In this 20th week match, on Saturday Jan 28th, Meppen hosts VfB Oldenburg at Hänsch-arena in a clash of these two closely matched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 20th placed Meppen, recorded a 1-2 loss against Freiburg II. Vincent Vermeij struck first for Freiburg II in the 10th minute on a penalty shot, then Julian Stark added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Makengo. Meppen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while vfB Oldenburg sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Dynamo Dresden. Christopher Buchtmann scored the first goal for VfB Oldenburg in the 17th minute, but Arslaner Ahmet got the equalizer for Dynamo Dresden in the 64th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 71st minute on a goal by Dennis Borkowski. VfB Oldenburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, VfB Oldenburg and Meppen battled to a 1-1 draw. Hemlein scored the first goal for Meppen in the 17th minute, then Manfred Starke got the equalizer for VfB Oldenburg in the 71st minute on a feed from Justin Plautz earning VfB Oldenburg at least a draw.
VfB Oldenburg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Patrick Hasenhüttl and Manfred Starke each only have 1 goal in their last five. Morgan Faßbender and Ole Käuper are the top scorers for Meppen in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.