Open game expected at Stadion am Zoo: Wuppertaler SV vs Borussia M'gladbach II preview

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Competition: Germany Regionalliga: West
Competition: Wed 14.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion am Zoo (23067 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Wuppertaler SV in 12th and Borussia M'gladbach II in 14th place.

Insights:
  • Borussia M'gladbach II is in the worst form (0-1-5)

It's no vacation for neither Wuppertaler nor Borussia M'gladbach II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Wuppertaler SV form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion am Zoo as Wuppertaler SV have scored 19 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Regionalliga: West are 9-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat SV 1919 Straelen here at Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertaler has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

A good away victory last time out for Wuppertaler, who won 2-0 against Alemannia Aachen (placed 13th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Homberg in a game that was won 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wuppertaler SV perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wuppertaler SV as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Wuppertaler SV has won two of these, drawn two and lost nine.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Köln II are coming to town in three days.

Wuppertaler are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Wuppertaler SV have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Borussia M'gladbach II form and stats

As the visiting team in Regionalliga: West matches, Borussia M'gladbach II have produced an overall stat of 6-2-8 so far. With the Borussia M'gladbach II losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three consecutive losses in away matches means M'gladbach are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

A 0-2 defeat away at Bonner SC before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by M'gladbach in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Borussia M'gladbach II, one draw and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as M'gladbach are hosting Rot Weiss Ahlen in the Regionalliga: West only three days away.

M'gladbach find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Borussia M'gladbach II have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Borussia M'gladbach II - Wuppertaler 5-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Wuppertaler wins - draws - Borussia M'gladbach II wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Wuppertaler SV missing players

Borussia M'gladbach II missing players

Wuppertaler SV Borussia M'gladbach II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 14 5 Played P 4 16 32
12 9 3 Won W 3 6 11
6 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
13 3 2 Lost L 1 8 15
38 19 6 Scored S 8 20 40
47 10 4 Conceded C 3 28 49
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
77% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 81%
52% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 53%
23% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 25%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 16%
42% 21% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 53%
32% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 19% 22%
29% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.2 1.2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.1 8.7 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 8 7.2
2.9 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.1 2.8
42% 35% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 42%
Key stats in Regionalliga: West this season:
  • Borussia M'gladbach II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Borussia M'gladbach II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Borussia M'gladbach II is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 33 23 9 1 80 23 17 11 5 1 43 15 16 12 4 0 37 8 57 78
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 32 20 9 3 67 21 16 14 2 0 46 9 16 6 7 3 21 12 46 69
3 Preuen Munster 33 19 8 6 52 29 17 12 4 1 31 12 16 7 4 5 21 17 23 65
4 Fortuna Köln 32 15 10 7 53 36 16 8 6 2 29 17 16 7 4 5 24 19 17 55
5 Rodinghausen 34 14 11 9 46 34 16 9 6 1 28 11 18 5 5 8 18 23 12 53
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf II 32 14 9 9 55 33 16 9 4 3 35 15 16 5 5 6 20 18 22 51
7 Köln II 32 14 8 10 57 46 17 11 4 2 33 15 15 3 4 8 24 31 11 50
8 Rot-Wei Oberhausen 33 13 11 9 52 41 16 9 5 2 31 15 17 4 6 7 21 26 11 50
9 Schalke 04 II 34 12 11 11 44 44 17 7 4 6 28 22 17 5 7 5 16 22 0 47
10 Wiedenbruck 33 10 14 9 41 42 17 3 9 5 16 23 16 7 5 4 25 19 -1 44
11 SV 1919 Straelen 33 11 11 11 39 46 15 4 7 4 19 20 18 7 4 7 20 26 -7 44
12 Wuppertaler SV 31 12 6 13 38 47 14 9 2 3 19 10 17 3 4 10 19 37 -9 42
13 Alemannia Aachen 34 10 11 13 31 38 17 5 6 6 16 19 17 5 5 7 15 19 -7 41
14 Borussia M'gladbach II 32 11 6 15 40 49 16 5 4 7 20 21 16 6 2 8 20 28 -9 39
15 Wegberg-Beeck 31 8 10 13 29 43 17 6 2 9 16 23 14 2 8 4 13 20 -14 34
16 Sportfreunde Lotte 33 7 12 14 33 59 16 4 9 3 16 18 17 3 3 11 17 41 -26 33
17 Homberg 33 8 6 19 32 59 16 4 4 8 18 26 17 4 2 11 14 33 -27 30
18 Lippstadt 08 32 5 13 14 30 49 17 3 5 9 17 31 15 2 8 5 13 18 -19 28
19 Bergisch Gladbach 34 6 8 20 28 60 17 3 5 9 11 23 17 3 3 11 17 37 -32 26
20 Bonner SC 33 6 7 20 31 59 16 3 2 11 14 30 17 3 5 9 17 29 -28 25
21 Rot Weiss Ahlen 32 4 12 16 37 57 17 3 6 8 24 30 15 1 6 8 13 27 -20 24

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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.