In this week 19 match on the 23rd of January, MSV Duisburg plays host to Waldhof Mannheim in a clash of the 3. Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 10th placed MSV Duisburg is fresh off their 3-2 win against Saarbrücken. Caspar Jander struck first for MSV Duisburg in the 9th minute, then Benjamin Girth added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Stoppelkamp. MSV Duisburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Waldhof Mannheim recorded a 3-1 win against 1860 München. Phillipp Steinhart scored the first goal for 1860 München in the 7th minute, then Pascal Sohm tied it up for Waldhof Mannheim in the 28th minute on a feed from Adrien Lebeau Finally they completed the comback in the 57th minute on a goal by Pascal Sohm to cap off a wild match. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Waldhof Mannheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Waldhof Mannheim’s most prolific scorer has been Pascal Sohm. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Aziz Bouhaddouz and Julian Hettwer are the top scorers for MSV Duisburg in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.