Match Report
Rot-Weiss Essen went into the game 3rd in the table on 70 points; MSV Duisburg sat 4th on 68 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Rot-Weiss Essen no better than 10th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Rot-Weiss Essen were scoring 2.05 and conceding 1.74, MSV Duisburg 1.74 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Rot-Weiss Essen had won five straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Rot-Weiss Essen 15/15, MSV Duisburg 8/15.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Rot-Weiss Essen, 0 by MSV Duisburg, 3 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Stadion Essen, with room for 20,650 spectators. Rot-Weiss Essen led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Rot-Weiss Essen: Kaito Mizuta (43')
Key stats
Possession: Rot-Weiss Essen 54% · MSV Duisburg 46% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-8