On Friday, starting with 18:00, the Duisburg – Verl match will be played, within the 11th stage of Germany, the third league. The two teams have never met in competitions in Germany, thus being a duel for the first time. If Duisburg fought last season for promotion to the Zweite Bundesliga, Verl comes from the fourth German league!
Duisburg ticked only two victories in the first 10 stages of the German third league and none of them at home. In a ranking of home matches, the “zebras” occupy the last place with only two points out of 15 possible. Overall, the team coached by Gino Lettieri is ranked 18th, penultimate, with 9 points, 3 over the last group, Meppen. Last season, Duisburg was always on the podium, with high chances of promotion to the Zweite Bundesliga, but the modest developments at the end of the season sent it to 5th place.
Verl is a newly promoted team in the German third league, after finishing second in the “Regionalliga West” last season. The team prepared by Guerino Capretti did admirably in this debut of the season, ticking 4 victories, a draw and 3 defeats, in the 8 matches played. Away, Verl lost in one match, 1-2 with Ingolstadt, otherwise managing to get 7 points, with a goal difference of 5-4. In the general classification, the “black and whites” are ranked 11th, with 13 points. The difference from the leader Saarbrucken is 11 points, the favorite team to return to the German second league.
Duisburg has no home victory this season;
Verl was promoted from the German fourth league last season;
Meeting for the first time between the two bands;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,66
