Match Report
Rot-Weiss Essen (3rd, 14 pts) visited Waldhof Mannheim (9th, 10 pts) with 4 points between them. Against a league average of 1.64 goals per team per game, Waldhof Mannheim ran at 1.57 scored and 1.43 conceded, Rot-Weiss Essen at 1.86 and 1.29.
Defeat had not touched Rot-Weiss Essen in 5 games. Over the last five, Waldhof Mannheim had taken 4 of 15 points to Rot-Weiss Essen's 13.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Waldhof Mannheim, 0 draws and 5 for Rot-Weiss Essen, at 2.5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings.
With 44 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, J. Wienefeld was the man in the middle. The match was played at Carl-Benz-Stadion (capacity 27,022). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Waldhof Mannheim: Darnell Keumo (63') · Rot-Weiss Essen: Janne Sietan (70'), Semir Telalovic (72')
Key stats
Possession: Waldhof Mannheim 57% · Rot-Weiss Essen 43% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 5-4