In a weekend match on Fri Jan 27th, in week 20, Elversberg plays host to Rot-Weiss Essen 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, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Elversberg recorded a 4-3 win against Ingolstadt. Schnellbacher struck first for Elversberg in the 17th minute on a feed from Manuel Feil, then Thore Jacobsen added another in the 23rd minute from the penalty spot. Elversberg is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 13th placed Rot-Weiss Essen is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Verl. Felix Bastians struck first for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 82nd minute on a penalty, then Nicolás Sessa tied it up for Verl in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty squeezing out at least the one point for Verl. Rot-Weiss Essen is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Essen, Elversberg was victorious by a score of 5 to 1. Koffi scored the first goal for Elversberg in the 7th minute, then Koffi added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Schnellbacher.
Both Aurel Loubongo-M’Boungou and Felix Bastians have been the hottest scorers for Rot-Weiss Essen in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Elversberg is glad to have Thore Jacobsen in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.