RW Essen are the guests at WIRmachenDRUCK Arena on Saturday for the 3rd Liga game with home side VfB Stuttgart II.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for VfB Stuttgart II v RW Essen are shown on this page - as well as the best betting odds.
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VfB Stuttgart II
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VfB Stuttgart II will be looking for another win after a 0-1 3rd Liga success over Borussia Dortmund II.
The only name on the scoresheet from VfB Stuttgart II was Dominik Nothnagel (84').
Markus Fiedler's VfB Stuttgart II have scored a sum total of 7 times in their prior 6 outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 6.
Coming into this contest, VfB Stuttgart II are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
RW Essen
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RW Essen will come into the match after a 3-1 3rd Liga win with the downing of Osnabruck in their most recent fixture.
For RW Essen, the goalscorers were Kelsey Owusu (14', 50') and Ahmet Arslan (85'). Lars Kehl (87') scored for Osnabruck.
Illustrating their appetite for fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the prior six games in which RW Essen have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.33 goals per clash. Opposing teams have managed 7 of this grand total. However, time will tell if the trend will persist here in this match or not.
Ahead of this meeting, RW Essen have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
The last league clash between these sides was 3rd Liga match day 19 on 21/12/2024 which ended up with the score at RW Essen 2-2 VfB Stuttgart II.
The referee was Felix Grund.
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Team News: VfB Stuttgart II
David Tritschler (unknown injury), Paulo Fritschi (unknown injury), Benjamin Boakye (Hamstring injury), Semih Kara (Fitness), Eliot Bujupi (Hamstring injury) and Luca Raimund (Torn muscle bundle) will not be able to play for VfB Stuttgart II gaffer Markus Fiedler.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, RW Essen and VfB Stuttgart II may well end up cancelling each other out here.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90.
Peter Guest,
05:02 13/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
VfB Stuttgart II
Formed: 1893
Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena (10,001)
Captain: Dominik Nothnagel
Chairman: Claus Vogt
Manager: Markus Fiedler
Competitions: 3rd Liga position 16
⭐ Key Player: Wahid Faghir
Generally taking up the Striker position, Wahid Faghir was born in Denmark. After having played his first senior match for Vejle BK in the 2020 - 2021 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 8 league goals in the 3. Liga 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 22 appearances.