Week 9 brings us a match on Sep 17th where VfB Oldenburg hosts Bayreuth at Marschwegstadion in a meeting of these two mismatched 3. Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, VfB Oldenburg recorded a 2-1 win against Borussia Dortmund II. Manfred Starke scored the first goal for VfB Oldenburg in the 30th minute, then Marco Pasalic tied it up for Borussia Dortmund II in the 52nd minute on a feed from Antonios Papadopoulos. VfB Oldenburg is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bayreuth recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Saarbrücken. Sebastian Jacob struck first for Saarbrücken in the 21st minute on a feed from Richard Neudecker, then Sebastian Jacob added another in the 35th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bayreuth couldn’t manage to score, and Saarbrücken took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Bayreuth’s most prolific scorer has been Nollenberger. The German attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For VfB Oldenburg, their top scorers are Rafael Brand and Wegner, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.