Week 6 brings us a match on Aug 27th, where Verl hosts Zwickau in a clash of the 3. Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Verl sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against VfB Oldenburg. Rafael Brand scored the first goal for VfB Oldenburg in the 33rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Verl couldn’t muster any offence and VfB Oldenburg ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Zwickau, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bayreuth. Konig scored the first goal for Zwickau in the 10th minute, then Dominic Baumann added another in the 25th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bayreuth couldn’t manage to score, and Zwickau took the shutout win. Zwickau is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Verl won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Zwickau’s top weapon lately has been Dominic Baumann, who has two goals in the last five matches. Verl hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Mael Corboz and Eduard Probst, and they each have 1 goal.