This is a vital shoot-out in the bottom section of the 3. Liga, with both Borussia Dortmund II and Bayreuth going through more tension than joy. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the host team at 14th and the away team in 20th position.
- Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals (36) in 3. Liga
Borussia Dortmund II are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Bayreuth it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Borussia Dortmund II form and stats
7-2-9 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Borussia Dortmund II so far this season. When Borussia Dortmund II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like VfB Oldenburg, Meppen, Borussia Dortmund II, Hallescher FC, Zwickau and Rot-Weiss Essen), they have won 3 of 5 matches! Two home wins in a row for Borussia Dortmund II bring valid hopes of a third.
Borussia Dortmund II shared the glory with Erzgebirge Aue in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Preceding that game was the away draw at Viktoria Köln that finished 1-1.The Borussia Dortmund II fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Borussia have conceded 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bayreuth form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bayreuth so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-13 (win-draw-lose). With the Bayreuth losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
The manager Kleine was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion. Bayreuth suffered a 1-4 loss to Viktoria Köln (placed 9th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Elversberg wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this club's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Bayreuth, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Bayreuth - Borussia 3-1 was the end result in these participants' latest head-to-head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Njinmah 12 goals |   A. Nollenberger 9 goals |  M. Ziereis 8 goals |
Borussia Dortmund II missing players
Bayreuth missing players
| Borussia Dortmund II | Bayreuth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 45 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 36 |
| 47 | 20 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 43 | 77 |
| 94% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 89% | 78% |
| 50% | 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 56% | 56% |
| 25% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 28% | 25% |
| 44% | 28% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 44% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 31% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 44% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 25% |
| 11.7 | 11.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14 | 13.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
- Bayreuth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals (14) away in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals (36) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (15) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the most conceded goals (77) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the the worst goal difference (-29) away in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth have the the worst goal difference (-41) in 3. Liga
- Bayreuth haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bayreuth is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Saarbrucken | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 65 |
| 6 | Osnabrück | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 64 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 37 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -4 | 57 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 56 |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 55 |
| 10 | Verl | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 48 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 45 |
| 12 | Ingolstadt | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 28 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 44 |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund II | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 42 |
| 15 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 59 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -12 | 38 |
| 17 | VfB Oldenburg | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -20 | 35 |
| 18 | Meppen | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | -23 | 34 |
| 19 | Zwickau | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 69 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 46 | -31 | 31 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 43 | -41 | 31 |
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