3. Liga match preview: Meppen versus Eintracht Braunschweig

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 04.July
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hänsch-Arena (16500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Meppen have their presumed home advantage while Eintracht Braunschweig are ahead 9 points in the 3. Liga table.

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 Meppen and Eintracht Braunschweig.

Meppen are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Braunschweig are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Meppen form and stats

Meppen have played 18 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-9 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Meppen in their previous game, a 3. Liga match away at Preußen Münster (placed 18th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ingolstadt (0-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Meppen 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 four wins, two draws and four defeats.

The Meppen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 18 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded.

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Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats

Playing away, Eintracht Braunschweig have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the 3. Liga this season.

Eintracht Braunschweig had fun at their own home (Hänsch-Arena) last time out, beating Waldhof Mannheim 3-2. M. Kobylański (2) and M. Schwenk scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Zwickau wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

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

Braunschweig are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Braunschweig have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Eintracht Braunschweig - Meppen 1-2 earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: Meppen won two, Eintracht Braunschweig won one and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Eintracht BraunschweigM. Kobylański
M. Kobylański
18 goals
MeppenD. Undav
D. Undav
17 goals
Eintracht BraunschweigM. Bär
M. Bär
8 goals

Meppen missing players

Eintracht Braunschweig missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Meppen Eintracht Braunschweig
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
15 7 2 Won W 3 8 18
10 2 0 Drew D 2 5 10
12 9 3 Lost L 1 5 9
65 31 7 Scored S 9 26 61
54 29 11 Conceded C 6 23 49
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 89%
84% 89% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 84%
65% 67% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 62%
38% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 32%
22% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 19%
62% 61% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 65%
27% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 24%
22% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 22%
 
6.2 7 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.1 4.8
4.6 4.7 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.6 5.5
2.1 2.1 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2.2
5 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
391 208 45 Total Shots T S 60 164 345
178 94 21 Shots on Target S O 26 72 155
35% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 36% 39%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Meppen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Meppen 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 Bayern München II 37 19 8 10 76 59 19 11 4 4 42 28 18 8 4 6 34 31 17 65
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 37 18 10 9 61 49 19 10 5 4 35 26 18 8 5 5 26 23 12 64
3 Würzburger Kickers 37 19 6 12 69 58 18 11 1 6 34 24 19 8 5 6 35 34 11 63
4 Ingolstadt 37 16 12 9 59 40 19 7 7 5 32 24 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 60
5 MSV Duisburg 37 16 11 10 64 48 18 10 6 2 33 20 19 6 5 8 31 28 16 59
6 Hansa Rostock 37 17 8 12 52 39 19 11 4 4 31 16 18 6 4 8 21 23 13 59
7 1860 München 37 16 10 11 63 52 18 9 6 3 35 20 19 7 4 8 28 32 11 58
8 Meppen 37 15 10 12 65 54 18 7 2 9 31 29 19 8 8 3 34 25 11 55
9 Waldhof Mannheim 37 13 16 8 52 47 18 5 8 5 25 27 19 8 8 3 27 20 5 55
10 Kaiserslautern 37 13 13 11 58 54 18 6 9 3 26 18 19 7 4 8 32 36 4 52
11 Unterhaching 37 12 15 10 50 49 19 5 9 5 23 25 18 7 6 5 27 24 1 51
12 Viktoria Köln 37 14 8 15 64 70 19 8 4 7 31 30 18 6 4 8 33 40 -6 50
13 Uerdingen 37 12 11 14 39 53 18 5 5 8 20 29 19 7 6 6 19 24 -14 47
14 Magdeburg 37 10 16 11 47 40 18 6 5 7 29 22 19 4 11 4 18 18 7 46
15 Hallescher FC 37 12 9 16 62 64 19 6 7 6 36 32 18 6 2 10 26 32 -2 45
16 Zwickau 37 11 10 16 56 61 19 8 5 6 38 29 18 3 5 10 18 32 -5 43
17 Chemnitzer FC 37 10 11 16 50 58 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 3 5 11 26 39 -8 41
18 Preußen Münster 37 9 12 16 47 60 19 7 6 6 27 30 18 2 6 10 20 30 -13 39
19 Sonnenhof Großaspach 37 8 8 21 33 66 19 3 4 12 17 41 18 5 4 9 16 25 -33 32
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 37 4 8 25 39 85 18 2 3 13 15 33 19 2 5 12 24 52 -46 20

Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München II 37 19 8 10 76 59 19 11 4 4 42 28 18 8 4 6 34 31 17 65
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 37 18 10 9 61 49 19 10 5 4 35 26 18 8 5 5 26 23 12 64
3 Würzburger Kickers 37 19 6 12 69 58 18 11 1 6 34 24 19 8 5 6 35 34 11 63
4 Ingolstadt 37 16 12 9 59 40 19 7 7 5 32 24 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 60
5 MSV Duisburg 37 16 11 10 64 48 18 10 6 2 33 20 19 6 5 8 31 28 16 59
6 Hansa Rostock 37 17 8 12 52 39 19 11 4 4 31 16 18 6 4 8 21 23 13 59
7 1860 München 37 16 10 11 63 52 18 9 6 3 35 20 19 7 4 8 28 32 11 58
8 Meppen 37 15 10 12 65 54 18 7 2 9 31 29 19 8 8 3 34 25 11 55
9 Waldhof Mannheim 37 13 16 8 52 47 18 5 8 5 25 27 19 8 8 3 27 20 5 55
10 Kaiserslautern 37 13 13 11 58 54 18 6 9 3 26 18 19 7 4 8 32 36 4 52
11 Unterhaching 37 12 15 10 50 49 19 5 9 5 23 25 18 7 6 5 27 24 1 51
12 Viktoria Köln 37 14 8 15 64 70 19 8 4 7 31 30 18 6 4 8 33 40 -6 50
13 Uerdingen 37 12 11 14 39 53 18 5 5 8 20 29 19 7 6 6 19 24 -14 47
14 Magdeburg 37 10 16 11 47 40 18 6 5 7 29 22 19 4 11 4 18 18 7 46
15 Hallescher FC 37 12 9 16 62 64 19 6 7 6 36 32 18 6 2 10 26 32 -2 45
16 Zwickau 37 11 10 16 56 61 19 8 5 6 38 29 18 3 5 10 18 32 -5 43
17 Chemnitzer FC 37 10 11 16 50 58 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 3 5 11 26 39 -8 41
18 Preußen Münster 37 9 12 16 47 60 19 7 6 6 27 30 18 2 6 10 20 30 -13 39
19 Sonnenhof Großaspach 37 8 8 21 33 66 19 3 4 12 17 41 18 5 4 9 16 25 -33 32
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 37 4 8 25 39 85 18 2 3 13 15 33 19 2 5 12 24 52 -46 20

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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.