This is the 3. Liga season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Havelse or Saarbrücken get that important first win?
Havelse form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Havelse as they were promoted from Regionalliga: Nord last season. Happy days that were secured through 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from nine games. The team scored 12 goals at home last season and conceded 2. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Havelse, who have participated in two training matches. Havelse have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Let's have a look at how Saarbrücken performed last season in the 3. Liga: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 11 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 27/25 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Saarbrücken as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Saarbrücken have played five with the results W2-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Saarbrücken has scored 19 goals and conceded 6 times.
Head 2 Head
Havelse missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Havelse | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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% |
| Havelse | Last season | Saarbrücken | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 5 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 27 | 66 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 25 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 87% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 63% | ||
| 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 34% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 66% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 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 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Freiburg II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hallescher FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Havelse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Magdeburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Meppen | 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 | Osnabruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Saarbrücken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Verl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Viktoria Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Viktoria Koln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Würzburger Kickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Zwickau | 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 | Havelse | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen II | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Schwarz-Wei Rehden | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | VfB Oldenburg | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 II | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Jeddeloh | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Oberneuland | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | Borussia Hildesheim | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg II | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | HSC Hannover | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 11 | Atlas Delmenhorst | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 2 |
| 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 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 75 |
| 2 | Hansa Rostock | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 | Ingolstadt | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 71 |
| 4 | 1860 München | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 66 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 59 |
| 6 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Verl | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 52 |
| 9 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -7 | 52 |
| 10 | Zwickau | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 51 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | -3 | 51 |
| 12 | Viktoria Koln | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | -7 | 51 |
| 13 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -10 | 47 |
| 14 | Kaiserslautern | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 47 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -5 | 43 |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 67 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -15 | 43 |
| 16 | Uerdingen | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | -12 | 41 |
| 17 | Meppen | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -24 | 41 |
| 18 | Bayern München II | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | VfB Lubeck | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 57 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -16 | 35 |
| 20 | Unterhaching | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 31 | -17 | 32 |
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