The Magdeburg & Saarbrücken managers Titz and Koschinat are both afraid of and eagerly anticipating this very important fixture in the top area of the 3. Liga positions.
- Magdeburg have the most scored goals (50) in 3. Liga
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Magdeburg and Saarbrücken.
Magdeburg form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at MDCC-Arena as Magdeburg have scored 19 goals to get 26 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the 3. Liga are 8-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Magdeburg has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Viktoria Koln defeat 91 days ago.
It's back home for Magdeburg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating MSV Duisburg away with the result 5-0. Brünker, Müller, Krempicki, Atik and Ito found the net in that victory.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Havelse.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Magdeburg matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, two draws and one defeat (from seven games).
Magdeburg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at MDCC-Arena with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Magdeburg have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saarbrücken form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga.
Saarbrücken are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Borussia Dortmund II (placed 8th).
Prior to that result Saarbrücken won their away game at MSV Duisburg. The scoreline was 4-3.The travelling fans enjoy Saarbrücken's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Saarbrücken in these games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled before this season: Saarbrücken - Magdeburg null. Magdeburg-Saarbrücken H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Magdeburg one win, Saarbrücken two wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Atik 11 goals | ![]() A. Grimaldi 11 goals | ![]() L. Schuler 10 goals |
Magdeburg missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 39 |
| 21 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 83% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 78% |
| 57% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 52% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 26% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 52% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 43% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 12.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 40% | 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 47% | 40% |
| 9.3 | 8.9 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
- Magdeburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Magdeburg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in 3. Liga
- Magdeburg have the most points (26) at home in 3. Liga
- Magdeburg have the most scored goals (50) in 3. Liga
- Magdeburg have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in 3. Liga
- Magdeburg have the the best goal difference (+29) in 3. Liga
- Magdeburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Saarbrücken 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 | Magdeburg | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 51 |
| 2 | Saarbrücken | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Kaiserslautern | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Meppen | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Osnabrück | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund II | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | 1860 München | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Freiburg II | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Zwickau | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 13 | Viktoria Koln | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 14 | Viktoria Berlin | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Verl | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Türkgücü-Ataspor | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 20 |
| 19 | Wurzburger Kickers | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Havelse | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -27 | 14 |
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