About Match
3 points and 8 places separate them: Rot-Weiss Essen 2nd with 10, Waldhof Mannheim 10th with 7. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.4 for Rot-Weiss Essen and 1.6/1.6 for Waldhof Mannheim (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.67. If Rot-Weiss Essen win, their total rises to 13 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Rot-Weiss Essen's unbeaten run stands at 5. The five-game form split reads 13/15 points for Rot-Weiss Essen against 4/15 for Waldhof Mannheim.
8 meetings are on record — 5 won by Rot-Weiss Essen, 3 by Waldhof Mannheim, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host.
The match takes place at Stadion Essen in Essen (capacity 20,650).