On Sunday Oct 23rd, in week 13, Verl plays host to Erzgebirge Aue in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Verl sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Bayreuth. Nicolás Sessa struck first for Verl in the 13th minute, then Alexander Nollenberger tied it up for Bayreuth in the 25th minute. Verl is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 19th placed Erzgebirge Aue, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hallescher FC. Sam Schreck struck first for Hallescher FC on an own goal in the 3rd minute, then Sam Schreck tied it up for Erzgebirge Aue in the 89th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Erzgebirge Aue’s most prolific scorer has been Tom Baumgart. The German attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Both Joel Grodowski and Maximilian Wolfram have been the hottest scorers for Verl in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.