On Saturday Oct 22nd, in week 13, Rot-Weiss Essen will travel to Mannheim to battle Waldhof Mannheim in a 3. Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Waldhof Mannheim, recorded a 0-1 loss against Nürnberg. Gerrit Gohlke scored the first goal for Nürnberg on an own goal in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Waldhof Mannheim couldn’t muster any offence and Nürnberg ran away with the shutout win. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Rot-Weiss Essen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Dynamo Dresden. Isiah Young scored the first goal for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 23rd minute, then in the 89th minute, Stefan Kutschke sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Manuel Schäffler earning Dynamo Dresden at least a draw. Rot-Weiss Essen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Felix Götze and Andreas Wiegel are the top scorers for Rot-Weiss Essen in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Dominik Kother and Martinovic are the top scorers for Waldhof Mannheim in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.