Hansa Rostock vs VfB Lübeck: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ostseestadion (29000 seats)

Hansa Rostock greet VfB Lübeck with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Lübeck have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Hansa Rostock are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Lübeck are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

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Hansa Rostock form and stats

10-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Hansa Rostock so far this season. The home fans are hungry for more even though Rostock have been steadily collecting points here at Ostseestadion through three straight draws.

The Rostock goalkeeper Markus Kolke is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 213 minutes without conceding a goal in the 3. Liga.

A good away victory last time out for Rostock, who won 1-0 against Unterhaching (placed 20th).

Before that, Hansa Rostock drew at home versus Zwickau.

A decent goal production from Hansa Rostock in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 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. Rostock have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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VfB Lübeck form and stats

VfB Lübeck have only collected 15 points from their away games in the 3. Liga, after 4-3-11 (18 played).

Home advantage was not enough for VfB Lübeck in their previous game, as they lost their 3. Liga-match, hosting Zwickau, 1-2.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Meppen.

The visiting Lübeck have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 18 games. Lübeck's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the VfB Lübeck - Rostock 1-0 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Hansa RostockJ. Verhoek
J. Verhoek
12 goals
VfB LübeckY. Deichmann
Y. Deichmann
9 goals
Hansa RostockB. Bahn
B. Bahn
6 goals

Hansa Rostock missing players

VfB Lübeck missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hansa Rostock VfB Lübeck
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
20 10 4 Won W 0 4 8
10 5 1 Drew D 2 3 10
7 3 1 Lost L 3 11 19
51 28 8 Scored S 5 23 40
32 17 4 Conceded C 12 33 56
86% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 95%
65% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 78% 73%
35% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 43%
19% 28% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 39% 24%
14% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 28% 16%
46% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 57%
41% 39% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 22%
27% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 22% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 1.7
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.4 10.3 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.5 8.6
3.9 4.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.1 3.1
36% 33% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 42% 35%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in 3. Liga
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 3. Liga
  • Hansa Rostock have the most matches under the total-line (23) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Lübeck have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Dynamo Dresden 37 22 6 9 60 29 19 12 5 2 35 14 18 10 1 7 25 15 31 72
2 Hansa Rostock 37 20 10 7 51 32 18 10 5 3 28 17 19 10 5 4 23 15 19 70
3 Ingolstadt 37 19 11 7 53 39 18 12 5 1 26 13 19 7 6 6 27 26 14 68
4 1860 München 37 18 12 7 68 32 19 8 8 3 36 19 18 10 4 4 32 13 36 66
5 Saarbrücken 37 16 11 10 66 49 19 9 5 5 39 26 18 7 6 5 27 23 17 59
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 37 15 11 11 57 52 18 8 6 4 29 24 19 7 5 7 28 28 5 56
7 Verl 37 14 12 11 65 54 19 6 7 6 30 24 18 8 5 5 35 30 11 54
8 Waldhof Mannheim 37 13 12 12 49 54 18 7 5 6 35 32 19 6 7 6 14 22 -5 51
9 Magdeburg 37 14 8 15 41 44 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 8 3 8 25 22 -3 50
10 Viktoria Koln 37 13 11 13 51 58 19 6 4 9 26 33 18 7 7 4 25 25 -7 50
11 Hallescher FC 37 13 10 14 50 58 19 8 6 5 27 24 18 5 4 9 23 34 -8 49
12 Zwickau 37 12 12 13 44 45 18 5 4 9 19 23 19 7 8 4 25 22 -1 48
13 Turkgucu-Ataspor 37 12 10 15 44 54 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 6 4 9 26 32 -10 46
14 MSV Duisburg 37 11 10 16 51 65 19 6 5 8 26 35 18 5 5 8 25 30 -14 43
15 Kaiserslautern 37 8 18 11 46 51 18 5 10 3 23 20 19 3 8 8 23 31 -5 42
16 Uerdingen 37 11 10 16 37 49 19 4 5 10 14 28 18 7 5 6 23 21 -12 40
17 Meppen 37 11 5 21 35 60 18 7 0 11 22 36 19 4 5 10 13 24 -25 38
18 Bayern München II 37 8 13 16 47 57 18 5 3 10 20 26 19 3 10 6 27 31 -10 37
19 VfB Lübeck 37 8 10 19 40 56 19 4 7 8 17 23 18 4 3 11 23 33 -16 34
20 Unterhaching 37 9 4 24 39 56 19 6 2 11 21 26 18 3 2 13 18 30 -17 31

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 Dynamo Dresden 37 22 6 9 60 29 19 12 5 2 35 14 18 10 1 7 25 15 31 72
2 Hansa Rostock 37 20 10 7 51 32 18 10 5 3 28 17 19 10 5 4 23 15 19 70
3 Ingolstadt 37 19 11 7 53 39 18 12 5 1 26 13 19 7 6 6 27 26 14 68
4 1860 München 37 18 12 7 68 32 19 8 8 3 36 19 18 10 4 4 32 13 36 66
5 Saarbrücken 37 16 11 10 66 49 19 9 5 5 39 26 18 7 6 5 27 23 17 59
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 37 15 11 11 57 52 18 8 6 4 29 24 19 7 5 7 28 28 5 56
7 Verl 37 14 12 11 65 54 19 6 7 6 30 24 18 8 5 5 35 30 11 54
8 Waldhof Mannheim 37 13 12 12 49 54 18 7 5 6 35 32 19 6 7 6 14 22 -5 51
9 Magdeburg 37 14 8 15 41 44 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 8 3 8 25 22 -3 50
10 Viktoria Koln 37 13 11 13 51 58 19 6 4 9 26 33 18 7 7 4 25 25 -7 50
11 Hallescher FC 37 13 10 14 50 58 19 8 6 5 27 24 18 5 4 9 23 34 -8 49
12 Zwickau 37 12 12 13 44 45 18 5 4 9 19 23 19 7 8 4 25 22 -1 48
13 Turkgucu-Ataspor 37 12 10 15 44 54 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 6 4 9 26 32 -10 46
14 MSV Duisburg 37 11 10 16 51 65 19 6 5 8 26 35 18 5 5 8 25 30 -14 43
15 Kaiserslautern 37 8 18 11 46 51 18 5 10 3 23 20 19 3 8 8 23 31 -5 42
16 Uerdingen 37 11 10 16 37 49 19 4 5 10 14 28 18 7 5 6 23 21 -12 40
17 Meppen 37 11 5 21 35 60 18 7 0 11 22 36 19 4 5 10 13 24 -25 38
18 Bayern München II 37 8 13 16 47 57 18 5 3 10 20 26 19 3 10 6 27 31 -10 37
19 VfB Lübeck 37 8 10 19 40 56 19 4 7 8 17 23 18 4 3 11 23 33 -16 34
20 Unterhaching 37 9 4 24 39 56 19 6 2 11 21 26 18 3 2 13 18 30 -17 31

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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.