On Saturday Oct 8th, Meppen plays host to Bayreuth in a clash of the 3. Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 13th placed Meppen is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Erzgebirge Aue. Tom Baumgart struck first for Erzgebirge Aue in the 31st minute on a feed from Maximilian Thiel, then Dimitrij Nazarov added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Meppen couldn’t muster any offence and Erzgebirge Aue ran away with the shutout win. Meppen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Bayreuth, recorded a 1-1 draw against Dynamo Dresden. Manuel Schäffler scored the first goal for Dynamo Dresden in the 7th minute, then Nollenberger tied it up for Bayreuth in the 45th minute earning Bayreuth at least a draw. Bayreuth looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Markus Ziereis and Nollenberger have been the hottest scorers for Bayreuth in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Meppen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Morgan Faßbender and Marvin Pourié each having 2 goals in their last five.