Eating red-white: fight in the relegation battle-faith remains!

Eating red-white: fight in the relegation battle-faith remains!

On Saturday, February 15, 2025, Rot-Weiss Essen meets SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The game begins at 2 p.m. and is of great importance for both teams.

Rot-Weiss Essen has collected seven points in the last three games, which gives the team some air in the relegation battle. The last duel ended with a draw against Unterhaching, after an important 2-1 win in Bielefeld. Coach Uwe Koschinat expects his players to be able to repeat the good performance from the Bielefeld game. He also emphasizes the need for a solid plan and a high resistance in the initial phase of the game.

The strength of contractions Wiesbaden

contractions Wiesbaden has been established between the third and second league for 18 years, with the current place in the midfield of the third division causing stability. Koschinat is optimistic that despite a defeat against Cottbus, there is no acute risk of relegation. This season, the Sturmduo Moritz Flotho and Fatih Kaya for Rot-Weiss Essen has already achieved 24 of the 37 goals. Thijmen Goppel is also highlighted as a key player and comes to five goals and five templates.

The team is plagued by injuries. Torben is examined due to back problems, while Dominik Kaiser has to undergo knee arthroscopy. Ekin Celebi and Manuel Wintzheimer are also injured in the long term. Thomas Eisfeld is making progress after a muscle injury, but will not be available for the next match. Despite these challenges, around 1,500 fans of red and white Essen will accompany this important away game, while Wehen Wiesbaden last played in front of 2,600 spectators.

The previous encounters

This season Rot-Weiss Essen had to accept a 0: 3 defeat in a previous meeting against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. On this 5th matchday of the 2024/2025 season, RWE remained without a win after three home games and has been waiting for a goal for 307 minutes. In this game, Fatih Kaya scored two goals and thus became the decisive factor. The trainer of RWE, Christoph Dabrowski, had to analyze after the game that the team came into play well, but could not avoid decisive ball losses.

The team went into the game with more possession, but could not benefit from the number of chances. After losing the ball in the forward movement, Kaya Wehen brought Wiesbaden in the lead. In the second round he increased to 0: 2, and Tarik Gözüsirin put the lid on it with his goal in the 79th minute.

The next encounters for RWE are also pending: On February 21st, FC Ingolstadt 04, followed by a district derby against the U 23 of Borussia Dortmund on February 25th. On February 28th, another guest appearance at SV Waldhof Mannheim is on the program. With this tight game planning, it is crucial for red-white food to initiate the trend reversal against Wiesbaden.

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A lot is expected from all sides for the upcoming games - both by the players and the loyal fans.