3. Liga news and pre-match guide: Freiburg II small betting favourite to overpower MSV Duisburg

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 06.Aug
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dreisamstadion (34700 seats)

It's finally time for the 3. Liga season opener for these contenders, whom are finally battling for points again. Will Freiburg II or MSV Duisburg get that very important first victory?

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Freiburg II form and stats

The season before, Freiburg II's league statistics were 21 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses, producing 2nd spot in the 3. Liga. During these 38 matches they scored {54 goals} and conceded 34. Performing as the host team in the last season Freiburg II delivered 13-5-1 (win-draw-lost) with {32 goals} and 13 conceded.

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 Freiburg II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Freiburg II, who have participated in three training matches. Freiburg have won 1 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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MSV Duisburg form and stats

Let's have a look at how MSV Duisburg performed last season in the 3. Liga: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded {58 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 9 with 26/30 goals scored/conceded.

We have checked recent matches where MSV Duisburg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

Just as the home team, MSV Duisburg have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 MSV Duisburg wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the last four meetings): Freiburg won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and MSV Duisburg managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three.

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Total First Half Second Half
Freiburg II MSV Duisburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Freiburg II Last season MSV Duisburg
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
21 13   Won W   7 11
10 5   Drew D   3 13
7 1   Lost L   9 14
54 32   Scored S   26 54
34 13   Conceded C   30 58
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
74% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 82%
37% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 55%
18% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 45%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
45% 42%   BTTS BTTS   42% 53%
45% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
16% 5%   Failed to Score F T   37% 29%
 
5.5 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.7
4.1 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   7.4 6.2
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
3 1   Red cards R C   2 6
 
11.2 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 10.3
4.3 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.2
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%
 
8.5 8.1   Shots against (avg) S A   13.3 11.2
3.5 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 1860 München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Borussia Dortmund II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arminia Bielefeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dynamo Dresden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Freiburg II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hallescher FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ingolstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jahn Regensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Preuen Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rot-Weiss Essen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Saarbrücken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sandhausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ulm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Unterhaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Verl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 VfB Lubeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Viktoria Koln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Waldhof Mannheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 38 22 8 8 80 40 19 12 4 3 47 20 19 10 4 5 33 20 40 74
2 Freiburg II 38 21 10 7 54 34 19 13 5 1 32 13 19 8 5 6 22 21 20 73
3 Osnabruck 38 21 7 10 70 49 19 12 3 4 38 22 19 9 4 6 32 27 21 70
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 38 21 7 10 71 51 19 12 3 4 37 21 19 9 4 6 34 30 20 70
5 Saarbrücken 38 20 9 9 64 39 19 11 4 4 36 22 19 9 5 5 28 17 25 69
6 Dynamo Dresden 38 20 9 9 65 44 19 10 5 4 38 22 19 10 4 5 27 22 21 69
7 Waldhof Mannheim 38 19 3 16 63 65 19 15 1 3 37 21 19 4 2 13 26 44 -2 60
8 1860 München 38 16 9 13 61 52 19 11 2 6 35 21 19 5 7 7 26 31 9 57
9 Viktoria Koln 38 14 13 11 58 53 19 8 5 6 26 27 19 6 8 5 32 26 5 55
10 Verl 38 13 10 15 60 58 19 8 6 5 33 25 19 5 4 10 27 33 2 49
11 Ingolstadt 38 14 5 19 54 56 19 6 3 10 22 28 19 8 2 9 32 28 -2 47
12 MSV Duisburg 38 11 13 14 54 58 19 4 10 5 28 28 19 7 3 9 26 30 -4 46
13 Borussia Dortmund II 38 13 6 19 47 49 19 8 2 9 21 20 19 5 4 10 26 29 -2 45
14 Erzgebirge Aue 38 12 9 17 49 62 19 6 6 7 25 28 19 6 3 10 24 34 -13 45
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 38 9 15 14 43 56 19 5 10 4 22 26 19 4 5 10 21 30 -13 42
16 Hallescher FC 38 10 11 17 49 60 19 7 5 7 31 25 19 3 6 10 18 35 -11 41
17 Meppen 38 8 13 17 43 65 19 7 3 9 28 32 19 1 10 8 15 33 -22 37
18 VfB Oldenburg 38 9 8 21 42 64 19 3 5 11 24 38 19 6 3 10 18 26 -22 35
19 Zwickau 38 9 8 21 42 72 19 6 4 9 22 25 19 3 4 12 20 47 -30 35
20 Bayreuth 38 9 5 24 39 81 19 6 3 10 25 37 19 3 2 14 14 44 -42 32

Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 1860 München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Borussia Dortmund II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arminia Bielefeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dynamo Dresden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Freiburg II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hallescher FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ingolstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jahn Regensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Preuen Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rot-Weiss Essen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Saarbrücken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sandhausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ulm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Unterhaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Verl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 VfB Lubeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Viktoria Koln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Waldhof Mannheim 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.