On Jan 21st, Verl hosts Rot-Weiss Essen at Sportclub Arena in a meeting of these two evenly matched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Verl is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Freiburg II. Vinko Sapina struck first for Verl in the 70th minute on a penalty kick, but Maximilian Breunig got the equalizer for Freiburg II in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick earning Freiburg II at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Verl should be reasonably happy with their performance, while rot-Weiss Essen sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hallescher FC. Neither Rot-Weiss Essen nor Hallescher FC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Rot-Weiss Essen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Rot-Weiss Essen’s top weapon lately has been Aurel Loubongo-M’Boungou, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Vinko Sapina has been the most effective weapon for Verl lately. The Croatian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.