Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Meppen in 9th and Hansa Rostock in 11th place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Meppen and Hansa Rostock.
Meppen form and stats
6-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Meppen so far this season.
Meppen drew their last game, 0-0 away at Uerdingen (placed 10th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Wurzburger Kickers (1-3).
Meppen are traveling soon after this match as the 3. Liga match at Viktoria Köln awaits in three days.
Meppen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hänsch-Arena with 26 goals in 14 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Hansa Rostock form and stats
Playing away, Hansa Rostock have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the 3. Liga this season.
The manager J. Härtel was unhappy after their last game, a 3. Liga match played at their home ground Ostseestadion. Hansa Rostock suffered a 0-1 loss to Waldhof Mannheim (placed 3rd). A 2-2 draw at Zwickau's stadium before that.
A new game in only three days for Rostock, the 3. Liga home match versus Magdeburg. Busy days.
The visiting Hansa Rostock have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. Rostock have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hansa Rostock - Meppen 2-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Meppen victories, zero draws and three Hansa Rostock wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Undav 15 goals |   P. Breier 10 goals | L. Tankulic 5 goals |
Meppen missing players
Hansa Rostock missing players
| Meppen | Hansa Rostock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 51 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 39 | 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 34 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 62% |
| 59% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 48% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 21% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 14% | 10% |
| 66% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 24% |
| 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 317 | 169 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 106 | 287 |
| 144 | 79 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 50 | 123 |
| 33% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 31% |
- Hansa Rostock has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11)
- Hansa Rostock has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Meppen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Meppen haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | MSV Duisburg | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 47 |
| 2 | Unterhaching | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 47 |
| 3 | Waldhof Mannheim | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Ingolstadt | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | 1860 München | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Bayern München II | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Wurzburger Kickers | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Meppen | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
| 10 | Uerdingen | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | Hansa Rostock | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 42 |
| 12 | Viktoria Köln | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 31 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Chemnitzer FC | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 37 |
| 14 | Kaiserslautern | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -2 | 37 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 33 |
| 17 | Zwickau | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -4 | 33 |
| 18 | Preuen Munster | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 19 | Sonnenhof Groaspach | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -31 | 21 |
| 20 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 36 | -35 | 17 |
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