On Sat Feb 18th, Saarbrücken plays host to Ingolstadt in a clash of the 3. Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Saarbrücken recorded a 2-1 win against Borussia Dortmund II. Niklas Dams struck first for Borussia Dortmund II in the 13th minute, then Luca Kerber tied it up for Saarbrücken in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Richard Neudecker to cap off a wild match. Saarbrücken should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while ingolstadt is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Osnabrück. Erik Engelhardt struck first for Osnabrück in the 2nd minute on a feed from Lukas Kunze, then Calvin Brackelmann tied it up for Ingolstadt in the 19th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Audi-sportpark, Ingolstadt and Saarbrücken battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Ingolstadt nor Saarbrücken could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Justin Butler has been the most prolific scorer on Ingolstadt in his last five matches with two goals. Saarbrücken hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Kasim Rabihic and Adriano Grimaldi, and they each have 1 goal.