VfL Osnabrück host SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the German 2. Bundesliga. Both sides have had a bumpy start to the season, sitting just below halfway in the table with very little between them.
Osnabrück's home matches have tended to be open and goal-heavy, while Fürth have leaned on one sharp finisher to get by. That contrast, rather than any clear form gap, is what makes this one worth picking apart before kickoff.
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Neither side arrives with real momentum
Looking across Osnabrück's last 20 matches in all competitions, including cup ties, friendlies and last season's third-tier run, they've won nine, drawn three and lost eight, scoring 42 and conceding 37. That's a fairly even, high-scoring pattern rather than a hot streak. Fürth's equivalent sample shows seven wins, four draws and nine losses, with 32 scored and 26 conceded - a touch tighter at the back but not decisively better overall.
VfL Osnabruck: 20 completed matches; SpVgg Greuther Furth: 20 completed matches.
VfL Osnabruck
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 42
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- +5
SpVgg Greuther Furth
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | Wiedenbrück | VfL Osnabrück | 23.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Holstein Kiel | VfL Osnabrück | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück | Hertha BSC | 13.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück | Eintracht Braunschweig | 06.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| DFB Pokal | VfL Osnabrück | Bayern München | 02.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | VfL Osnabrück | 28.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Spelle-Venhaus | VfL Osnabrück | 18.08.2026 | 3-5 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Heidenheim | VfL Osnabrück | 08.08.2026 | 4-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Osnabrück | SC Paderborn 07 | 01.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Heidenheim | 06.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Energie Cottbus | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29.08.2026 | 3-4 |
| DFB Pokal | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | VfL Bochum | 23.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 09.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Zurich | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18.07.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eintracht Bamberg | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11.07.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eltersdorf | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 08.07.2026 | 0-3 |
Both look capable of scoring and shipping goals in fairly equal measure.
Comparative Team Statistics: VfL Osnabruck vs SpVgg Greuther Furth

History swings both ways
The six recorded meetings stretch back to 2019, and there's no obvious pattern. Fürth won 4-0 at home in October 2023, then Osnabrück returned the favour with a 2-0 win in April 2024, the most recent fixture between them. Earlier meetings included narrow wins each way and a couple of draws. Given the gap since the last one and likely squad changes on both sides, that record says more about variance than about who holds the edge now.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabruck | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 07.04.2024 | 2-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | VfL Osnabruck | 27.10.2023 | 4-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabruck | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 26.01.2021 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | VfL Osnabruck | 20.09.2020 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | VfL Osnabruck | 26.05.2020 | 0-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabruck | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 27.10.2019 | 0-0 |
Two sides level on points, just below halfway
After six league games, Osnabrück sit 11th with seven points from two wins, a draw and three defeats. Fürth are just below them in 12th, with six points from one win, three draws and two losses. Osnabrück have scored nine and conceded twelve, Fürth have scored nine and conceded eleven - almost mirror images of each other this early in the campaign.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7/9 | 7 |
| 11 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9/12 | 7 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9/11 | 6 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10/12 | 5 |
There's barely anything separating them on paper right now.

Klaus is the standout attacking threat
Fürth's F. Klaus has scored five goals in six matches this season, comfortably the sharpest individual return on show here. D. Srbeny has chipped in with two assists behind him. For Osnabrück, K. Faber has also set up two goals, but the name that stands out is F. Wagner, already on three yellow cards in six matches. With both defences having leaked around a dozen goals already, Klaus finding space again wouldn't be a surprise.
If Osnabrück's defence repeats its early-season generosity, Klaus looks the man most likely to punish it.
Key player statistics: VfL Osnabruck vs SpVgg Greuther Furth
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Henning | Germany | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 73 |
| A. Beck | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 186 | 75 |
| B. Jacobsen | Denmark | 33 | Midfielder | 190 | 85 |
| P. Kammerbauer | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 74 |
| J. Müller | Germany | 32 | Defender | 187 | 77 |
| D. Kyereh | Ghana | 30 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| D. Kopacz | Poland | 27 | Attacker | 180 | 70 |
| J. Abu Hanna | Israel | 28 | Defender | 184 | 80 |
| N. Wiemann | Germany | 27 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| F. Wagner | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 78 kg |
| R. Meißner | Germany | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 78 |
| K. Faber | Germany | 28 | Defender | 179 | 71 |
| T. Lesueur | France | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 65 |
| L. Münst | Germany | 24 | Midfielder | 183 | 76 |
| N. Sauter | Germany | 23 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 80 |
| J. Gómez | USA | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 71 |
| J. Krumrey | Germany | 22 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 86 |
| L. Raimund | Germany | 21 | Attacker | 188 | 76 |
| I. Badjie | Germany | 20 | Midfielder | 176 | 68 |
| L. Opitz | Germany | 21 | Midfielder | 183 | 79 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Will | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 185 | 77 |
| J. Siebatcheu | USA | 30 | Attacker | 190 | 84 |
| D. Srbeny | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 190 | 84 |
| J. Dehm | Germany | 30 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| G. Itter | Germany | 27 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| F. Klaus | Germany | 34 | Attacker | 179 | 79 |
| C. Ortag | Germany | 31 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| D. Arifi | Finland | 24 | Midfielder | 195 | n/a |
| K. Keresztes | Hungary | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Appelkamp | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| J. Heuer | Germany | 27 | Defender | 189 | 87 |
| Ole Pohlmann | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 80 |
| N. König | Germany | 23 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| A. Keller | Switzerland | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| O. Sillah | Germany | 23 | Attacker | 192 | n/a |
| Hendry Aron Blank | Germany | 22 | Defender | 190 | 77 |
| S. Bansé | Burkina Faso | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| Silas Joel Prüfrock | Germany | 21 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 74 |
| Jakob Krautkrämer | Germany | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Maxim Bora Dal | Germany | 20 | Defender | 189 | 85 |
With so little separating these two sides in the table or in recent results, and nothing quoted in the market yet, we're not making a case either way on this one.
Worth watching how Klaus fares against these leaky defences once odds are up - that individual battle looks more telling than anything in the head-to-head history.
