In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 25th, in week 24, MSV Duisburg will play host to Meppen in a clash of the 3. Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed MSV Duisburg is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Freiburg II. Jonathan Schmid struck first for Freiburg II in the 9th minute, then Jonathan Schmid added another in the 49th minute In the end, MSV Duisburg couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg II ran away with the shutout win. MSV Duisburg is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 20th placed Meppen, recorded a 1-3 loss against Waldhof Mannheim. Marvin Pourié scored the first goal for Meppen in the 10th minute on a penalty shot, then Marten Winkler got the equalizer for Waldhof Mannheim in the 23rd minute on a feed from Laurent Jans But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 31st minute on a goal by Dominik Martinovic. Meppen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Hänsch-arena, MSV Duisburg was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Jonas Fedl scored the first goal for MSV Duisburg on an own goal in the 35th minute, then Vincent Müller added another in the 65th minute In the end, Meppen couldn’t muster any offence and MSV Duisburg ran away with the shutout win.
Meppen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ballmert and Max Dombrowka each only have 1 goal in their last five. Stoppelkamp has been the most effective weapon for MSV Duisburg lately. The German midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.