In this week 31 match, on Sunday Apr 24th, Erzgebirge Aue hosts Hansa Rostock at Erzgebirgsstadion in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 17th placed Erzgebirge Aue is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Heidenheim. Ben Zolinski struck first for Erzgebirge Aue in the 54th minute, then Ben Zolinski added another in the 79th minute In the end, Heidenheim couldn’t muster any offence and Erzgebirge Aue ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while hansa Rostock sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Jahn Regensburg. John Verhoek scored the first goal for Hansa Rostock in the 44th minute, then Nicklas Shipnoski tied it up for Jahn Regensburg in the 59th minute on a feed from Leon Guwara earning Jahn Regensburg a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hansa Rostock should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sat Nov 20th, Hansa Rostock hosted Erzgebirge Aue in their last match together. Erzgebirge Aue won by a score of 2 to 1. Kuhn struck first for Erzgebirge Aue in the 19th minute on a feed from Dimitrij Nazarov, but John Verhoek got the equalizer for Hansa Rostock in the 37th minute.
Hansa Rostock’s most prolific scorer has been Verhoek. The Dutch attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Ben Zolinski has been the most effective weapon for Erzgebirge Aue lately. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.