On the 12th of November, in this week 17 match, Meppen will host Osnabrück at Hänsch-arena in a meeting of these two closely matched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 19th placed Meppen is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Wehen Wiesbaden. Ivan Prtajin scored the first goal for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 5th minute, then John Iredale added another in the 11th minute on a feed from Johannes Wurtz At the end of 90 a dissapointed Meppen couldn’t manage to score, and Wehen Wiesbaden took the shutout win. Meppen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Osnabrück, recorded a 3-4 loss against Zwickau. Johan Gomez scored the first goal for Zwickau in the 8th minute from the penalty spot, then Gomez added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Noel Eichinger. Osnabrück is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Osnabrück won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Erik Engelhardt has been the most prolific scorer on Osnabrück in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.