On the 10th of September, in this week 8 match, Bayreuth hosts Saarbrücken at Hans-walter-wild-stadion in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bayreuth is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Waldhof Mannheim. Nollenberger struck first for Bayreuth in the 15th minute on a feed from Andermatt, then Martinovic tied it up for Waldhof Mannheim in the 17th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Pascal Sohm to cap off a wild match. Bayreuth looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Saarbrücken recorded a 2-2 draw against Wehen Wiesbaden. Sebastian Jacob scored the first goal for Saarbrücken in the 22nd minute, but Wurtz got the equalizer for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 33rd minute . Saarbrücken is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Richard Neudecker and Jacob have been the hottest scorers for Saarbrücken in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Nollenberger has been the most effective weapon for Bayreuth lately. The German attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.