Open game expected at Hänsch-Arena: Meppen vs Magdeburg preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hänsch-Arena (16500 seats)

Season ticket holders at Hänsch-Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Meppen languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Magdeburg will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Meppen have the the worst goal difference (-19) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in 3. Liga

It's no vacation for neither Meppen nor Magdeburg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Meppen form and stats

Meppen, who have the the worst goal difference (-19) in 3. Liga, have played 15 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-0-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Meppen haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 197 minutes ago. S. Puttkammer scored that one.

Preceding that match was the home game against Wehen Wiesbaden that was lost 0-3.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hansa Rostock are coming to town in three days.

Meppen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Meppen have conceded 29 from these games.

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Magdeburg form and stats

6-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Magdeburg in their 3. Liga matches away. It’s been three wins in a row for Magdeburg on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

518 minutes! That's how long the Magdeburg goalkeeper Morten Jens Behrens and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Magdeburg's last game was the home draw against Zwickau (0-0). Prior to that result Magdeburg won their away game at Hansa Rostock. The scoreline was 2-0.

A new game in only four days for Magdeburg, the 3. Liga home match versus VfB Lubeck. Busy days.

Magdeburg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 20 goals have been scored. Magdeburg have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Magdeburg - Meppen 0-0, played this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Meppen won one, Magdeburg won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MagdeburgA. Müller
A. Müller
5 goals
MagdeburgR. Obermair
R. Obermair
5 goals
MagdeburgB. Atik
B. Atik
5 goals

Meppen missing players

Magdeburg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Meppen Magdeburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 6 Played P 5 16 32
11 7 2 Won W 3 6 10
4 0 0 Drew D 2 3 8
17 8 4 Lost L 0 7 14
32 19 6 Scored S 8 20 32
51 29 11 Conceded C 3 20 40
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 87% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 72%
50% 73% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 31%
28% 40% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 12%
12% 20% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
41% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 44%
28% 20% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 25% 28%
38% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 2.3
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
7.8 8.6 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.6 9.8
3.2 3.7 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3.7
31% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 27%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Magdeburg have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Meppen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Meppen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in 3. Liga
  • Meppen have the most conceded goals (29) at home in 3. Liga
  • Meppen have the the worst goal difference (-19) in 3. Liga
  • 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 Hansa Rostock 32 18 7 7 45 28 15 10 2 3 26 15 17 8 5 4 19 13 17 61
2 Dynamo Dresden 31 18 5 8 51 26 15 9 5 1 28 11 16 9 0 7 23 15 25 59
3 Ingolstadt 31 17 7 7 43 34 15 11 3 1 23 11 16 6 4 6 20 23 9 58
4 1860 München 32 16 9 7 59 28 16 7 6 3 30 16 16 9 3 4 29 12 31 57
5 Saarbrucken 32 13 10 9 55 46 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 6 5 5 23 23 9 49
6 Verl 32 13 9 10 60 49 17 6 6 5 30 23 15 7 3 5 30 26 11 48
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 9 9 51 43 15 7 5 3 27 20 16 6 4 6 24 23 8 48
8 Viktoria Koln 32 13 7 12 44 49 17 6 2 9 21 28 15 7 5 3 23 21 -5 46
9 Turkgucu-Ataspor 32 11 10 11 40 42 16 6 6 4 17 18 16 5 4 7 23 24 -2 43
10 Zwickau 32 11 9 12 39 40 16 5 2 9 18 22 16 6 7 3 21 18 -1 42
11 Waldhof Mannheim 31 9 12 10 40 43 15 5 5 5 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 17 -3 39
12 Hallescher FC 32 10 9 13 36 53 16 6 5 5 18 22 16 4 4 8 18 31 -17 39
13 Magdeburg 32 10 8 14 32 40 16 4 5 7 12 20 16 6 3 7 20 20 -8 38
14 MSV Duisburg 31 10 8 13 41 52 16 6 3 7 21 26 15 4 5 6 20 26 -11 38
15 Meppen 31 11 3 17 32 51 15 7 0 8 19 29 16 4 3 9 13 22 -19 36
16 Bayern München II 32 8 10 14 41 46 16 5 3 8 19 20 16 3 7 6 22 26 -5 34
17 Kaiserslautern 32 6 16 10 34 40 16 3 10 3 16 17 16 3 6 7 18 23 -6 34
18 Uerdingen 32 9 9 14 32 42 16 3 4 9 12 25 16 6 5 5 20 17 -10 33
19 VfB Lubeck 31 7 9 15 34 46 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 3 3 9 19 29 -12 30
20 Unterhaching 31 8 4 19 35 46 16 6 2 8 21 21 15 2 2 11 14 25 -11 28

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 Hansa Rostock 32 18 7 7 45 28 15 10 2 3 26 15 17 8 5 4 19 13 17 61
2 Dynamo Dresden 31 18 5 8 51 26 15 9 5 1 28 11 16 9 0 7 23 15 25 59
3 Ingolstadt 31 17 7 7 43 34 15 11 3 1 23 11 16 6 4 6 20 23 9 58
4 1860 München 32 16 9 7 59 28 16 7 6 3 30 16 16 9 3 4 29 12 31 57
5 Saarbrucken 32 13 10 9 55 46 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 6 5 5 23 23 9 49
6 Verl 32 13 9 10 60 49 17 6 6 5 30 23 15 7 3 5 30 26 11 48
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 9 9 51 43 15 7 5 3 27 20 16 6 4 6 24 23 8 48
8 Viktoria Koln 32 13 7 12 44 49 17 6 2 9 21 28 15 7 5 3 23 21 -5 46
9 Turkgucu-Ataspor 32 11 10 11 40 42 16 6 6 4 17 18 16 5 4 7 23 24 -2 43
10 Zwickau 32 11 9 12 39 40 16 5 2 9 18 22 16 6 7 3 21 18 -1 42
11 Waldhof Mannheim 31 9 12 10 40 43 15 5 5 5 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 17 -3 39
12 Hallescher FC 32 10 9 13 36 53 16 6 5 5 18 22 16 4 4 8 18 31 -17 39
13 Magdeburg 32 10 8 14 32 40 16 4 5 7 12 20 16 6 3 7 20 20 -8 38
14 MSV Duisburg 31 10 8 13 41 52 16 6 3 7 21 26 15 4 5 6 20 26 -11 38
15 Meppen 31 11 3 17 32 51 15 7 0 8 19 29 16 4 3 9 13 22 -19 36
16 Bayern München II 32 8 10 14 41 46 16 5 3 8 19 20 16 3 7 6 22 26 -5 34
17 Kaiserslautern 32 6 16 10 34 40 16 3 10 3 16 17 16 3 6 7 18 23 -6 34
18 Uerdingen 32 9 9 14 32 42 16 3 4 9 12 25 16 6 5 5 20 17 -10 33
19 VfB Lubeck 31 7 9 15 34 46 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 3 3 9 19 29 -12 30
20 Unterhaching 31 8 4 19 35 46 16 6 2 8 21 21 15 2 2 11 14 25 -11 28

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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.