PLAUEN, Germany (Interstat) — Plauen will host FC Grimma on Sunday, May 17, 2026, in an Oberliga clash with playoff implications. The match, set for a 2 p.m. local kickoff, pits a Plauen side fighting for promotion against a Grimma team struggling to climb the table.

Plauen enters the game on the back of a 2-1 loss at RSV Eintracht 1949 on May 9, snapping a four-match winning streak. Prior to that defeat, Plauen had beaten Auerbach 3-1, Einh Wernigerode 4-0, Germ Halberstadt 2-0 and VfL Halle 1-0. Over their last 10 Oberliga matches, Plauen is 7-1-2, with only losses to RSV Eintracht and Empor Glauchau (1-0 on Apr. 9).

The home side’s defense has been stingy, conceding more than one goal only once in that span — a 1-1 draw at Budissa Bautzen on Apr. 12. Offensively, Plauen has scored 14 goals in its last five wins, with a 4-0 rout of Wernigerode and a 3-0 shutout of Grimma on Apr. 15.

That Apr. 15 result — a 3-0 Plauen victory at FC Grimma — is the most recent head-to-head. Plauen has now won two straight meetings, having also taken a 2-1 decision earlier this season. Overall, the series has been one-sided: Plauen has won four of the last five.

FC Grimma, meanwhile, has lost six of its last seven matches. The lone win came Apr. 26 against Einh Wernigerode (2-1). On May 9, Grimma fell 4-2 at home to Krieschow. That result followed a 1-0 loss at Union Sandersdorf on May 3 and a 4-3 defeat at Empor Glauchau on Apr. 19.

Grimma’s defensive issues are glaring. In the last seven games, the visitors have allowed 21 goals, including five to Bischofswerdaer FV 08 on Apr. 4 and four each to Krieschow and Empor Glauchau. The only clean sheet came in a 0-0 draw with RSV Eintracht on Mar. 14.

Offensively, Grimma has been inconsistent. They scored five against 1. FC Lok Stendal on Apr. 12 but have been held scoreless in three of the last seven. The team’s leading scorers have not been announced.

Plauen’s form at home has been strong. They have not lost at home since a 2-0 defeat to Auerbach on Mar. 22, a span of four matches (3-0-1). Grimma’s away form is poor: one win in their last six road games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 3-1 victory for Plauen. If accurate, it would extend Plauen’s hold on a top-four position and further damage Grimma’s faint playoff hopes.

Kickoff is 2 p.m. local time Sunday.