The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Erzgebirge Aue are in the 9th position while the guesting Sandhausen worry at 17th.
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sandhausen have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in 2. Bundesliga
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.
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Erzgebirge Aue have played 12 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager D. Schuster led his Erzgebirge Aue to a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga match away at Darmstadt 98. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Erzgebirgsstadion. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Hannover 96 that ended 1-1.
A decent goal production from Erzgebirge in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 12 league matches. Erzgebirge have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Sandhausen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sandhausen, who have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in 2. Bundesliga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-11 (win-draw-lose). A depressing seven defeats in a row for Sandhausen in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Wurzburger Kickers.
P. Klingmann was the last player to score for the away team. Sandhausen haven't scored a league goal in the last 182 minutes.
Sandhausen's last game was the home draw against Fortuna Dusseldorf (0-0). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Eintracht Braunschweig wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Goalkeeper Stefanos Kapino made a total of nine saves, making him a hero against Fortuna Dusseldorf. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sandhausen as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. Sandhausen have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sandhausen - Erzgebirge 1-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Erzgebirge Aue victories, two draws and three Sandhausen wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Krüger 10 goals |  P. Testroet 10 goals |  K. Behrens 8 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 33 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 80% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 56% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 64% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 48% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 36% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 14 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 35% |
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erzgebirge Aue have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sandhausen have scored away.
- Erzgebirge Aue haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sandhausen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandhausen have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Bochum | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 24 |
| 16 | Osnabruck | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -17 | 22 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
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