SPROCKHOVEL, Germany (Interstat) — Sprockhovel hosts Türkspor Dortmund 2000 on Sunday, April 26, in an Oberliga matchup featuring two sides desperate to halt recent slides. Both teams lost heavily last weekend, and the Interstat game simulator projects a 2-1 home victory.

Sprockhovel enters the game after a 4-1 defeat at SG Finnentrop-Bamenohl 12/27 on April 19. That loss extended a rough run: Sprockhovel has only one win in its last 11 league matches, a 1-0 result at SC Preussen Munster II on March 29. The team’s three draws during that span — against Wattenscheid 09, Victoria Clarholz and ET Rheine — have not provided enough momentum. Sprockhovel has been outscored 26-8 over those 11 games, a period that includes an 8-0 home loss to ASC Dortmund on March 1 and successive one-goal defeats to Vreden, Lippstadt 08 and Erkenschwick.

Türkspor Dortmund 2000 arrives in similar disarray, coming off a 4-1 home loss to Gievenbeck on April 19. That result is part of a 3-1-7 stretch over the same 11-game window. The visiting side has won three times — against SG Finnentrop-Bamenohl 12/27 (1-0), Vreden (3-2) and SC Preussen Munster II (2-0) — but has struggled to generate offense, scoring only 10 goals while conceding 24 in those contests. Defensive breakdowns have been costly: Türkspor allowed five goals at SV Westfalia Rhynern on March 18 and three goals in losses to Ennepetal, Erkenschwick and R-W Ahlen.

Sunday’s fixture pits two clubs mired in the lower half of the Oberliga table. Sprockhovel’s home form has been erratic, with its last win at its own ground coming Feb. 8 in a 2-2 draw against ET Rheine. Türkspor Dortmund 2000 have not won away since a 1-0 victory at SG Finnentrop-Bamenohl on April 2.

The simulator’s 2-1 forecast suggests a tight contest. Sprockhovel will rely on its attack, which managed only one goal in each of its last three home matches. Türkspor Dortmund 2000 will look to reverse a trend of poor road results; they have lost five of their last six away games.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. local time. The Oberliga is the fifth tier of German football, part of the Westphalia regional system.