3. Liga preview: Can Zwickau edge out victory against VfB Oldenburg?

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Fri 13.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: GGZ Arena

Keep working on their own playing style or make adjustments according to the opposing team? Both Zwickau and VfB Oldenburg must try something separate than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • Zwickau have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most conceded goals (33) in 3. Liga

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Zwickau form and stats

Zwickau have played 8 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Zwickau hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Meppen, Borussia Dortmund II, Erzgebirge Aue, Hallescher FC, Bayreuth and Zwickau), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Zwickau are returning here after visiting Heidenauer SV in a Reg. Cup Sachsen match and winning with a 5-1 scoreline.

0-0 away at Dynamo Dresden before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Zwickau have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Zwickau are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Zwickau have conceded 10 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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VfB Oldenburg form and stats

VfB Oldenburg have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 3. Liga, after 2-1-5 (8 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in VfB Oldenburg's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Oldenburg's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Waldhof Mannheim that finished 1-1.

Prior to that match, the VfB Oldenburg manager Fossi faced defeat when travelling to Saarbrücken and losing 1-3.

We have checked recent matches where VfB Oldenburg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Oldenburg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VfB OldenburgM. Wegner
M. Wegner
5 goals
VfB OldenburgM. Starke
M. Starke
4 goals
ZwickauJ. Gomez
J. Gomez
3 goals

Zwickau missing players

VfB Oldenburg missing players

Zwickau VfB Oldenburg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
4 3 2 Won W 1 2 4
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
9 4 1 Lost L 1 5 9
15 10 6 Scored S 2 7 21
27 10 4 Conceded C 3 13 33
82% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 82%
47% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 53%
24% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 35%
24% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
35% 38% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 71%
29% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
53% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 24%
 
5.5 4.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.1 4.2
5.8 5.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 6.9 5.9
2.2 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.1 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 9.6 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6.6 8.7
3.3 3.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 3.4
27% 40% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 36%
 
10.4 8.6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.8 13.8
3.6 2.2 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 6.5 5.9
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • VfB Oldenburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • VfB Oldenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • VfB Oldenburg have the fewest clean sheets (1) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most conceded goals (33) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Oldenburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VfB Oldenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VfB Oldenburg is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Zwickau have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 3. Liga

  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 17 13 2 2 42 14 9 7 0 2 24 7 8 6 2 0 18 7 28 41
2 Saarbrücken 17 9 6 2 27 13 8 4 4 0 12 7 9 5 2 2 15 6 14 33
3 Wehen Wiesbaden 17 9 4 4 33 20 8 5 2 1 17 9 9 4 2 3 16 11 13 31
4 Ingolstadt 17 9 4 4 24 14 8 4 2 2 9 7 9 5 2 2 15 7 10 31
5 Freiburg II 17 9 4 4 21 19 9 6 2 1 12 7 8 3 2 3 9 12 2 31
6 1860 München 17 9 3 5 30 20 9 6 1 2 20 8 8 3 2 3 10 12 10 30
7 Viktoria Köln 17 7 6 4 27 20 8 4 2 2 12 9 9 3 4 2 15 11 7 27
8 Waldhof Mannheim 17 8 2 7 23 29 9 8 0 1 15 7 8 0 2 6 8 22 -6 26
9 Dynamo Dresden 17 6 5 6 24 20 9 3 3 3 16 13 8 3 2 3 8 7 4 23
10 Osnabrück 17 6 4 7 29 27 8 5 1 2 14 8 9 1 3 5 15 19 2 22
11 MSV Duisburg 17 6 4 7 19 20 8 2 4 2 9 8 9 4 0 5 10 12 -1 22
12 Verl 17 6 4 7 23 25 9 4 4 1 16 11 8 2 0 6 7 14 -2 22
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 17 5 7 5 24 27 8 2 4 2 9 14 9 3 3 3 15 13 -3 22
14 Borussia Dortmund II 17 5 3 9 13 23 9 3 1 5 6 12 8 2 2 4 7 11 -10 18
15 Hallescher FC 17 4 4 9 24 26 9 4 2 3 16 10 8 0 2 6 8 16 -2 16
16 VfB Oldenburg 17 4 4 9 21 33 9 2 3 4 14 20 8 2 1 5 7 13 -12 16
17 Zwickau 17 4 4 9 15 27 8 3 1 4 10 10 9 1 3 5 5 17 -12 16
18 Erzgebirge Aue 17 3 5 9 16 26 8 1 3 4 7 12 9 2 2 5 9 14 -10 14
19 Meppen 17 2 7 8 16 30 9 2 2 5 11 16 8 0 5 3 5 14 -14 13
20 Bayreuth 17 3 4 10 11 29 8 2 2 4 5 13 9 1 2 6 6 16 -18 13

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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.