On Mon Feb 6th, Waldhof Mannheim hosts Verl in a clash of the 3. Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Waldhof Mannheim sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Viktoria Köln. Fridolin Wagner struck first for Waldhof Mannheim in the 5th minute, then Adrien Lebeau added another in the 23rd minute. Waldhof Mannheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Verl recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Saarbrücken. Nicolás Sessa scored the first goal for Verl in the 20th minute, then Yari Otto added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Nicolás Sessa In the end, Saarbrücken couldn’t muster any offence and Verl ran away with the shutout win. Verl is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Waldhof Mannheim and Verl last played eachother at the Sportclub Arena on Aug 7th. Verl and Waldhof Mannheim battled to a 2-2 draw. Eduard Probst struck first for Verl in the 41st minute, then Stefano Russo tied it up for Waldhof Mannheim in the 51st minute .
Both Vinko Sapina and Nicolás Sessa have been the hottest scorers for Verl in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Waldhof Mannheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Pascal Sohm and Dominik Martinovic each having 2 goals in their last 5.