Evenly matched teams: 1860 München vs Saarbrücken match preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rasenplatz BSA Heinrich-Wieland-Straße (10240 seats)

It's been seven days and nights since 1860 München ran out versus Aubstadt and the score was 1-1. What will the score be against Saarbrücken?

Insights:
  • 1860 München have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (21) in 3. Liga

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Reg. Cup Saarland game only three days ago. That game, against Homburg, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Saarbrücken.

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1860 München form and stats

1860 München have played 15 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for 1860 München bring valid hopes of a third.

The 1860 München boss Köllner and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Aubstadt in the Reg. Cup Bayern.

A 3. Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Waldhof Mannheim.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how München have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost zero.

A decent goal production from 1860 München in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. 1860 München's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Saarbrücken form and stats

As the visiting team in 3. Liga matches, Saarbrücken have produced an overall stat of 7-4-4 so far. The fact that Saarbrücken have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Two away matches in a row for Saarbrücken, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Homburg in the Reg. Cup Saarland.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Hallescher FC in the 3. Liga.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saarbrücken playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Saarbrücken wins, four draws and six defeats.

Saarbrücken are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far. 18 goals have been conceded by Saarbrücken in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered result involving both these squads is the Saarbrücken - 1860 München 1-1 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): München two wins, three draws and Saarbrücken two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

1860 MünchenM. Bär
M. Bär
14 goals
SaarbrückenA. Grimaldi
A. Grimaldi
11 goals
SaarbrückenJ. Günther-Schmidt
J. Günther-Schmidt
9 goals

1860 München missing players

Saarbrücken missing players

1860 München Saarbrücken
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
13 7 1 Won W 1 7 16
10 4 1 Drew D 3 4 7
8 4 2 Lost L 1 4 8
49 28 7 Scored S 4 26 52
41 22 11 Conceded C 4 18 36
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 87% 94%
90% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 74%
48% 53% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 52%
29% 40% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 29%
16% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 16%
58% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 60% 58%
29% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 27% 29%
16% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 27% 19%
 
6 6.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 5.2
5.4 5.1 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.6 5.2
1.8 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8 9.8
4.5 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.7 4.4
36% 39% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 46% 38%
 
8.5 8.5 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 9.5 8.8
4.1 3.9 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.5
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • 1860 München have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 1860 München haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (21) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have won significantly less corners away then 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 Magdeburg 31 20 6 5 65 30 16 11 4 1 27 8 15 9 2 4 38 22 35 66
2 Kaiserslautern 31 16 9 6 46 18 15 10 4 1 28 6 16 6 5 5 18 12 28 57
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 31 15 10 6 54 29 15 6 6 3 23 17 16 9 4 3 31 12 25 55
4 Saarbrücken 31 16 7 8 52 36 16 9 3 4 26 18 15 7 4 4 26 18 16 55
5 Osnabrück 31 14 10 7 47 31 16 7 4 5 18 11 15 7 6 2 29 20 16 52
6 Waldhof Mannheim 31 14 10 7 47 35 16 7 5 4 26 19 15 7 5 3 21 16 12 52
7 1860 München 31 13 10 8 49 41 15 7 4 4 28 22 16 6 6 4 21 19 8 49
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 7 11 41 36 16 6 5 5 18 16 15 7 2 6 23 20 5 46
9 Freiburg II 30 11 10 9 30 37 16 8 5 3 22 16 14 3 5 6 8 21 -7 43
10 Meppen 31 12 6 13 37 45 15 7 3 5 24 15 16 5 3 8 13 30 -8 42
11 Borussia Dortmund II 31 12 5 14 42 40 16 4 5 7 16 17 15 8 0 7 26 23 2 41
12 Viktoria Köln 31 11 7 13 34 45 15 6 5 4 24 19 16 5 2 9 10 26 -11 40
13 Zwickau 31 8 13 10 34 40 15 4 5 6 17 22 16 4 8 4 17 18 -6 37
14 Hallescher FC 30 9 9 12 39 41 14 7 3 4 25 19 16 2 6 8 14 22 -2 36
15 MSV Duisburg 31 11 2 18 41 56 16 6 2 8 24 30 15 5 0 10 17 26 -15 35
16 Verl 31 6 11 14 41 56 15 3 5 7 18 26 16 3 6 7 23 30 -15 29
17 Viktoria Berlin 31 7 8 16 36 52 15 5 4 6 18 22 16 2 4 10 18 30 -16 29
18 Wurzburger Kickers 31 6 9 16 27 46 16 2 5 9 15 29 15 4 4 7 12 17 -19 27
19 Havelse 31 5 7 19 25 56 16 3 1 12 13 33 15 2 6 7 12 23 -31 22
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 31 8 8 15 30 47 15 6 4 5 20 22 16 2 4 10 10 25 -17 21

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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.