In this week 22 match on the 10th of February, Erzgebirge Aue and Waldhof Mannheim will play a match in Aue in a clash of the 3. Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 14th placed Erzgebirge Aue, recorded a 1-3 loss against Osnabrück. Erik Engelhardt struck first for Osnabrück in the 8th minute, then Nazarov tied it up for Erzgebirge Aue in the 20th minute. Erzgebirge Aue is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Waldhof Mannheim recorded a 1-1 draw against Verl. Oliver Batista Meier scored the first goal for Verl in the 12th minute, then Martinovic got the equalizer for Waldhof Mannheim in the 43rd minute on a feed from Marten Winkler earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Waldhof Mannheim should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 10th of August, Waldhof Mannheim hosted Erzgebirge Aue at the Carl-benz-stadion in their last match together. Waldhof Mannheim was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Marten Winkler struck first for Waldhof Mannheim in the 87th minute on a feed from Alexander Rossipal, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Erzgebirge Aue couldn’t manage to score, and Waldhof Mannheim took the shutout win.
Waldhof Mannheim’s most prolific scorer has been Martinovic. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Antonio Jonjic and Dimitrij Nazarov have been the hottest scorers for Erzgebirge Aue in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.