It’s a Friday night showdown in the Oberliga - Niederrhein as Meerbusch hosts SW Essen at the Rasenplatz Lank. The visitors come into this one as the projected winners, but Meerbusch will be looking to pull off a major upset.

Recent history is not on the home side’s favor, as SW Essen have dominated their head-to-head matchups. In their last meeting, SW Essen secured a 3-2 win, and they have been the better side in most of their past encounters. However, Meerbusch has managed to get some positive results including a3-3 draw.

Meerbusch faces an uphill task as SW Essen is predicted to win or draw. The home team has a low win probability of 10% and an expected goal band of less than2.5 goals. On the other hand, SW Essen has a45% win probability and is expected to score around2.5 goals.

Despite the odds being against them, Meerbusch will look to exploit any weakness in SW Essen’s tactics. The visitors have shown they can score goals and Meerbusch will need to be solid at the back to get anything from this match.

This Oberliga - Niederrhein fixture could end in a draw as the probability of this outcome is45%. However, if recent form and head-to-head results are anything to go by then SW Essen should be taking all three points.