Delightful dogfight as daring Meppen duel with determined Bayreuth

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 08.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hänsch-Arena (16500 seats)

3. Liga: We're expecting an engaging and vital match involving Meppen and Bayreuth at Hänsch-Arena. Both need the points!

Insights:
  • Meppen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals (6) in 3. Liga

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.

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Meppen form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Meppen have to build on here at Hänsch-Arena in the 3. Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Meppen.

The regulars are hoping that Meppen will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Erzgebirge Aue (placed 19th). The first loss after going unbeaten through four league fixtures.

In the match before that, Meppen hosted Viktoria Koln and drew the game 2-2.

The Meppen manager Krämer has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. On the other hand, Meppen have conceded 7 goals.

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Bayreuth form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in 3. Liga, on their 3. Liga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Bayreuth delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Dynamo Dresden (placed 6th) in their previous game.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to VfB Oldenburg.

The attacking power of Bayreuth when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MeppenM. Pourié
M. Pourié
5 goals
MeppenS. Abifade
S. Abifade
3 goals
BayreuthA. Nollenberger
A. Nollenberger
3 goals

Meppen missing players

Bayreuth missing players

Meppen Bayreuth
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 5 10
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 4 6
15 11 3 Scored S 0 3 6
18 7 0 Conceded C 2 10 19
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 70%
70% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 30%
40% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
50% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 50%
20% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
40% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 40%
 
4.9 4.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.2 5.5
4.4 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 4.9
2.5 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.6 12 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9 8.7
3.6 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3 3
42% 58% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 20%
 
11.7 12.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.4 12.5
5.3 5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 5.2
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Bayreuth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bayreuth have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Bayreuth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bayreuth have the fewest scored goals (6) in 3. Liga
  • Bayreuth have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 3. Liga
  • Bayreuth have yet to win a game away.
  • Bayreuth haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Bayreuth is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Meppen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Meppen have scored more than double the goals of Bayreuth.

  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 10 7 2 1 23 12 5 5 0 0 15 3 5 2 2 1 8 9 11 23
2 Elversberg 10 7 1 2 25 11 5 3 0 2 11 5 5 4 1 0 14 6 14 22
3 Wehen Wiesbaden 10 5 3 2 22 12 5 3 2 0 12 5 5 2 1 2 10 7 10 18
4 Freiburg II 10 5 3 2 13 10 5 3 2 0 6 2 5 2 1 2 7 8 3 18
5 Saarbrücken 10 4 5 1 16 7 5 2 3 0 6 4 5 2 2 1 10 3 9 17
6 Dynamo Dresden 10 5 2 3 17 11 5 2 1 2 11 8 5 3 1 1 6 3 6 17
7 Ingolstadt 10 4 4 2 12 7 5 2 2 1 4 3 5 2 2 1 8 4 5 16
8 Waldhof Mannheim 10 5 1 4 13 18 5 5 0 0 9 3 5 0 1 4 4 15 -5 16
9 VfB Oldenburg 10 4 3 3 14 14 5 2 2 1 9 8 5 2 1 2 5 6 0 15
10 Viktoria Koln 11 3 5 3 16 15 5 2 2 1 7 6 6 1 3 2 9 9 1 14
11 MSV Duisburg 10 4 2 4 12 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 5 2 0 3 5 6 1 14
12 Osnabruck 10 3 4 3 15 11 5 3 1 1 9 3 5 0 3 2 6 8 4 13
13 Verl 11 3 3 5 13 17 6 2 3 1 10 7 5 1 0 4 3 10 -4 12
14 Meppen 10 2 5 3 15 18 5 2 2 1 11 7 5 0 3 2 4 11 -3 11
15 Zwickau 10 3 2 5 7 16 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 1 1 3 1 11 -9 11
16 Rot-Weiss Essen 10 2 3 5 11 20 5 2 1 2 7 12 5 0 2 3 4 8 -9 9
17 Hallescher FC 10 2 2 6 14 18 5 2 1 2 9 7 5 0 1 4 5 11 -4 8
18 Borussia Dortmund II 10 2 2 6 7 17 5 1 1 3 3 9 5 1 1 3 4 8 -10 8
19 Erzgebirge Aue 10 1 3 6 8 15 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 0 2 3 3 7 -7 6
20 Bayreuth 10 1 3 6 6 19 5 1 2 2 3 9 5 0 1 4 3 10 -13 6

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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.