STUTTGART (Interstat) — Stuttgart W defeated SGS Essen W 3-0 on Friday at Bezirkssportanlage NeckarPark PSV-Stadion, using goals from Verena Wieder, Greta Stegemann and Rosa Rueckert to secure the home result. Stuttgart W was the home team and SGS Essen W was the visiting team. Stuttgart W scored twice before halftime and added another after the break, while SGS Essen W was held without a goal.

Rueckert opened the scoring in the 19th minute, giving Stuttgart W an early advantage. Wieder made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, and Stegemann completed the scoring in the 68th minute. Stuttgart W carried a two-goal lead into halftime and then extended it midway through the second half. The match also featured six yellow cards. The disciplinary sequence began with a Stuttgart W booking in the ninth minute. SGS Essen W was booked in the 39th and 78th minutes, Stuttgart W was booked in the 86th minute and the first minute of stoppage time, and SGS Essen W was booked again in the sixth minute of stoppage time. SGS Essen W finished with zero goals.

The result moved Stuttgart W to two wins and no losses in this competition, while SGS Essen W dropped to no wins and one loss. Across all competitions, Stuttgart W now stands at two wins and three losses. SGS Essen W owns two wins, one loss and one draw across all competitions. Stuttgart W’s competition record is now two wins and no losses, while SGS Essen W’s competition record is no wins and one loss. SGS Essen W was the visiting team and finished the match with zero goals.

SGS Essen W entered the match after a 6-0 home win over Bochum W, a 6-1 win at Andernach W and a 1-1 draw with Meppen W. Stuttgart W had lost 3-0 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt W, lost 5-0 at Bayern Munich W, lost 4-0 at home to Union Berlin W and won 3-2 at Potsdam W. The contest at Bezirkssportanlage NeckarPark PSV-Stadion was played in Stuttgart, with the home side taking the lead in the first half and protecting its advantage through the second. Stuttgart W’s first-half goals came in the 19th and 42nd minutes, and the home side added its third in the 68th minute.

Stuttgart W’s scoring spread across three different players, with Wieder, Stegemann and Rueckert each finding the net. The home side’s defensive effort kept SGS Essen W off the scoreboard, and the visitors’ attempts to respond after the break did not produce a goal. SGS Essen W’s competition record now stands at no wins and one loss, while Stuttgart W’s competition mark is two wins and no losses. Stuttgart W finished with three goals total, and SGS Essen W finished with zero goals total. The closing stages included yellow cards for both sides, and the match ended with Stuttgart W ahead by three goals.

Stuttgart W’s lead came after an early goal and grew before halftime. The home side then added a third goal in the 68th minute, while SGS Essen W was unable to answer. SGS Essen W’s yellow cards came in the 39th, 78th and 90+6 minutes, and Stuttgart W’s yellow cards came in the 9th, 86th and 90+1 minutes. The match ended with Stuttgart W recording three goals and SGS Essen W recording none.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Stuttgart W 4, SGS Essen W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected SGS Essen W with a 57 percent probability to win. Stuttgart W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 3.5.