Magdeburg hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 28 points and a 14th position in the 3. Liga table. Visiting Meppen holds 8th place with 31 pts.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Magdeburg form and stats
When playing at home in the 3. Liga, Magdeburg have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Magdeburg, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Magdeburg drew their last game, 1-1 away at Waldhof Mannheim (placed 4th). Preceding that match was the home game against Zwickau that was lost 1-2.
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 Magdeburg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost four.
The Magdeburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Meppen form and stats
Playing away, Meppen have won 3 games, drawn 6 and suffered 2 defeats in the 3. Liga this season.
The manager C. Neidhardt was unhappy after their last game, a 3. Liga match played at their home ground Hänsch-Arena. Meppen suffered a 1-2 loss to Chemnitzer FC (placed 17th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Waldhof Mannheim.
Meppen were so close to getting something from the game against Chemnitzer FC, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.
We have checked recent matches where Meppen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were Wthree-Dfive-Lfour.
The travelling fans enjoy Meppen's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Meppen have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Meppen - Magdeburg 1-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Magdeburg, two draws and zero wins for Meppen. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Undav 12 goals |   S. Bertram 10 goals |  C. Beck 8 goals |
Magdeburg missing players
Meppen missing players
| Magdeburg | Meppen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 41 |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 86% |
| 77% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 82% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 41% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 59% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 27% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 27% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 12.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 245 | 120 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 120 | 259 |
| 94 | 52 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 47 | 111 |
| 31% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 32% | 34% |
- Magdeburg has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Magdeburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Magdeburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Unterhaching | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Waldhof Mannheim | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | 1860 München | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Hallescher FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
| 8 | Meppen | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Kaiserslautern | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Wurzburger Kickers | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Uerdingen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Bayern München II | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 15 | Zwickau | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 16 | Viktoria Köln | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 26 | -8 | 25 |
| 17 | Chemnitzer FC | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Preuen Munster | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 19 |
| 19 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -25 | 18 |
| 20 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -26 | 13 |
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