Match Report
Verl (6th, 64 pts) visited Rot-Weiss Essen (3rd, 70 pts) with 6 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Rot-Weiss Essen: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Rot-Weiss Essen were scoring 2.05 and conceding 1.74, Verl 2.16 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Rot-Weiss Essen — three in succession, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Rot-Weiss Essen, 5 draws and 4 for Verl, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 11% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stadion Essen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,650. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Rot-Weiss Essen: Gianluca Swajkowski (50')
Key stats
Possession: Rot-Weiss Essen 37% · Verl 63% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 4-7