Possible nail-biting contest in Verl - Saarbrücken game

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: SPORTCLUB Arena (5001 seats)

Both these participants are doing all right, Saarbrücken holding a 12 point edge on Verl in the tables. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Verl have the most points from losing position (14) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals (16) in 3. Liga

Verl and Saarbrücken should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Verl form and stats

4-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Verl so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Verl.

The spoils were shared in Verl's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rot-Weiss Essen (placed 13th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Sessa was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Rot-Weiss Essen after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Freiburg II the opponent.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 9 of them had goals from both teams.

Verl have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SPORTCLUB Arena with 17 goals in 10 league matches. Verl have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Saarbrücken form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the 3. Liga.

Saarbrücken play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Viktoria Koln (placed 10th).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus MSV Duisburg.

Saarbrücken are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Saarbrücken as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head game ended Saarbrücken - Verl 1-0, earlier this season. Last seven meetings involving these squads: Verl won two, Saarbrücken triumphed in five and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SaarbrückenS. Jacob
S. Jacob
7 goals
SaarbrückenM. Cuni
M. Cuni
5 goals
VerlM. Corboz
M. Corboz
3 goals

Verl missing players

Saarbrücken missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Verl Saarbrücken
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 5 10 19
6 4 0 Won W 2 6 10
6 5 2 Drew D 2 2 6
7 1 1 Lost L 1 2 3
25 17 3 Scored S 6 17 31
27 12 4 Conceded C 4 6 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 90% 84%
74% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 60% 58%
53% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 40% 47%
32% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 37%
11% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 16%
63% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 30% 42%
11% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 47%
26% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 30% 26%
 
4.3 4.4 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.2 5.6
4.4 4.5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.5 5.5
2.3 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.4 11.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 8.6 10.9
3.6 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.7 5.1
37% 40% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 32%
 
10.2 8.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.4 10.7
4.5 4.5 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4 4.1
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals (16) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the most clean sheets (5) away in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the the best goal difference (+11) away in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Verl have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Verl have the most points from losing position (14) in 3. Liga
  • Verl 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 19 14 2 3 46 18 10 8 0 2 28 10 9 6 2 1 18 8 28 44
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 19 11 4 4 37 22 9 6 2 1 18 9 10 5 2 3 19 13 15 37
3 Saarbrücken 19 10 6 3 31 16 9 4 4 1 14 10 10 6 2 2 17 6 15 36
4 Freiburg II 19 10 5 4 24 21 10 6 3 1 13 8 9 4 2 3 11 13 3 35
5 1860 München 19 10 3 6 34 24 10 7 1 2 23 9 9 3 2 4 11 15 10 33
6 Waldhof Mannheim 19 10 2 7 29 31 10 9 0 1 18 8 9 1 2 6 11 23 -2 32
7 Ingolstadt 19 9 4 6 28 20 9 4 2 3 10 9 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 31
8 Osnabruck 19 8 4 7 34 29 9 6 1 2 17 9 10 2 3 5 17 20 5 28
9 Dynamo Dresden 19 7 6 6 28 22 10 3 4 3 17 14 9 4 2 3 11 8 6 27
10 Viktoria Koln 19 7 6 6 28 25 9 4 2 3 12 11 10 3 4 3 16 14 3 27
11 MSV Duisburg 19 7 4 8 23 25 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 5 0 5 13 14 -2 25
12 Verl 19 6 6 7 25 27 10 4 5 1 17 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 -2 24
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 19 5 9 5 25 28 9 2 5 2 9 14 10 3 4 3 16 14 -3 24
14 Erzgebirge Aue 19 5 5 9 22 27 9 2 3 4 11 12 10 3 2 5 11 15 -5 20
15 VfB Oldenburg 19 5 4 10 23 36 10 2 3 5 15 23 9 3 1 5 8 13 -13 19
16 Borussia Dortmund II 19 5 3 11 15 28 10 3 1 6 7 14 9 2 2 5 8 14 -13 18
17 Hallescher FC 19 4 5 10 26 29 10 4 2 4 18 13 9 0 3 6 8 16 -3 17
18 Zwickau 19 4 4 11 16 31 9 3 1 5 10 11 10 1 3 6 6 20 -15 16
19 Bayreuth 19 4 4 11 14 34 9 3 2 4 8 14 10 1 2 7 6 20 -20 16
20 Meppen 19 2 8 9 18 33 10 2 2 6 12 18 9 0 6 3 6 15 -15 14

Germany:
Table
  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 19 14 2 3 46 18 10 8 0 2 28 10 9 6 2 1 18 8 28 44
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 19 11 4 4 37 22 9 6 2 1 18 9 10 5 2 3 19 13 15 37
3 Saarbrücken 19 10 6 3 31 16 9 4 4 1 14 10 10 6 2 2 17 6 15 36
4 Freiburg II 19 10 5 4 24 21 10 6 3 1 13 8 9 4 2 3 11 13 3 35
5 1860 München 19 10 3 6 34 24 10 7 1 2 23 9 9 3 2 4 11 15 10 33
6 Waldhof Mannheim 19 10 2 7 29 31 10 9 0 1 18 8 9 1 2 6 11 23 -2 32
7 Ingolstadt 19 9 4 6 28 20 9 4 2 3 10 9 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 31
8 Osnabruck 19 8 4 7 34 29 9 6 1 2 17 9 10 2 3 5 17 20 5 28
9 Dynamo Dresden 19 7 6 6 28 22 10 3 4 3 17 14 9 4 2 3 11 8 6 27
10 Viktoria Koln 19 7 6 6 28 25 9 4 2 3 12 11 10 3 4 3 16 14 3 27
11 MSV Duisburg 19 7 4 8 23 25 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 5 0 5 13 14 -2 25
12 Verl 19 6 6 7 25 27 10 4 5 1 17 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 -2 24
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 19 5 9 5 25 28 9 2 5 2 9 14 10 3 4 3 16 14 -3 24
14 Erzgebirge Aue 19 5 5 9 22 27 9 2 3 4 11 12 10 3 2 5 11 15 -5 20
15 VfB Oldenburg 19 5 4 10 23 36 10 2 3 5 15 23 9 3 1 5 8 13 -13 19
16 Borussia Dortmund II 19 5 3 11 15 28 10 3 1 6 7 14 9 2 2 5 8 14 -13 18
17 Hallescher FC 19 4 5 10 26 29 10 4 2 4 18 13 9 0 3 6 8 16 -3 17
18 Zwickau 19 4 4 11 16 31 9 3 1 5 10 11 10 1 3 6 6 20 -15 16
19 Bayreuth 19 4 4 11 14 34 9 3 2 4 8 14 10 1 2 7 6 20 -20 16
20 Meppen 19 2 8 9 18 33 10 2 2 6 12 18 9 0 6 3 6 15 -15 14

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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.