Match

Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken: result 2-1 and analysis

3. LigaRegular Season - 12Kick-off on October 22, 2023 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen

Rot-Weiß Essen
2-1
FC Saarbrücken

Full time

What was the result of Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken?

Rot-Weiß Essen won 2-1 on October 22, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 6′I. YoungRot-Weiß Essen
  • 18′L. VonićRot-Weiß Essen
  • 40′A. NaïfiFC Saarbrücken

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rot-Weiß Essen have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; FC Saarbrücken have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rot-Weiß Essen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 13, 2023Borussia Dortmund II(away)2-13. Liga
Oct 7, 2023Verl(home)0-53. Liga
Oct 4, 2023SpVgg Unterhaching(away)0-43. Liga
Oct 1, 2023Dynamo Dresden(home)3-13. Liga
Sep 24, 2023SSV Ulm 1846(away)1-23. Liga
FC Saarbrücken
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2023Erzgebirge Aue(away)0-23. Liga
Oct 3, 2023VfB Lübeck(home)1-13. Liga
Sep 29, 2023Arminia Bielefeld(away)6-23. Liga
Sep 23, 2023Waldhof Mannheim(home)1-13. Liga
Sep 17, 2023SpVgg Unterhaching(away)0-03. Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Rot-Weiß Essen win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 FC Saarbrücken win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2023FC Saarbrücken 3-0 Rot-Weiß Essen3. Liga
Sep 19, 2022Rot-Weiß Essen 1-0 FC Saarbrücken3. Liga

Last archived meeting: FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen on Mar 18, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Rot-Weiß Essen score 1.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; FC Saarbrücken score 1.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rot-Weiß Essen1.41.757/159/15
FC Saarbrücken1.91.3212/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Rot-Weiß Essen sit 14th in 3. Liga (3 points from 2 matches) and FC Saarbrücken sit 2nd (6 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2FC Saarbrücken2200626
14Rot-Weiß Essen2101353

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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