 09 visit

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Competition: Germany Regionalliga: West
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lohrheidestadion (16233 seats)

This is a vital fight in the "wrong" end of the Regionalliga: West, with both Wattenscheid 09 and FC Bocholt experiencing more tension than pleasure. This fixture is a classic "six-pointer" with the home side positioned 17th and the away side in 14th place.

Insights:
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most conceded goals (62) in Regionalliga: West
  • FC Bocholt have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wattenscheid 09 form and stats

Wattenscheid 09, who have the most conceded goals (62) in Regionalliga: West, have collected 14 points from their Regionalliga: West home games so far after 4-2-5. When Wattenscheid 09 hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Köln II, Düren Merzenich, Wattenscheid 09, SV 1919 Straelen and Rot Weiss Ahlen), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Stress levels are on the rise for Wattenscheid 09's attacking players as they have now played 191 minutes without scoring in a league game. Holldack (own goal) was their last goal scorer.

Wattenscheid 09 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wiedenbruck (0-2).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-6 away at Fortuna Koln.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches highlights that 8 of them had goals from both teams.

A decent goal production from Wattenscheid in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wattenscheid 09 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (24 from 11 played).

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FC Bocholt form and stats

There's been little loot from FC Bocholt's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Regionalliga: West. FC Bocholt only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.

Impressive finishing from Lorch and Platzek secured the home win 4-2 against Rot Weiss Ahlen in their previous game. Yippee; their first three points in the league after seven rounds not winning. As you can tell from the result, the match against Rot Weiss Ahlen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? It's hard not to mention Platzek's lethal finishing against Rot Weiss Ahlen. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Prior to that match, the Bocholt manager John faced defeat when travelling to Wuppertaler SV and losing 1-5.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 16 of this side's 21 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

FC Bocholt have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. The FC Bocholt manager John has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Bocholt is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Köln II, Düren Merzenich, FC Bocholt, SV 1919 Straelen and Rot Weiss Ahlen.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the sides played each other earlier this season; FC Bocholt - Wattenscheid 09 3-2.

Top Goalscorers

FC BocholtM. Fakhro
M. Fakhro
10 goals
Wattenscheid 09J. Meier
J. Meier
8 goals
Wattenscheid 09D. Knabe-Lerche
D. Knabe-Lerche
7 goals

Wattenscheid 09 missing players

FC Bocholt missing players

Wattenscheid 09 FC Bocholt
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 11 21
5 4 1 Won W 1 2 6
3 2 0 Drew D 1 4 5
14 5 1 Lost L 1 5 10
31 19 4 Scored S 6 13 32
62 24 7 Conceded C 6 25 48
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
95% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 86%
82% 73% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 76%
55% 45% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 55% 57%
45% 36% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 29%
64% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 62%
9% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 19%
32% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 24%
 
2.5 3.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3 4.1
6.3 6.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5 5
2.4 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 2.2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.9 8.9 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.2 10.2
3.4 4.5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 4.7
41% 38% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 32% 33%
 
14.8 14.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.2 11.5
6.5 6.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.4 5.7
Key stats in Regionalliga: West this season:
  • FC Bocholt have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wattenscheid 09 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most conceded goals (24) at home in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most conceded goals (62) in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Regionalliga: West
  • Wattenscheid 09 have won significantly more corners at 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 Preußen Münster 21 16 2 3 56 21 10 7 2 1 24 6 11 9 0 2 32 15 35 50
2 Wuppertaler SV 22 12 6 4 47 26 11 7 2 2 27 14 11 5 4 2 20 12 21 42
3 Borussia M'gladbach II 22 11 6 5 41 25 12 5 5 2 27 17 10 6 1 3 14 8 16 39
4 Kaan-Marienborn 22 11 4 7 32 30 10 6 2 2 19 12 12 5 2 5 13 18 2 37
5 Rot-Wei Oberhausen 22 10 6 6 41 32 11 8 1 2 25 12 11 2 5 4 16 20 9 36
6 Alemannia Aachen 22 10 6 6 32 30 13 8 2 3 23 17 9 2 4 3 9 13 2 36
7 Schalke 04 II 21 9 7 5 45 26 11 4 4 3 21 14 10 5 3 2 24 12 19 34
8 Fortuna Koln 21 9 6 6 30 27 11 4 3 4 19 16 10 5 3 2 11 11 3 33
9 Rodinghausen 21 9 4 8 36 23 10 7 0 3 25 7 11 2 4 5 11 16 13 31
10 SV Lippstadt 08 21 9 4 8 33 36 9 4 3 2 17 14 12 5 1 6 16 22 -3 31
11 Wiedenbruck 21 7 6 8 31 24 12 6 2 4 21 10 9 1 4 4 10 14 7 27
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 22 8 2 12 36 45 10 3 2 5 16 19 12 5 0 7 20 26 -9 26
13 Düren Merzenich 22 8 2 12 25 41 10 5 1 4 14 12 12 3 1 8 11 29 -16 26
14 FC Bocholt 21 6 5 10 32 48 10 4 1 5 19 23 11 2 4 5 13 25 -16 23
15 Köln II 22 6 5 11 29 47 11 5 2 4 18 16 11 1 3 7 11 31 -18 23
16 Rot Weiss Ahlen 21 5 5 11 36 46 11 3 4 4 22 17 10 2 1 7 14 29 -10 20
17 Wattenscheid 09 22 5 3 14 31 62 11 4 2 5 19 24 11 1 1 9 12 38 -31 18
18 SV 1919 Straelen 22 2 3 17 14 38 11 1 3 7 5 16 11 1 0 10 9 22 -24 9

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Read more about Regionalliga: West

The Regionalliga is the fourth level of football in Germany. It is divided into five groups based on regional location, leading to the names Regionalliga Südwest, Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Nordost. Each group usually has 18 teams.