FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen

5 - 2
🕒 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Ludwigspark 🧑‍⚖️ Patrick Schwengers 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
FC Saarbrücken 4 · Rot-Weiß Essen 3
Referee Stats
1 matches · 7.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 7.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Saarbrücken (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 8
Avg: 2.25 / 2.00

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Rot-Weiß Essen (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-1-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 6
Avg: 1.33 / 2.00

Points

4
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 3.Liga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
1.33
2.25
GF
1.33
2.00
GA
2.00
75%
O2.5
67%
75%
BTTS
67%
0%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

FC Saarbrücken rank4th
Rot-Weiß Essen rank3rd
FC Saarbrücken points13
Rot-Weiß Essen points14
FC Saarbrücken: #4 · 13 pts · GD +7
2 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rot-Weiß Essen: #3 · 14 pts · GD +4
1 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Saarbrücken last 5 home

W L L W
Points6/12
Weighted index50
Goals9-8
Record2-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rot-Weiß Essen last 5 away

W D L
Points4/9
Weighted index61
Goals4-6
Record1-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Saarbrücken trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Rot-Weiß Essen trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.533%
Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

FC Saarbrücken score at home75%
FC Saarbrücken clean sheet at home0%
Rot-Weiß Essen score away67%
Rot-Weiß Essen clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

FC Saarbrücken score first0%
FC Saarbrücken win after scoring first0%
Rot-Weiß Essen score first33%
Rot-Weiß Essen win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Saarbrücken 50% · Rot-Weiß Essen 100%
Avg first goal minute: FC Saarbrücken — · Rot-Weiß Essen 10.0'

Vs league average

FC Saarbrücken score at home2.25 vs 1.70
FC Saarbrücken concede at home2.00 vs 1.55
Rot-Weiß Essen score away1.33 vs 1.55
Rot-Weiß Essen concede away2.00 vs 1.70
FC Saarbrücken score 32% above league average, while Rot-Weiß Essen score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Saarbrücken are 29% above league average at home, and Rot-Weiß Essen are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Saarbrücken goal timing (home)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0

Rot-Weiß Essen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
7'
7' Ben Vincent Hüning
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
Ben Vincent Hüning
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brumme
19'
19' F. Bouebari
26'
26' N. Bretschneider
30'
30' Goal · 0-2
S. Telalović
Normal Goal
33'
33' Goal · 1-2
M. Cvjetinović
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Staff
45'
45' Goal · 2-2
C. Kühlwetter
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Pick
46'
46' F. Bouebari
1st substitution · For: M. Kostka
58'
58' A. Staff
1st substitution · For: K. Brünker
64'
64' J. Hofmann
66'
66' K. Brünker
70'
70' L. Brumme
2nd substitution · For: Aiman Dardari
70'
70' M. Janssen
3rd substitution · For: J. Potočnik
74'
74' Goal · 3-2
K. Brünker
Normal Goal
77'
77' M. Kostka
82'
82' D. Abiama
4th substitution · For: M. Obuz
83'
83' P. Fahrner
2nd substitution · For: C. Rizzuto
83'
83' A. Nankishi
3rd substitution · For: Lee Seung-Joon
83'
83' M. Geschwill
5th substitution · For: Noah Pesch
89'
89' Goal · 4-2
S. Voet
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Pick
90'
90' Goal · 5-2
K. Meisel
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Brünker
90+3'
90+3' C. Kühlwetter
4th substitution · For: S. Vasiliadis
90+4'
90+4' Tony Menzel
90+4'
90+4' F. Pick
5th substitution · For: K. Meisel

FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Saarbrücken beat Rot-Weiß Essen 5-2 on Sunday, 09 August 2026 in 3.Liga. The match was refereed by Patrick Schwengers. It was played at Stadion Ludwigspark.

First half: Ben Vincent Hüning received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 7'. Rot-Weiß Essen took an early lead at 10' when Ben Vincent Hüning scored, with the assist credited to L. Brumme, making the score 0-1. F. Bouebari received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 19'. N. Bretschneider received a yellow card for FC Saarbrücken at 26'. Rot-Weiß Essen extended the lead at 30' when S. Telalović scored, making the score 0-2. FC Saarbrücken reduced the deficit at 33' when M. Cvjetinović scored, with the assist credited to A. Staff, making the score 1-2. FC Saarbrücken leveled the score at 45' when C. Kühlwetter scored, with the assist credited to F. Pick, making the score 2-2.

Second half: Rot-Weiß Essen made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Bouebari replacing M. Kostka. FC Saarbrücken made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Staff replacing K. Brünker. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 64'. K. Brünker received a yellow card for FC Saarbrücken at 66'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 2nd substitution at 70', with L. Brumme replacing Aiman Dardari. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Janssen replacing J. Potočnik. FC Saarbrücken took the lead at 74' when K. Brünker scored, making the score 3-2. M. Kostka received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 77'. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Abiama replacing M. Obuz. FC Saarbrücken made their 2nd substitution at 83', with P. Fahrner replacing C. Rizzuto. FC Saarbrücken made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Nankishi replacing Lee Seung-Joon. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Geschwill replacing Noah Pesch. FC Saarbrücken extended the lead at 89' when S. Voet scored, with the assist credited to F. Pick, making the score 4-2. FC Saarbrücken added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when K. Meisel scored, with the assist credited to K. Brünker, making the score 5-2. FC Saarbrücken made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with C. Kühlwetter replacing S. Vasiliadis. Tony Menzel received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 90+4'. FC Saarbrücken made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with F. Pick replacing K. Meisel.

FC Saarbrücken used 5 substitutions while Rot-Weiß Essen used 5 substitutions. FC Saarbrücken got 2 yellow cards, while Rot-Weiß Essen got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen Head-to-Head History by Season