3. Liga: Two squads who have done well as yet. Get smart on Saarbrücken - Elversberg with this thorough preview!
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Elversberg have the most scored goals (49) in 3. Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Saarbrücken form and stats
The 3. Liga statistics playing at home this season for Saarbrücken are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Ziehl led his Saarbrücken to a defeat away at Verl. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Ludwigspark.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Viktoria Köln.Saarbrücken have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Ludwigspark with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Saarbrücken have conceded 10 goals.
Elversberg form and stats
Elversberg's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Elversberg collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the 3. Liga. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Feil, Woltemade and Fernández scored in Elversberg's previous match, the home game against Rot-Weiss Essen that ended 3-0.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against Ingolstadt.Elversberg are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Saarbrücken and Elversberg have played each other earlier this season: Elversberg - Saarbrücken 0-2. Last ten meetings with these participants: Saarbrücken won three, Elversberg were winners in four and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Schnellbacher 10 goals |  J. Rochelt 8 goals |   S. Jacob 7 goals |
Saarbrücken missing players
Elversberg missing players
| Saarbrücken | Elversberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 49 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 85% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 60% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 45% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 65% |
| 35% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 45% |
| 15% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 40% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 15% |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 13.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| 29% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 39% |
| 10.6 | 12.2 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Elversberg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Elversberg have the most scored goals (49) in 3. Liga
- Elversberg have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in 3. Liga
- Elversberg have the the best goal difference (+10) away in 3. Liga
- Elversberg have the the best goal difference (+31) in 3. Liga
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saarbrücken have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Saarbrücken | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Freiburg II | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | 1860 München | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Ingolstadt | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 | Osnabrück | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Verl | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | VfB Oldenburg | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Zwickau | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Bayreuth | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund II | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 18 |
| 19 | Hallescher FC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Meppen | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 15 |
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