Week 28 brings us a match on Mar 18th, where Saarbrücken will host Rot-Weiss Essen in a meeting of these two mismatched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed Saarbrücken is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Wehen Wiesbaden. Adriano Grimaldi struck first for Saarbrücken in the 81st minute on a feed from Richard Neudecker, then Kasim Rabihic added another in the 86th minute In the end, Wehen Wiesbaden was frustrated by Saarbrücken’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Saarbrücken ended the match with the shutout victory. Saarbrücken is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while rot-Weiss Essen is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Osnabrück. Timo Beermann scored the first goal for Osnabrück in the 32nd minute, then Lawrence Ennali tied it up for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 65th minute earning Rot-Weiss Essen at least a draw. Rot-Weiss Essen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 19th of September, Rot-Weiss Essen won by a score of 1 to 0. Felix Götze scored the first goal for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 37th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Saarbrücken couldn’t muster any offence and Rot-Weiss Essen ran away with the shutout win.
Both Björn Rother and Thomas Eisfeld have been the hottest scorers for Rot-Weiss Essen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Kerber and Julian Gunther-Schmidt have been the hottest scorers for Saarbrücken in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.