Elversberg meet VfB Oldenburg as odds-on favourites: Check out our match preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde (8000 seats)

The 3. Liga overall standings tell the truth about these contenders to this date, with Elversberg leading VfB Oldenburg by 29 points. Tipsway full preview:

Insights:
  • Elversberg have the most scored goals (53) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most conceded goals (39) in 3. Liga

This promises to be an engrossing match with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Elversberg form and stats

Elversberg are steadily winning 3. Liga games and points here at URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde. 9 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. After failing to beat Verl here at URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, Elversberg has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Elversberg, as their goalkeeper Nicolas Kristof has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the 3. Liga.

Happy days for Elversberg in their previous game, a fixture away at Saarbrücken (placed 4th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. As mentioned above, Elversberg "killed" Saarbrücken in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that, Elversberg had a home game versus Rot-Weiss Essen which ended with a victory 3-0.

Elversberg are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 1 and lost 0.

Goals are plentiful at URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde in the league this season as Elversberg has scored 31 goals here in 11 home games. Elversberg are not conceding a lot of goals here at URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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VfB Oldenburg form and stats

3-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for VfB Oldenburg in their 3. Liga matches away.

VfB Oldenburg delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against 1860 München (placed 6th) in their previous match. The match against 1860 München looked like a defeat for VfB Oldenburg, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Richter equalized in the 90th minute. The draw against 1860 München came from a losing position. The Oldenburg manager Fossi brought on Richter as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Meppen that ended 1-1.

Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 13 of this club's latest 16 league matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting VfB Oldenburg as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by VfB Oldenburg in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent recorded history involving both these squads is the VfB Oldenburg - Elversberg 2-3 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

ElversbergL. Schnellbacher
L. Schnellbacher
12 goals
ElversbergJ. Rochelt
J. Rochelt
8 goals
ElversbergJ. Koffi
J. Koffi
6 goals

Elversberg missing players

VfB Oldenburg missing players

Elversberg VfB Oldenburg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 2 Played P 4 10 21
16 9 2 Won W 0 3 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 6
3 2 0 Lost L 4 5 10
53 31 8 Scored S 2 9 26
18 10 1 Conceded C 8 14 39
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 81%
67% 82% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 52%
48% 45% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 38%
33% 36% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
48% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 71%
43% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 10%
14% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 19%
 
5.4 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3 4.2
5.1 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 7.6 6.3
1.7 1.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.6 14.1 21.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 5.8 8.1
6.2 6.6 8.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 3.2
40% 42% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 41% 39%
 
10 9.4 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 18 14.4 13.2
4 3.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.5 6 5.5
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Elversberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Elversberg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Elversberg have scored more than double the goals of VfB Oldenburg.
  • Elversberg have the fewest conceded goals (18) in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg have the most scored goals (31) at home in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg have the most scored goals (53) in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg have the the best goal difference (+35) in 3. Liga
  • Elversberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • VfB Oldenburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • VfB Oldenburg have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most conceded goals (39) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VfB Oldenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 21 16 2 3 53 18 11 9 0 2 31 10 10 7 2 1 22 8 35 50
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 21 12 5 4 39 23 10 6 3 1 19 10 11 6 2 3 20 13 16 41
3 Freiburg II 21 11 6 4 26 21 11 7 3 1 15 8 10 4 3 3 11 13 5 39
4 Saarbrücken 21 10 6 5 31 22 10 4 4 2 14 14 11 6 2 3 17 8 9 36
5 Waldhof Mannheim 21 11 3 7 34 33 11 9 1 1 19 9 10 2 2 6 15 24 1 36
6 1860 München 21 10 4 7 37 28 11 7 1 3 24 11 10 3 3 4 13 17 9 34
7 Osnabruck 21 10 4 7 39 31 10 7 1 2 20 10 11 3 3 5 19 21 8 34
8 Dynamo Dresden 21 9 6 6 37 24 11 4 4 3 24 15 10 5 2 3 13 9 13 33
9 Ingolstadt 21 9 4 8 29 23 10 4 2 4 11 11 11 5 2 4 18 12 6 31
10 Viktoria Koln 21 7 7 7 30 30 10 4 2 4 13 15 11 3 5 3 17 15 0 28
11 Verl 21 7 7 7 28 28 11 5 5 1 19 12 10 2 2 6 9 16 0 28
12 MSV Duisburg 21 7 5 9 25 28 10 2 4 4 11 13 11 5 1 5 14 15 -3 26
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 21 5 10 6 26 32 10 2 6 2 10 15 11 3 4 4 16 17 -6 25
14 Erzgebirge Aue 21 5 6 10 23 30 10 2 4 4 11 12 11 3 2 6 12 18 -7 21
15 VfB Oldenburg 21 5 6 10 26 39 11 2 4 5 17 25 10 3 2 5 9 14 -13 21
16 Borussia Dortmund II 21 6 3 12 17 30 11 3 1 7 7 15 10 3 2 5 10 15 -13 21
17 Zwickau 21 5 5 11 19 32 10 3 2 5 11 12 11 2 3 6 8 20 -13 20
18 Bayreuth 21 5 4 12 15 36 10 4 2 4 9 14 11 1 2 8 6 22 -21 19
19 Hallescher FC 21 4 5 12 27 38 11 4 2 5 18 15 10 0 3 7 9 23 -11 17
20 Meppen 21 2 10 9 20 35 11 2 3 6 13 19 10 0 7 3 7 16 -15 16

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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.