Match Report
Rot-Weiss Essen (2nd, 13 pts) visited Waldhof Mannheim (12th, 7 pts) with 6 points between them. The last five rounds placed Waldhof Mannheim no better than 17th for form, against 12th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Waldhof Mannheim ran at 1.5 scored and 1.67 conceded, Rot-Weiss Essen at 2 and 1.33.
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 43 matches recorded and 1.9 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 50% · Rot-Weiss Essen 50% · Total shots: 4-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-4