Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken

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🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion an der Hafenstraße 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Wilke 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Rot-Weiß Essen 3 · FC Saarbrücken 15

Referee Stats

Martin Wilke

14 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	29%
Draws	43%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Rot-Weiß Essen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 22

Avg: 2.05 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Saarbrücken (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 35

Avg: 1.05 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

0.68

2.05

1.05

1.16

1.84

58%

O2.5

47%

74%

BTTS

63%

42%

Score 1st

League-position context

Rot-Weiß Essen rank3rd

FC Saarbrücken rank15th

Rot-Weiß Essen points70

FC Saarbrücken points44

Rot-Weiß Essen: #3 · 70 pts · GD +12

2 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Saarbrücken: #15 · 44 pts · GD -6

28 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rot-Weiß Essen last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals11-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Saarbrücken last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-13

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rot-Weiß Essen trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 32%

FC Saarbrücken trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Rot-Weiß Essen score at home100%

Rot-Weiß Essen clean sheet at home26%

FC Saarbrücken score away63%

FC Saarbrücken clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Rot-Weiß Essen score first42%

Rot-Weiß Essen win after scoring first75%

FC Saarbrücken score first5%

FC Saarbrücken win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rot-Weiß Essen 100% · FC Saarbrücken 17%

Avg first goal minute: Rot-Weiß Essen 30.9' · FC Saarbrücken 57.0'

Vs league average

Rot-Weiß Essen score at home2.05 vs 1.76

Rot-Weiß Essen concede at home1.16 vs 1.45

FC Saarbrücken score away1.05 vs 1.45

FC Saarbrücken concede away1.84 vs 1.76

Rot-Weiß Essen score 17% above league average, while FC Saarbrücken score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Rot-Weiß Essen are 20% below league average at home, and FC Saarbrücken are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Rot-Weiß Essen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

FC Saarbrücken goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Müsel

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brumme

30' ⚽

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30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Multhaup

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Vasiliadis

37'

37' M. Schultz

40' ⚽

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40' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Brünker

Normal Goal

40'

40' J. Hofmann

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Hofmann

1st substitution · For: M. Kostka

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ D. Abiama

2nd substitution · For: R. Safi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Brünker

1st substitution · For: D. Baumann

65'

65' R. Safi

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Civeja

2nd substitution · For: R. Elongo-Yombo

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Wilhelm

3rd substitution · For: R. Bormuth

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Vasiliadis

4th substitution · For: E. Krahn

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Schultz

3rd substitution · For: J. PotoÄnik

78'

78' K. Gjasula

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ F. Pick

5th substitution · For: S. Sonnenberg

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Gjasula

4th substitution · For: R. Reisig

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Brumme

5th substitution · For: M. Obuz

82'

82' D. Baumann

90+4'

90+4' R. Bormuth

Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Saarbrücken beat Rot-Weiß Essen 2-1 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in 3.Liga. The match was refereed by Martin Wilke. It was played at Stadion an der Hafenstraße.

First half: Rot-Weiß Essen took an early lead at 7' when T. Müsel scored, with the assist credited to L. Brumme, making the score 1-0. FC Saarbrücken leveled the score at 30' when M. Multhaup scored, with the assist credited to S. Vasiliadis, making the score 1-1. M. Schultz received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 37'. FC Saarbrücken took the lead at 40' when K. Brünker scored, making the score 1-2. J. Hofmann received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Hofmann replacing M. Kostka. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 2nd substitution at 52', with D. Abiama replacing R. Safi. FC Saarbrücken made their 1st substitution at 63', with K. Brünker replacing D. Baumann. R. Safi received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 65'. FC Saarbrücken made their 2nd substitution at 71', with T. Civeja replacing R. Elongo-Yombo. FC Saarbrücken made their 3rd substitution at 71', with L. Wilhelm replacing R. Bormuth. FC Saarbrücken made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Vasiliadis replacing E. Krahn. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Schultz replacing J. PotoÄnik. K. Gjasula received a yellow card for Rot-Weiß Essen at 78'. FC Saarbrücken made their 5th substitution at 80', with F. Pick replacing S. Sonnenberg. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 4th substitution at 81', with K. Gjasula replacing R. Reisig. Rot-Weiß Essen made their 5th substitution at 81', with L. Brumme replacing M. Obuz. D. Baumann received a red card for FC Saarbrücken at 82'. R. Bormuth received a yellow card for FC Saarbrücken at 90+4'.

Rot-Weiß Essen used 5 substitutions while FC Saarbrücken used 5 substitutions. Rot-Weiß Essen got 4 yellow cards, while FC Saarbrücken got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

26 Apr 2026 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken 1 - 2 29 Nov 2025 FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen 2 - 3

2024-2025 Season

26 Apr 2025 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken 0 - 3 01 Dec 2024 FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

24 Apr 2024 FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen 1 - 1 22 Oct 2023 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

18 Mar 2023 FC Saarbrücken vs Rot-Weiß Essen 3 - 0 19 Sep 2022 Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC Saarbrücken 1 - 0