Borussia Dortmund II and Verl have both played out a "par" performance so far, to use a golf term. Both teams have mid-table positions in the 3. Liga.
- Borussia Dortmund II have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 3. Liga
- Verl have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
Borussia Dortmund II and Verl should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Borussia Dortmund II form and stats
The story so far in the 3. Liga for Borussia Dortmund II at their home stadium (Stadion am Zoo) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The Borussia Dortmund II goalkeeper Marcel Laurenz Lotka is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 298 minutes without conceding a goal in the 3. Liga.
Borussia are returning here after visiting Meppen and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Broschinski and Bornemann scored the goal(s).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting MSV Duisburg in a game that was won 2-0.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 Borussia Dortmund II have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 4.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Borussia Dortmund II here at Stadion am Zoo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Verl form and stats
There's been little loot from Verl's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the 3. Liga. Verl only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. Verl love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Impressive finishing from Akono, Corboz and Otto secured the home win 3-2 against Erzgebirge Aue in their previous game. Otto came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Erzgebirge Aue last time out, making the manager Kniat feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that result Verl won their away game at Bayreuth. The scoreline was 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Verl playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Verl wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Verl struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Borussia Dortmund II won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Verl have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Akono 4 goals |   M. Pasalic 3 goals |  M. Corboz 3 goals |
Borussia Dortmund II missing players
Verl missing players
| Borussia Dortmund II | Verl | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 39% |
| 10.3 | 10.7 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
- Borussia Dortmund II have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 3. Liga
- Borussia Dortmund II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Verl have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Verl haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | 1860 München | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Ingolstadt | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Freiburg II | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Saarbrücken | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Verl | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Viktoria Koln | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | VfB Oldenburg | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Osnabruck | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Meppen | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Zwickau | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 9 |
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