Home advantage could prove decisive in Dynamo Dresden - Viktoria Köln battle

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

Dynamo Dresden have excelled Viktoria Köln so far, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the information you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Dynamo Dresden have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in 3. Liga
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Dynamo Dresden form and stats

4 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Dynamo Dresden have to build on here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in the 3. Liga. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Dresden are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

A strong away win for Dynamo Dresden against Verl the last match, as Borkowski, Lemmer and Arslan were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Anfang when Lemmer scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.

Before that game, the 7-1 home victory against Hallescher FC.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dresden handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 14 latest league games shows that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (24 in 11 games), Dynamo Dresden's attacking play is working. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Viktoria Köln playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

The club members enjoyed Viktoria Köln's previous fixture versus Rot-Weiss Essen (placed 13th), a 1-0 win played at home. That victory felt nice as this side had gone four league fixtures without victory.

Before that, Viktoria travelled to Wehen Wiesbaden and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Viktoria Köln have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 6 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Viktoria Köln manager Janßen as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Alemannia Aachen.

Viktoria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Viktoria Köln in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head game ended Viktoria Köln - Dresden 2-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): Dynamo Dresden won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Viktoria Köln have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.

Top Goalscorers

Dynamo DresdenA. Arslan
A. Arslan
14 goals
Dynamo DresdenS. Kutschke
S. Kutschke
5 goals
Dynamo DresdenD. Borkowski
D. Borkowski
5 goals

Dynamo Dresden missing players

Viktoria Köln missing players

Dynamo Dresden Viktoria Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
10 4 1 Won W 0 3 8
6 4 1 Drew D 1 5 7
6 3 1 Lost L 2 3 7
40 24 6 Scored S 2 17 31
26 15 5 Conceded C 5 15 30
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
82% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 82%
50% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 55%
27% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 55% 36%
23% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
68% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 64%
27% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 23%
9% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 18%
 
5 6.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.6 4.8
4.1 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 3.7
2.7 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.7 12.7 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.4 9.6
4.4 5.5 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.2 3.9
41% 40% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 37% 36%
 
10.1 8.7 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 10.8 9.8
3.5 3.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.4 4.3
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Dynamo Dresden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dynamo Dresden have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in 3. Liga
  • Dynamo Dresden have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Elversberg 22 17 2 3 56 18 12 10 0 2 34 10 10 7 2 1 22 8 38 53
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 22 13 5 4 42 25 10 6 3 1 19 10 12 7 2 3 23 15 17 44
3 Freiburg II 22 12 6 4 29 22 11 7 3 1 15 8 11 5 3 3 14 14 7 42
4 Saarbrücken 22 11 6 5 33 23 10 4 4 2 14 14 12 7 2 3 19 9 10 39
5 Osnabrück 22 11 4 7 43 32 10 7 1 2 20 10 12 4 3 5 23 22 11 37
6 Dynamo Dresden 22 10 6 6 40 26 11 4 4 3 24 15 11 6 2 3 16 11 14 36
7 Waldhof Mannheim 22 11 3 8 35 35 11 9 1 1 19 9 11 2 2 7 16 26 0 36
8 1860 München 22 10 4 8 38 30 11 7 1 3 24 11 11 3 3 5 14 19 8 34
9 Ingolstadt 22 9 4 9 30 27 11 4 2 5 12 15 11 5 2 4 18 12 3 31
10 Viktoria Köln 22 8 7 7 31 30 11 5 2 4 14 15 11 3 5 3 17 15 1 31
11 MSV Duisburg 22 8 5 9 29 28 11 3 4 4 15 13 11 5 1 5 14 15 1 29
12 Verl 22 7 7 8 30 31 12 5 5 2 21 15 10 2 2 6 9 16 -1 28
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 22 5 10 7 26 33 10 2 6 2 10 15 12 3 4 5 16 18 -7 25
14 Erzgebirge Aue 22 6 6 10 25 31 11 3 4 4 13 13 11 3 2 6 12 18 -6 24
15 Borussia Dortmund II 22 6 3 13 18 32 12 3 1 8 8 17 10 3 2 5 10 15 -14 21
16 VfB Oldenburg 22 5 6 11 26 42 11 2 4 5 17 25 11 3 2 6 9 17 -16 21
17 Zwickau 22 5 5 12 19 36 10 3 2 5 11 12 12 2 3 7 8 24 -17 20
18 Meppen 22 3 10 9 22 36 12 3 3 6 15 20 10 0 7 3 7 16 -14 19
19 Bayreuth 22 5 4 13 17 39 11 4 2 5 11 17 11 1 2 8 6 22 -22 19
20 Hallescher FC 22 4 5 13 28 41 12 4 2 6 19 18 10 0 3 7 9 23 -13 17

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The 3. Liga (Dritte Liga) is the third division in German football. It consists of 20 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 380 fixtures. The two top teams of the final league table are promoted and number three can promote through a playoff. The bottom three teams are relegated.