This is a vital battle in the bottom section of the 3. Liga, with both Borussia Dortmund II and Zwickau experiencing more distress than joy. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the host team placed 19th and the away side in 18th position.
- Borussia Dortmund II have the fewest scored goals (24) in 3. Liga
- Zwickau have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 3. Liga
Borussia Dortmund II have less rest than Zwickau in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 3. Liga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at VfB Oldenburg, so at least Borussia Dortmund II are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Borussia Dortmund II form and stats
Borussia Dortmund II's results here at Stadion Niederrhein in the 3. Liga have been very modest with 4 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats. When Borussia Dortmund II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like VfB Oldenburg, Meppen, Borussia Dortmund II, Hallescher FC, Bayreuth and Rot-Weiss Essen), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Borussia to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Borussia Dortmund II in their previous match, an away game at VfB Oldenburg (after extra-time) that ended in defeat 1-2. The penalty miss from Papadopoulos in the defeat against VfB Oldenburg was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Dynamo Dresden (after extra-time) (1-3).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Borussia Dortmund II here at Stadion Niederrhein in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). 20 goals have been conceded.
Zwickau form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zwickau so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-8 (win-draw-lose).
The manager Thielemann was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadion Zwickau. Zwickau suffered a 0-2 loss to Erzgebirge Aue (after extra-time) (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Viktoria Koln (after extra-time) that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Zwickau have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 2 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats.
The attacking power of Zwickau when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. The Zwickau manager Thielemann has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Zwickau - Borussia Dortmund II 1-2, earlier this season. Previous three meetings involving these participants: Borussia won three, Zwickau triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Baumann 7 goals | ![]() J. Njinmah 6 goals | ![]() J. Gomez 5 goals |
Borussia Dortmund II missing players
Zwickau missing players
| Borussia Dortmund II | Zwickau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 40 | 20 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 30 | 47 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 74% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 70% |
| 48% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 44% |
| 19% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| 44% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 22% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| 37% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 43% | 48% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| 11.6 | 10.9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
- Borussia Dortmund II have the fewest scored goals (24) in 3. Liga
- Borussia Dortmund II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zwickau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zwickau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zwickau have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 3. Liga
- Zwickau have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in 3. Liga
| 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 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 39 | 59 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | Saarbrucken | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Osnabruck | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 47 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Viktoria Koln | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Verl | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Ingolstadt | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | VfB Oldenburg | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -11 | 26 |
| 17 | Bayreuth | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 25 |
| 18 | Zwickau | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 24 |
| 19 | Borussia Dortmund II | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Meppen | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 21 |
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