Meppen supporters put their faith in manager C. Neidhardt to deliver victory against Carl Zeiss Jena

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Date: Sat 24.August
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hänsch-Arena (16500 seats)

The Meppen manager C. Neidhardt attacks this game with the team placed 16th so far. In the visitors dressing room Carl Zeiss Jena and their manager L. Kwasniok are in 20th place before this match.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Meppen form and stats

Meppen are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Meppen, their manager C. Neidhardt and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Meppen manager C. Neidhardt and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus 1860 München in the 3. Liga. Preceding that match was a defeat to Magdeburg (1-3).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Meppen matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from two games).

At Hänsch-Arena, Meppen has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 fixtures.

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Carl Zeiss Jena form and stats

No points yet away for Carl Zeiss Jena, from their first 2 matches. With the Carl Zeiss Jena losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Carl Zeiss Jena has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The manager L. Kwasniok was unhappy after their last game, a 3. Liga match played at their home ground Hänsch-Arena. Carl Zeiss Jena suffered a 1-2 loss to Waldhof Mannheim. A 0-2 defeat away at Zwickau before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Carl Zeiss Jena playing away, we found eight games. Results were 2 away wins, 3 draws and 3 home wins.

0 goals so far away for Carl Zeiss Jena, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 2 - 1 - 1 (Meppen wins - draws - Carl Zeiss Jena wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Undav
2 goals / 1 assists
M. Piossek
1 goals
J. Düker
1 goals

Meppen missing players

Carl Zeiss Jena missing players

Meppen Carl Zeiss Jena
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played 0 2 5
1 0 0 Won 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
2 2 0 Lost 0 2 5
5 1 0 Scored 0 0 2
7 5 0 Conceded 0 4 10
60% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 40%
40% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 60%
 
7 7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5 3.6
5.6 6 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 8.5 7.2
1.4 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3.5 2.8
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Carl Zeiss Jena's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Meppen's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena have lost all their matches so far.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Carl Zeiss Jena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Meppen have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Meppen have scored more than double the goals of Carl Zeiss Jena.
Meppen Last season Carl Zeiss Jena
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
38 19 7 Played 7 19 38
13 9 6 Won 4 6 11
8 3 0 Drew 0 4 13
17 7 1 Lost 3 9 14
48 30 15 Scored 9 20 48
53 24 4 Conceded 10 31 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 89% 82%
76% 79% 71% Over 1.5 71% 79% 74%
47% 47% 57% Over 2.5 57% 47% 50%
21% 26% 14% Over 3.5 29% 26% 29%
16% 21% 14% Over 4.5 14% 16% 18%
53% 47% 29% BTTS 57% 58% 58%
24% 32% 57% Clean Sheets 29% 21% 26%
26% 21% 14% Failed To Score 14% 32% 34%
 
4.8 5.3 5.4 Corners For (avg) 3.7 3.2 3.7
4.4 4.1 4.1 Corners Against (avg) 5.9 5.8 5.4
2.6 2.3 1.9 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.9 2.1 1.9
3 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Meppen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Meppen
All Regionalliga: Nord Club Friendlies 3. Liga
All Home Away
20-07-19 3.L Meppen 0 - 2 Zwickau
27-07-19 3.L Waldhof Mannheim 0 - 0 Meppen
31-07-19 3.L Chemnitzer FC 2 - 4 Meppen
03-08-19 3.L Meppen 1 - 3 Magdeburg
17-08-19 3.L 1860 München 0 - 0 Meppen
24-08-19 3.L Meppen 12:00 Carl Zeiss Jena
31-08-19 3.L MSV Duisburg 12:00 Meppen
14-09-19 3.L Meppen 12:00 Kaiserslautern
20-09-19 3.L Würzburger Kickers 17:00 Meppen
29-09-19 3.L Meppen 12:00 Uerdingen
Carl Zeiss Jena
All DFB Pokal Regionalliga: Nordost Club Friendlies 3. Liga
All Home Away
22-07-19 3.L Carl Zeiss Jena 1 - 2 Ingolstadt
27-07-19 3.L Preußen Münster 2 - 0 Carl Zeiss Jena
30-07-19 3.L Carl Zeiss Jena 0 - 2 Eintracht Braunschweig
04-08-19 3.L Zwickau 2 - 0 Carl Zeiss Jena
18-08-19 3.L Carl Zeiss Jena 1 - 2 Waldhof Mannheim
24-08-19 3.L Meppen 12:00 Carl Zeiss Jena
02-09-19 3.L Carl Zeiss Jena 17:00 Magdeburg
14-09-19 3.L 1860 München 12:00 Carl Zeiss Jena
21-09-19 3.L Chemnitzer FC 12:00 Carl Zeiss Jena
28-09-19 3.L Carl Zeiss Jena 12:00 MSV Duisburg

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ingolstadt 5 4 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 8 13
2 MSV Duisburg 5 4 0 1 14 5 3 3 0 0 9 2 2 1 0 1 5 3 9 12
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 5 4 0 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 9 2 5 12
4 Unterhaching 5 3 2 0 11 7 2 2 0 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 11
5 Waldhof Mannheim 5 2 3 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 9
6 Hallescher FC 5 3 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 9
7 Viktoria Köln 5 2 1 2 11 11 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 8 5 0 7
8 Preußen Münster 5 2 1 2 8 8 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 0 7
9 Sonnenhof Großaspach 5 2 1 2 8 9 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 2 0 1 5 4 -1 7
10 Zwickau 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 6 -1 7
11 Magdeburg 5 1 3 1 6 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 6
12 Würzburger Kickers 5 2 0 3 10 14 3 2 0 1 6 6 2 0 0 2 4 8 -4 6
13 Bayern München II 5 2 0 3 8 12 2 1 0 1 4 6 3 1 0 2 4 6 -4 6
14 Kaiserslautern 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 -2 5
15 1860 München 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -2 5
16 Meppen 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 1 2 0 4 2 -2 5
17 Uerdingen 5 1 2 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 3 4 -3 5
18 Hansa Rostock 5 1 1 3 5 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 4
19 Chemnitzer FC 5 0 2 3 6 11 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 2
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 5 0 0 5 2 10 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 0

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