Freiburg II vs Zwickau preview: Away side will have a demanding task at Schwarzwald-Stadion

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Schwarzwald-Stadion (74649 seats)

There should be a notable difference in form between these teams based on results so far, with Freiburg II ahead of Zwickau by 31 points.

Insights:
  • Freiburg II have the most clean sheets (14) in 3. Liga
  • Zwickau have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 3. Liga

This promises to be an intriguing game with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Freiburg II form and stats

Freiburg II are steadily winning 3. Liga games and points here at Schwarzwald-Stadion. 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games.

Freiburg faced defeat in their previous match, away at Waldhof Mannheim (1-2). Heartbreak for Freiburg II in their last match as Waldhof Mannheim's Bahn  scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Rot-Weiss Essen.

The Freiburg II fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. Freiburg II have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zwickau form and stats

There's been little loot from Zwickau's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 16 away games in the 3. Liga. Zwickau only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws. Zwickau has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Zwickau delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Saarbrucken (placed 4th) in their previous fixture. It looked so good for Zwickau vs Saarbrucken, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

Prior to that match, the Zwickau manager Thielemann faced defeat when travelling to Wehen Wiesbaden and losing 3-4.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Zwickau when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 2 and winning 2 games.

The attacking power of Zwickau when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. For Zwickau, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Zwickau has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Zwickau - Freiburg 0-1 was the result in these contenders' previous H2H game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Freiburg II two wins, one draw and Zwickau zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Freiburg IIV. Vermeij
V. Vermeij
14 goals
ZwickauD. Baumann
D. Baumann
9 goals
Freiburg IIL. Kehl
L. Kehl
5 goals

Freiburg II missing players

Zwickau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Freiburg II Zwickau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 16 31
17 10 4 Won W 0 2 7
8 4 0 Drew D 1 4 7
6 1 1 Lost L 3 10 17
43 23 6 Scored S 5 15 32
30 11 3 Conceded C 12 38 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 90%
74% 73% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 74%
35% 20% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 48%
19% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 44% 32%
6% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 25% 19%
45% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 42%
45% 53% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 23%
13% 7% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 45%
 
5.3 5.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 5.8 5.7
4.3 2.9 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 5.8
2.2 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
10.6 13.3 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.8 10.1
4.1 4.9 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 3.5
34% 31% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 25% 29%
 
9 8.7 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 13 11.3
3.7 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.9 4.5
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Freiburg II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Freiburg II have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have the most clean sheets (14) in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have the most clean sheets (8) at home in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have the most matches under the total-line (20) in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg 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 (14) in 3. Liga
  • Zwickau have the most conceded goals (38) away in 3. Liga
  • Zwickau have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) 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 30 20 6 4 69 28 16 11 3 2 41 16 14 9 3 2 28 12 41 66
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 18 5 8 62 43 15 9 3 3 31 18 16 9 2 5 31 25 19 59
3 Freiburg II 31 17 8 6 43 30 15 10 4 1 23 11 16 7 4 5 20 19 13 59
4 Saarbrucken 32 16 8 8 55 35 16 8 4 4 30 21 16 8 4 4 25 14 20 56
5 Dynamo Dresden 32 16 8 8 55 36 16 7 5 4 31 19 16 9 3 4 24 17 19 56
6 Osnabruck 31 15 6 10 57 43 15 9 2 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 28 27 14 51
7 Waldhof Mannheim 31 16 3 12 49 52 16 13 1 2 29 16 15 3 2 10 20 36 -3 51
8 1860 München 31 13 7 11 51 43 16 8 2 6 29 20 15 5 5 5 22 23 8 46
9 Viktoria Koln 31 12 10 9 46 43 15 7 3 5 20 21 16 5 7 4 26 22 3 46
10 Verl 31 11 9 11 50 45 16 7 6 3 30 21 15 4 3 8 20 24 5 42
11 Erzgebirge Aue 31 11 6 14 39 46 15 6 4 5 19 18 16 5 2 9 20 28 -7 39
12 Ingolstadt 31 11 5 15 44 47 15 4 3 8 16 23 16 7 2 7 28 24 -3 38
13 MSV Duisburg 30 9 9 12 39 46 15 3 7 5 20 23 15 6 2 7 19 23 -7 36
14 Rot-Weiss Essen 31 8 12 11 37 45 15 5 7 3 18 19 16 3 5 8 19 26 -8 36
15 Borussia Dortmund II 31 10 4 17 37 41 16 5 2 9 17 20 15 5 2 8 20 21 -4 34
16 Hallescher FC 31 7 11 13 44 52 16 5 5 6 28 24 15 2 6 7 16 28 -8 32
17 Bayreuth 31 9 4 18 33 61 15 6 2 7 21 25 16 3 2 11 12 36 -28 31
18 Zwickau 31 7 7 17 32 57 15 5 3 7 17 19 16 2 4 10 15 38 -25 28
19 VfB Oldenburg 31 7 6 18 35 58 16 3 4 9 23 35 15 4 2 9 12 23 -23 27
20 Meppen 31 4 12 15 32 58 16 4 3 9 21 31 15 0 9 6 11 27 -26 24

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 Elversberg 30 20 6 4 69 28 16 11 3 2 41 16 14 9 3 2 28 12 41 66
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 18 5 8 62 43 15 9 3 3 31 18 16 9 2 5 31 25 19 59
3 Freiburg II 31 17 8 6 43 30 15 10 4 1 23 11 16 7 4 5 20 19 13 59
4 Saarbrucken 32 16 8 8 55 35 16 8 4 4 30 21 16 8 4 4 25 14 20 56
5 Dynamo Dresden 32 16 8 8 55 36 16 7 5 4 31 19 16 9 3 4 24 17 19 56
6 Osnabruck 31 15 6 10 57 43 15 9 2 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 28 27 14 51
7 Waldhof Mannheim 31 16 3 12 49 52 16 13 1 2 29 16 15 3 2 10 20 36 -3 51
8 1860 München 31 13 7 11 51 43 16 8 2 6 29 20 15 5 5 5 22 23 8 46
9 Viktoria Koln 31 12 10 9 46 43 15 7 3 5 20 21 16 5 7 4 26 22 3 46
10 Verl 31 11 9 11 50 45 16 7 6 3 30 21 15 4 3 8 20 24 5 42
11 Erzgebirge Aue 31 11 6 14 39 46 15 6 4 5 19 18 16 5 2 9 20 28 -7 39
12 Ingolstadt 31 11 5 15 44 47 15 4 3 8 16 23 16 7 2 7 28 24 -3 38
13 MSV Duisburg 30 9 9 12 39 46 15 3 7 5 20 23 15 6 2 7 19 23 -7 36
14 Rot-Weiss Essen 31 8 12 11 37 45 15 5 7 3 18 19 16 3 5 8 19 26 -8 36
15 Borussia Dortmund II 31 10 4 17 37 41 16 5 2 9 17 20 15 5 2 8 20 21 -4 34
16 Hallescher FC 31 7 11 13 44 52 16 5 5 6 28 24 15 2 6 7 16 28 -8 32
17 Bayreuth 31 9 4 18 33 61 15 6 2 7 21 25 16 3 2 11 12 36 -28 31
18 Zwickau 31 7 7 17 32 57 15 5 3 7 17 19 16 2 4 10 15 38 -25 28
19 VfB Oldenburg 31 7 6 18 35 58 16 3 4 9 23 35 15 4 2 9 12 23 -23 27
20 Meppen 31 4 12 15 32 58 16 4 3 9 21 31 15 0 9 6 11 27 -26 24

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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.