This match features two teams living in the basement of the 3. Liga, Aalen holding 20th place and Carl Zeiss Jena lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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.
Aalen form and stats
The struggle is real here at Scholz Arena with only 13 points collected from 14 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-4-7.Aalen manager R. Schmitt and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Fortuna Köln (placed 14th) in the 3. Liga. In the match before that, Aalen hosted Zwickau and drew the game 1-1.
The Aalen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Aalen defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 14 games.
Carl Zeiss Jena form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Carl Zeiss Jena so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Carl Zeiss Jena are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the 1860 München fixture. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Carl Zeiss Jena's last three away games as they have all been lost.There were no winners in Carl Zeiss Jena's previous match, a 3. Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Uerdingen (placed 10th). Prior to that match, the Carl Zeiss Jena manager L. Kwasniok faced defeat in their match when travelling to Osnabruck and losing 1-3.
Carl Zeiss Jena are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Carl Zeiss Jena have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Carl Zeiss Jena - Aalen 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 5 Aalen victories, 3 draws and 1 Carl Zeiss Jena win.Top Goalscorers
  M. Morys 9 goals / 2 assists |   P. Tietz 7 goals / 3 assists |  M. Starke 5 goals / 4 assists |
Aalen missing players
Carl Zeiss Jena missing players
| Aalen | Carl Zeiss Jena | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 77% |
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 73% |
| 53% | 64% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 47% |
| 30% | 43% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 27% |
| 20% | 36% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 20% |
| 70% | 86% | Both teams to score | 53% | 57% |
| 10% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 23% |
| 27% | 14% | Failed To Score | 47% | 43% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Osnabrück | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 58 |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 52 |
| 4 | Hallescher FC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | 1860 München | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 42 |
| 7 | Würzburger Kickers | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Preußen Münster | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 41 |
| 10 | Uerdingen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 41 |
| 11 | Unterhaching | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 40 |
| 12 | Meppen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 13 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 14 | Fortuna Köln | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -17 | 36 |
| 15 | Zwickau | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 32 |
| 18 | Energie Cottbus | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 19 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -18 | 27 |
| 20 | Aalen | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
