3. Liga preview: Can Eintracht Braunschweig edge out victory against Magdeburg?

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Eintracht-Stadion (23325 seats)

This pair of contenders are delivering a fine season so far and matches like today could be decisive. Get ready for Eintracht Braunschweig - Magdeburg!

Insights:
  • Eintracht Braunschweig have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals (73) in 3. Liga

This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats

Eintracht Braunschweig have collected 27 points from their 3. Liga home games so far after 7-6-3. Eintracht Braunschweig has recorded two wins in a row here at Eintracht-Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Braunschweig, as their goalkeeper Jasmin Fejzic has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the 3. Liga.

The Eintracht Braunschweig regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Wurzburger Kickers and win 1-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Wehen Wiesbaden and winning 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eintracht Braunschweig have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost four.

A decent goal production from Braunschweig in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. Eintracht Braunschweig's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Magdeburg form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 4 losses in the 3. Liga.

The followers enjoyed Magdeburg's previous match versus Zwickau (placed 10th), a 3-0 win played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Verl at their stadium, the result 5-4.

Magdeburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Magdeburg are a potent attacking force on the road with their 43 goals in 16 league games. In the opposite end, Magdeburg have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Magdeburg - Braunschweig 2-0 was the output when this pair of squads previously met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - three - one (Eintracht Braunschweig wins - draws - Magdeburg wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MagdeburgB. Atik
B. Atik
17 goals
MagdeburgL. Schuler
L. Schuler
12 goals
Eintracht BraunschweigL. Lauberbach
L. Lauberbach
9 goals

Eintracht Braunschweig missing players

Magdeburg missing players

Eintracht Braunschweig Magdeburg
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
17 7 0 Won W 2 10 22
10 6 4 Drew D 1 2 6
6 3 0 Lost L 0 4 5
57 25 4 Scored S 9 43 73
31 19 4 Conceded C 4 26 36
94% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 85%
45% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 61%
30% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 62% 36%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 50% 27%
42% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 61%
45% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 36%
18% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 9%
 
5.7 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.1 5.5
5.1 5.3 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 3.9 4.1
1.8 1.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.3 11.2 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 13 14
5.1 4.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 6 6.2
34% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 45% 36%
 
8.7 8.6 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 9.5 9
3.8 3.6 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.6 4.2
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Eintracht Braunschweig have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Magdeburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals (43) away in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals (73) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the the best goal difference (+37) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg 33 22 6 5 73 36 17 12 4 1 30 10 16 10 2 4 43 26 37 72
2 Kaiserslautern 34 18 9 7 55 22 17 12 4 1 36 8 17 6 5 6 19 14 33 63
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 17 10 6 57 31 16 7 6 3 25 19 17 10 4 3 32 12 26 61
4 1860 München 33 15 10 8 58 43 16 7 4 5 30 25 17 8 6 3 28 18 15 55
5 Osnabruck 33 15 10 8 53 39 17 8 3 6 21 14 16 7 7 2 32 25 14 55
6 Waldhof Mannheim 33 14 11 8 47 38 16 6 5 5 23 20 17 8 6 3 24 18 9 53
7 Saarbrücken 33 14 9 10 47 40 17 8 4 5 24 19 16 6 5 5 23 21 7 51
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 33 14 7 12 47 39 17 6 5 6 19 18 16 8 2 6 28 21 8 49
9 Borussia Dortmund II 33 13 7 13 44 39 17 4 6 7 16 17 16 9 1 6 28 22 5 46
10 Zwickau 34 10 13 11 38 43 17 5 6 6 20 24 17 5 7 5 18 19 -5 43
11 Freiburg II 33 11 10 12 29 39 16 7 5 4 19 16 17 4 5 8 10 23 -10 43
12 Meppen 33 11 8 14 38 51 16 6 4 6 24 20 17 5 4 8 14 31 -13 41
13 Hallescher FC 33 9 11 13 42 45 16 7 5 4 29 23 17 2 6 9 13 22 -3 38
14 Viktoria Koln 33 10 8 15 35 51 17 6 6 5 25 22 16 4 2 10 10 29 -16 38
15 MSV Duisburg 33 12 2 19 43 67 17 6 2 9 24 37 16 6 0 10 19 30 -24 38
16 Viktoria Berlin 34 9 7 18 39 57 16 6 3 7 20 24 18 3 4 11 19 33 -18 34
17 Verl 33 8 9 16 50 64 16 4 4 8 25 32 17 4 5 8 25 32 -14 33
18 Wurzburger Kickers 33 6 9 18 29 48 17 2 5 10 17 30 16 4 4 8 12 18 -19 27
19 Havelse 33 5 8 20 28 60 17 4 1 12 14 33 16 1 7 8 14 27 -32 23
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.