3. Liga match preview: Dynamo Dresden versus MSV Duisburg

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

1st position in the 3. Liga table for Dynamo Dresden so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 13th-placed MSV Duisburg visits Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.

Insights:
  • Dynamo Dresden have the fewest conceded goals (26) in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg have the most conceded goals (52) in 3. Liga

Dynamo Dresden and MSV Duisburg 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.

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Dynamo Dresden form and stats

Dynamo Dresden, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in 3. Liga, have performed here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion this season with 9 wins from 15 3. Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Dynamo Dresden tasted defeat here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.

Stress levels are on the rise for Dynamo Dresden's attacking players as they have now played 348 minutes without scoring in a league game. P. Sohm was their last goal scorer.

The fans are hoping that Dresden will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the 3. Liga game against Unterhaching (placed 20th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Hansa Rostock.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Dresden's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won zero matches, drawn one and lost zero.

Dresden are traveling soon after this match as the 3. Liga match at Uerdingen awaits in three days.

Dresden have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion with 28 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Dynamo Dresden have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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MSV Duisburg form and stats

4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of MSV Duisburg, who have the most conceded goals (52) in 3. Liga, playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

Duisburg's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Waldhof Mannheim that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Verl.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Duisburg when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning zero games.

A new game in only three days for Duisburg, the 3. Liga home match versus Kaiserslautern. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Duisburg have scored 20 goals in 15 league games away. MSV Duisburg struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

MSV Duisburg - Dynamo Dresden 0-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Dresden, two draws and two wins for MSV Duisburg. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Dynamo DresdenC. Daferner
C. Daferner
10 goals
Dynamo DresdenP. Hosiner
P. Hosiner
9 goals
MSV DuisburgM. Stoppelkamp
M. Stoppelkamp
9 goals

Dynamo Dresden missing players

MSV Duisburg missing players

Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
18 9 1 Won W 1 4 10
5 5 1 Drew D 0 5 8
8 1 1 Lost L 3 6 13
51 28 6 Scored S 5 20 41
26 11 4 Conceded C 9 26 52
94% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
65% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 87%
45% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 65%
26% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 39%
10% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 13%
39% 53% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 87% 74%
42% 47% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 13% 16%
26% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 13%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.4
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9.6 9.8 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.5 9.3
4.1 4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.3 4.1
40% 47% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 33%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Dynamo Dresden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dynamo Dresden have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Dynamo Dresden have the fewest conceded goals (26) in 3. Liga
  • Dynamo Dresden have the most clean sheets (13) in 3. Liga
  • Dynamo Dresden have the most clean sheets (7) at home in 3. Liga
  • Dynamo Dresden have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • MSV Duisburg have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • MSV Duisburg have the most conceded goals (52) in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dynamo Dresden 31 18 5 8 51 26 15 9 5 1 28 11 16 9 0 7 23 15 25 59
2 Hansa Rostock 31 17 7 7 44 28 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 7 5 4 18 13 16 58
3 Ingolstadt 31 17 7 7 43 34 15 11 3 1 23 11 16 6 4 6 20 23 9 58
4 1860 München 31 15 9 7 57 28 16 7 6 3 30 16 15 8 3 4 27 12 29 54
5 Saarbrücken 31 13 10 8 54 44 16 7 5 4 32 23 15 6 5 4 22 21 10 49
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 9 9 51 43 15 7 5 3 27 20 16 6 4 6 24 23 8 48
7 Verl 31 12 9 10 57 49 16 5 6 5 27 23 15 7 3 5 30 26 8 45
8 Türkgücü-Ataspor 31 11 10 10 40 40 15 6 6 3 17 16 16 5 4 7 23 24 0 43
9 Viktoria Köln 31 12 7 12 42 49 16 5 2 9 19 28 15 7 5 3 23 21 -7 43
10 Zwickau 31 11 8 12 39 40 16 5 2 9 18 22 15 6 6 3 21 18 -1 41
11 Waldhof Mannheim 31 9 12 10 40 43 15 5 5 5 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 17 -3 39
12 Hallescher FC 31 10 9 12 36 51 16 6 5 5 18 22 15 4 4 7 18 29 -15 39
13 MSV Duisburg 31 10 8 13 41 52 16 6 3 7 21 26 15 4 5 6 20 26 -11 38
14 Magdeburg 31 10 7 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 12 20 16 6 3 7 20 20 -8 37
15 Meppen 31 11 3 17 32 51 15 7 0 8 19 29 16 4 3 9 13 22 -19 36
16 Bayern München II 31 8 10 13 41 45 15 5 3 7 19 19 16 3 7 6 22 26 -4 34
17 Uerdingen 31 9 9 13 32 39 16 3 4 9 12 25 15 6 5 4 20 14 -7 33
18 Kaiserslautern 31 5 16 10 32 39 15 2 10 3 14 16 16 3 6 7 18 23 -7 31
19 VfB Lubeck 31 7 9 15 34 46 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 3 3 9 19 29 -12 30
20 Unterhaching 31 8 4 19 35 46 16 6 2 8 21 21 15 2 2 11 14 25 -11 28

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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.