Match Report
Rot-Weiss Essen, 3rd with 70 points, sat 36 points above Erzgebirge Aue (18th, 34). Recent form flatters Erzgebirge Aue's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Per game in the league, Rot-Weiss Essen were scoring 2.05 and conceding 1.74, Erzgebirge Aue 1.34 and 1.84, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Erzgebirge Aue. Rot-Weiss Essen had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Erzgebirge Aue, 1.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Rot-Weiss Essen, 3 by Erzgebirge Aue, 2 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Stadion Essen, with room for 20,650 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rot-Weiss Essen led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Rot-Weiss Essen: Torben Müsel (28'), Marek Janssen (37'), Jannik Hofmann (32'), Kaito Mizuta (82') · Erzgebirge Aue: Jannic Ehlers (45'), Marcel Bär (61')
Key stats
Possession: Rot-Weiss Essen 51% · Erzgebirge Aue 49% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-5