In this week 5 match, on Sun Aug 21st, Meppen will play host to MSV Duisburg in a clash of these two evenly matched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Meppen, recorded a 6-2 win against Waldhof Mannheim. Martinovic struck first for Waldhof Mannheim in the 1st minute, then Samuel Abifade got the equalizer for Meppen in the 23rd minute on a feed from Morgan Faßbender But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 38th minute on a goal by Samuel Abifade. Meppen is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while mSV Duisburg sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Freiburg II. Joshua Bitter scored the first goal for MSV Duisburg in the 30th minute, then Aziz Bouhaddouz added another in the 49th minute. MSV Duisburg is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
MSV Duisburg’s most prolific scorer has been Stoppelkamp. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For Meppen, their top scorers are Marvin Pourié and Samuel Abifade, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.