Preview: 12 points separate the sides up until now, Saarbrücken the sharpest side. Will Erzgebirge Aue take the guests by surprise?
- Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Overall 3. Liga statistics at home this season for Erzgebirge Aue are 3-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Erzgebirge Aue, who won 2-1 against Wehen Wiesbaden (placed 3rd).
Before that, Erzgebirge Aue had a home game versus Waldhof Mannheim which ended with a victory 2-1.The Erzgebirge fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Erzgebirge Aue's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Playing away, Saarbrücken have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the 3. Liga this season.
Saarbrücken failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ingolstadt (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 3-4. A loony match with masses of goals last time out for Saarbrücken, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that fun game, will this game be as full of joy?
Prior to that result Saarbrücken won their away game at Borussia Dortmund II. The scoreline was 2-1.Saarbrücken has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Erzgebirge Aue have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Saarbrücken.This duo faced each other before this match year: Saarbrücken - Erzgebirge Aue 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jacob 7 goals |  M. Cuni 5 goals |   A. Jonjic 4 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 36 |
| 32 | 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 91% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 87% |
| 74% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 52% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 42% | 52% |
| 26% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 39% |
| 9% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 57% | 45% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 43% |
| 22% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 39% |
| 30% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 25% | 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 31% | 30% |
| 10.4 | 9.8 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Saarbrücken have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 56 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Osnabruck | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Ingolstadt | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Verl | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Viktoria Koln | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Bayreuth | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 24 |
| 17 | Hallescher FC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -12 | 21 |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 21 |
| 19 | Meppen | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 20 |
| 20 | Zwickau | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 20 |
