On Fri Sep 9th, in week 8, Osnabrück will play host to Rot-Weiss Essen in a meeting of these two evenly matched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Osnabrück recorded a 3-4 loss against VfB Oldenburg. Wegner scored the first goal for VfB Oldenburg in the 3rd minute, but Ba-Muaka Simakala got the equalizer for Osnabrück in the 6th minute , but fortunately for VfB Oldenburg it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while rot-Weiss Essen sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Erzgebirge Aue. Felix Bastians struck first for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 23rd minute, then Sam Schreck tied it up for Erzgebirge Aue in the 55th minute on a feed from Borys Tashchy. Rot-Weiss Essen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Simon Engelmann and Felix Bastians have been the hottest scorers for Rot-Weiss Essen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Ba-Muaka Simakala has been the most prolific scorer on Osnabrück in his last five matches with three goals.