Traditional duel: VfB Lübeck awaits Altona 93 in the home game!

Traditional duel: VfB Lübeck awaits Altona 93 in the home game!

On Saturday, September 6th, 2025, an eagerly awaited duel is on the program in the Dietmar Scholze Stadium at the Lohmühle: VfB Lübeck welcomes Altonaer FC 93. Guerino Capretti, the head coach of VfB, is calm about the game and points to his team's positive form. After winning seven points from the last three games, Lübeck is firmly anchored in the top third of the regional league table. This season, the clash with Altona is the first game against one of the three promoted teams, which gives the match additional excitement. [LN Online].

As far as previous encounters are concerned, there have been some memorable games in the history of both clubs. Both VfB and Altona were promoted together to the Oberliga Nord in the 1951/52 season. The first league game in 1952 ended with a 4-2 win for Altona in front of 11,000 spectators. In the recent past, VfB was able to convince even more in the last duels at Lohmühle - the last meeting in August 2021 ended with an impressive 7-0 for Lübeck. Historically, an open game and lots of goals seem to be waiting for both teams, especially since Altonaer FC's offense has already scored 13 goals this season, which is four more goals than VfB. Globalsportsarchive has detailed the statistics of both teams.

Personnel situation

VfB Lübeck is slightly weak in terms of personnel. Mikail Polat is suffering from a finger injury but is expected to play. Ware Pakia remains missing but is expected to return within the next two weeks. Samuel Schwoon is also out, while Marvin Thiel returns to the team after his suspension. New to the squad is Noah Andreas, who is moving from HSV and is considered a potential reinforcement.

Ticket sales are going well and around 2,400 tickets have been sold so far. A crowd of over 3,000 is expected, including around 250 supporters from Altona. The referee for the match is Mika Jungclaus, supported by Tom Holsten and Jonas Behrens. An exciting game is coming up and the spectators can look forward to a thrilling match!

Shape analysis and statistics

The form curves of both teams couldn't be more different. VfB Lübeck has an impressive 75 percent win rate in their last five games, while Altona has only won 12 percent of games. A look at the average goals shows that Lübeck are scoring an average of 3.60 goals per game this season, compared to 3.37 in the league as a whole. Additionally, 80 percent of their games have seen more than 1.5 goals, a number higher than the league average of 86 percent.

With all of these factors, the meeting between Lübeck and Altona will not only be a duel steeped in tradition, but also an opportunity for both teams to further distinguish themselves and collect important points in the fight for the table. It will be interesting to see how the game will develop and whether VfB Lübeck will be able to continue its impressive record against Altona.