Evenly matched teams: Meppen vs Zwickau match preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hänsch-Arena (16500 seats)

With the edgy opening match out of the way it’s time for the second 3. Liga duel of the season. Meppen eagerly anticipate Zwickau in front of their home following.

This has all the signs of an intriguing game with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Meppen form and stats

The season before, Meppen's league stats were 13 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, resulting in 12th spot in the 3. Liga. Over these 36 matches they scored 47 goals and let in 60. Playing at home in the former season Meppen delivered 7-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 26 conceded.

Meppen's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-5 against VfB Oldenburg (in Reg. Cup Niedersachsen).

1-1 away at VfB Oldenburg before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Meppen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 0 and lost 5.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Meppen as they are travelling to their away game against 1860 München in the 3. Liga. That match is three days after this one.

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Zwickau form and stats

Let's have a look at how Zwickau performed last season in the 3. Liga: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 14 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 46 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 8 and lost 5 with 19/20 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing from Eichinger, Baumann and Frick secured the home win 3-2 against Hallescher FC in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Enochs when Eichinger scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.

Before that, Zwickau secured a home win against Wurzburger Kickers with the score 7-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zwickau playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 6 Zwickau wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

After this away game Zwickau return home for a 3. Liga game against MSV Duisburg. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Meppen won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Zwickau managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

MeppenC. Hemlein
C. Hemlein
1 goals
ZwickauD. Frick
D. Frick
1 goals
ZwickauD. Baumann
D. Baumann
1 goals

Meppen missing players

Zwickau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Meppen Zwickau
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
6 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 75%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 4
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Meppen Last season Zwickau
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
13 7   Won W   5 11
8 4   Drew D   8 14
15 7   Lost L   5 11
47 29   Scored S   19 46
60 26   Conceded C   20 44
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
72% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 78%
50% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 42%
42% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 28%
22% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 6%
47% 56%   BTTS BTTS   44% 56%
25% 28%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 31%
31% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 22%
 
5.4 5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 6.1
5.1 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5.7
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2
3 2   Red cards R C   0 3
 
8.9 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 10.6
4.4 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.4
30% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 29%
 
11.2 9.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 10.2
4.9 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Elversberg 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Waldhof Mannheim 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 1860 München 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 3
4 Zwickau 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ingolstadt 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Osnabruck 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Saarbrücken 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Borussia Dortmund II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Erzgebirge Aue 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Freiburg II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Meppen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 VfB Oldenburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 MSV Duisburg 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -4 1
16 Dynamo Dresden 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Hallescher FC 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
18 Bayreuth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Verl 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Viktoria Köln 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
Last season 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 36 24 6 6 83 39 18 13 4 1 34 10 18 11 2 5 49 29 44 78
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 36 18 10 8 61 36 18 8 6 4 27 21 18 10 4 4 34 15 25 64
3 Kaiserslautern 36 18 9 9 56 27 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 6 5 7 19 16 29 63
4 1860 München 36 17 10 9 67 50 18 9 4 5 39 28 18 8 6 4 28 22 17 61
5 Waldhof Mannheim 36 16 12 8 58 40 18 8 5 5 33 21 18 8 7 3 25 19 18 60
6 Osnabruck 36 16 10 10 56 48 18 8 3 7 22 19 18 8 7 3 34 29 8 58
7 Saarbrücken 36 14 11 11 50 44 18 8 5 5 25 20 18 6 6 6 25 24 6 53
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 36 14 9 13 49 44 18 6 6 6 20 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 5 51
9 Borussia Dortmund II 36 14 7 15 51 48 18 4 6 8 17 19 18 10 1 7 34 29 3 49
10 Zwickau 36 11 14 11 46 44 18 6 6 6 27 24 18 5 8 5 19 20 2 47
11 Freiburg II 36 12 11 13 34 42 18 8 6 4 24 18 18 4 5 9 10 24 -8 47
12 Meppen 36 13 8 15 47 60 18 7 4 7 29 26 18 6 4 8 18 34 -13 47
13 Viktoria Köln 36 12 9 15 39 52 18 7 6 5 27 22 18 5 3 10 12 30 -13 45
14 Hallescher FC 36 10 13 13 46 48 18 7 7 4 31 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -2 43
15 MSV Duisburg 36 13 3 20 46 71 18 7 2 9 25 37 18 6 1 11 21 34 -25 42
16 Verl 36 10 10 16 56 66 18 5 5 8 29 33 18 5 5 8 27 33 -10 40
17 Viktoria Berlin 36 10 7 19 44 62 18 7 3 8 25 29 18 3 4 11 19 33 -18 37
18 Wurzburger Kickers 36 7 9 20 34 59 18 2 5 11 18 32 18 5 4 9 16 27 -25 30
19 Havelse 36 5 8 23 28 71 18 4 1 13 14 34 18 1 7 10 14 37 -43 23
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Elversberg 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Waldhof Mannheim 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 1860 München 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 3
4 Zwickau 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ingolstadt 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Osnabruck 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Saarbrücken 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Borussia Dortmund II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Erzgebirge Aue 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Freiburg II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Meppen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 VfB Oldenburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 MSV Duisburg 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -4 1
16 Dynamo Dresden 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Hallescher FC 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
18 Bayreuth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Verl 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Viktoria Köln 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0

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