In this week 3 match, on Wednesday Aug 10th, Waldhof Mannheim will host Erzgebirge Aue at Carl-benz-stadion in a clash of these two mismatched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 6th placed Waldhof Mannheim, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Holstein Kiel. Neither Waldhof Mannheim nor Holstein Kiel could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while erzgebirge Aue sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Mainz 05. Dominik Kohr struck first for Mainz 05 in the 41st minute on a feed from Karim Onisiwo, then Delano Burgzorg added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Karim Onisiwo At the end of 90 a dissapointed Erzgebirge Aue couldn’t manage to score, and Mainz 05 took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Dimitrij Nazarov and Marvin Stefaniak have been the hottest scorers for Erzgebirge Aue in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Dominik Kother has been the most prolific scorer on Waldhof Mannheim in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.