Home advantage could prove decisive in Magdeburg - Osnabrück battle

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: MDCC-Arena (27250 seats)

The league table tells us that 8 points separate the pair of opponents in this 3. Liga game. Magdeburg have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals (35) in 3. Liga
  • Osnabrück have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Magdeburg form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at MDCC-Arena as Magdeburg have scored 13 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the 3. Liga are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Wurzburger Kickers game Magdeburg has been unbeatable here at MDCC-Arena producing four straight wins.

A good away victory last time out for Magdeburg, who won 5-2 against 1860 München (placed 12th). A goal frenzy last time out for Magdeburg, with a total of 7 goals in the match against 1860 München. Fun stuff to watch!

Ahead of that match, Magdeburg won a home game hosting Eintracht Braunschweig (2-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Magdeburg handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and three defeats.

The manager Titz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zwickau in only four days.

Magdeburg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at MDCC-Arena with 13 goals in 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Magdeburg have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Osnabrück form and stats

As the visiting team in 3. Liga matches, Osnabrück have produced an overall stat of 4-3-1 so far.

Osnabrück have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 188 minutes ago. Seegert (own goal) was the goal scorer.

Osnabrück's last game was the home draw against Havelse (0-0).

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Freiburg II.

We have checked recent matches where Osnabrück have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were five victories, five draws and two defeats.

Osnabrück has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Osnabrück in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Magdeburg five wins, one draw and Osnabrück two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MagdeburgB. Atik
B. Atik
8 goals
MagdeburgL. Schuler
L. Schuler
7 goals
OsnabrückM. Heider
M. Heider
6 goals

Magdeburg missing players

Osnabrück missing players

Magdeburg Osnabrück
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 4 8 18
12 6 1 Won W 1 4 8
1 1 1 Drew D 2 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 1 1 5
35 13 1 Scored S 7 15 24
16 3 0 Conceded C 8 11 17
94% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
76% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 61%
53% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 75% 50%
35% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 17%
24% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 6%
47% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 75% 44%
47% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 28%
12% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 12% 39%
 
5.5 6.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 6.3
4.3 4.9 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.9 5.1
2 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.9 13.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.6 11.7
5.2 5.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 4.1
40% 29% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 50% 33%
 
8.5 7.8 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.5 9
3.4 3.1 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.1
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • All of Osnabrück's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Magdeburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Magdeburg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals (35) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the the best goal difference (+19) in 3. Liga
  • Osnabrück have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Osnabrück have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Osnabrück haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Magdeburg 17 12 1 4 35 16 8 6 1 1 13 3 9 6 0 3 22 13 19 37
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 18 9 5 4 33 18 9 4 3 2 17 11 9 5 2 2 16 7 15 32
3 Waldhof Mannheim 18 8 7 3 30 18 10 5 4 1 19 10 8 3 3 2 11 8 12 31
4 Saarbrücken 18 8 6 4 29 22 9 4 2 3 16 13 9 4 4 1 13 9 7 30
5 Meppen 18 9 3 6 25 26 8 5 1 2 13 6 10 4 2 4 12 20 -1 30
6 Kaiserslautern 18 8 5 5 25 11 9 5 3 1 14 3 9 3 2 4 11 8 14 29
7 Osnabrück 18 8 5 5 24 17 10 4 2 4 9 6 8 4 3 1 15 11 7 29
8 Borussia Dortmund II 18 8 3 7 26 20 8 2 3 3 7 6 10 6 0 4 19 14 6 27
9 Freiburg II 18 7 5 6 15 25 10 5 3 2 12 10 8 2 2 4 3 15 -10 26
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 18 6 6 6 25 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 10 5 2 3 15 10 2 24
11 Viktoria Berlin 18 6 5 7 26 22 10 5 2 3 17 11 8 1 3 4 9 11 4 23
12 1860 München 18 5 8 5 27 27 10 4 3 3 19 15 8 1 5 2 8 12 0 23
13 Hallescher FC 18 5 7 6 25 27 10 4 3 3 17 16 8 1 4 3 8 11 -2 22
14 Viktoria Köln 18 6 4 8 20 30 8 4 3 1 14 8 10 2 1 7 6 22 -10 22
15 Zwickau 17 4 9 4 22 22 9 2 4 3 12 13 8 2 5 1 10 9 0 21
16 Turkgucu-Ataspor 18 5 5 8 18 26 8 4 2 2 12 10 10 1 3 6 6 16 -8 20
17 Verl 18 4 5 9 26 36 10 2 3 5 15 22 8 2 2 4 11 14 -10 17
18 MSV Duisburg 18 5 1 12 21 31 8 4 1 3 11 9 10 1 0 9 10 22 -10 16
19 Wurzburger Kickers 18 3 7 8 12 23 8 1 3 4 5 13 10 2 4 4 7 10 -11 16
20 Havelse 18 3 3 12 14 38 9 2 0 7 6 22 9 1 3 5 8 16 -24 12

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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.