3. Liga match prediction: Little separates MSV Duisburg and Hansa Rostock in quality

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 20.June
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (31515 seats)

MSV Duisburg and Hansa Rostock are both riding high in the 3. Liga with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

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 Duisburg and Hansa Rostock.

The season is still full of potential for Duisburg as they can still win the whole 3. Liga. Rostock are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

D D W W D

MSV Duisburg form and stats

MSV Duisburg, who have the the best goal difference (+17) in 3. Liga, have performed here at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena this season with 10 wins from 16 3. Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2.

Duisburg drew their last game, 1-1 away at Uerdingen (placed 11th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Wurzburger Kickers.

S. Karweina was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Uerdingen after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

This is expected to be a close game, with Duisburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with MSV Duisburg as a small favourite), we find nine games. MSV Duisburg has won three of these, drawn three and lost three.

The manager T. Lieberknecht will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Viktoria Köln in only three days.

A decent goal production from Duisburg in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 16 league matches. Duisburg have conceded 18 in these home matches.

W W W W L

Hansa Rostock form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Rostock hope to make it five in this match. Rostock has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The Hansa Rostock goalkeeper Markus Kolke is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

P. Breier (2), R. Pedersen and M. Ahlschwede scored in Rostock's previous match, the home game against Carl Zeiss Jena that ended 4-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at 1860 München.

As you can tell from the results above, Rostock was very dominant against Carl Zeiss Jena, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with P. Breier (2), R. Pedersen and M. Ahlschwede providing the goals.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hansa Rostock playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Rostock wins, three draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kaiserslautern in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rostock have scored 20 goals in 16 league games away. As opposed to that, Hansa Rostock have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hansa Rostock - MSV Duisburg 1-2 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Duisburg won four, Hansa Rostock won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MSV DuisburgM. Stoppelkamp
M. Stoppelkamp
15 goals
Hansa RostockP. Breier
P. Breier
14 goals
DuisburgV. Vermeij
V. Vermeij
12 goals

MSV Duisburg missing players

Hansa Rostock missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MSV Duisburg Hansa Rostock
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
16 10 1 Won W 1 6 16
8 4 3 Drew D 1 3 6
9 2 0 Lost L 1 7 11
60 31 6 Scored S 4 20 49
43 18 5 Conceded C 4 20 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 64%
58% 56% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 52%
39% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 24%
21% 19% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
76% 81% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 48%
15% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 30%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 21%
 
4.8 4.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.1 5.1
4.7 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 4.6 4.3
1.6 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
345 193 62 Total Shots T S 21 124 327
152 82 22 Shots on Target S O 12 60 144
39% 37% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 34%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Hansa Rostock has the fewest conceded goals (35)
  • Hansa Rostock has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11)
  • Hansa Rostock has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • MSV Duisburg has the most points (34) at home
  • MSV Duisburg has the the best goal difference (+17)
  • MSV Duisburg have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • MSV Duisburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 33 17 6 10 68 53 17 10 3 4 38 25 16 7 3 6 30 28 15 57
2 MSV Duisburg 33 16 8 9 60 43 16 10 4 2 31 18 17 6 4 7 29 25 17 56
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 8 5 4 31 24 16 7 5 4 22 19 10 55
4 Hansa Rostock 33 16 6 11 49 35 17 10 3 4 29 15 16 6 3 7 20 20 14 54
5 Wurzburger Kickers 33 16 6 11 60 51 16 9 1 6 28 23 17 7 5 5 32 28 9 54
6 Ingolstadt 33 13 12 8 52 38 17 6 7 4 30 22 16 7 5 4 22 16 14 51
7 Waldhof Mannheim 33 12 15 6 47 40 16 4 7 5 22 25 17 8 8 1 25 15 7 51
8 Unterhaching 33 12 13 8 48 41 17 5 7 5 21 23 16 7 6 3 27 18 7 49
9 1860 München 33 13 10 10 53 47 16 7 6 3 30 19 17 6 4 7 23 28 6 49
10 Meppen 33 12 10 11 57 51 16 6 2 8 28 27 17 6 8 3 29 24 6 46
11 Uerdingen 33 12 10 11 37 45 16 5 4 7 18 26 17 7 6 4 19 19 -8 46
12 Kaiserslautern 33 11 11 11 49 52 16 4 9 3 19 18 17 7 2 8 30 34 -3 44
13 Magdeburg 33 9 14 10 43 37 16 6 4 6 27 19 17 3 10 4 16 18 6 41
14 Viktoria Köln 33 11 8 14 55 64 17 6 4 7 25 29 16 5 4 7 30 35 -9 41
15 Hallescher FC 33 11 7 15 53 56 17 5 6 6 30 28 16 6 1 9 23 28 -3 40
16 Chemnitzer FC 33 10 10 13 47 50 17 7 6 4 23 17 16 3 4 9 24 33 -3 40
17 Zwickau 33 9 10 14 50 53 16 6 5 5 33 23 17 3 5 9 17 30 -3 37
18 Preuen Munster 33 8 11 14 45 55 17 6 6 5 25 26 16 2 5 9 20 29 -10 35
19 Sonnenhof Großaspach 33 7 8 18 27 57 17 3 4 10 14 35 16 4 4 8 13 22 -30 29
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 33 4 7 22 31 73 16 2 3 11 12 28 17 2 4 11 19 45 -42 19

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 33 17 6 10 68 53 17 10 3 4 38 25 16 7 3 6 30 28 15 57
2 MSV Duisburg 33 16 8 9 60 43 16 10 4 2 31 18 17 6 4 7 29 25 17 56
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 8 5 4 31 24 16 7 5 4 22 19 10 55
4 Hansa Rostock 33 16 6 11 49 35 17 10 3 4 29 15 16 6 3 7 20 20 14 54
5 Wurzburger Kickers 33 16 6 11 60 51 16 9 1 6 28 23 17 7 5 5 32 28 9 54
6 Ingolstadt 33 13 12 8 52 38 17 6 7 4 30 22 16 7 5 4 22 16 14 51
7 Waldhof Mannheim 33 12 15 6 47 40 16 4 7 5 22 25 17 8 8 1 25 15 7 51
8 Unterhaching 33 12 13 8 48 41 17 5 7 5 21 23 16 7 6 3 27 18 7 49
9 1860 München 33 13 10 10 53 47 16 7 6 3 30 19 17 6 4 7 23 28 6 49
10 Meppen 33 12 10 11 57 51 16 6 2 8 28 27 17 6 8 3 29 24 6 46
11 Uerdingen 33 12 10 11 37 45 16 5 4 7 18 26 17 7 6 4 19 19 -8 46
12 Kaiserslautern 33 11 11 11 49 52 16 4 9 3 19 18 17 7 2 8 30 34 -3 44
13 Magdeburg 33 9 14 10 43 37 16 6 4 6 27 19 17 3 10 4 16 18 6 41
14 Viktoria Köln 33 11 8 14 55 64 17 6 4 7 25 29 16 5 4 7 30 35 -9 41
15 Hallescher FC 33 11 7 15 53 56 17 5 6 6 30 28 16 6 1 9 23 28 -3 40
16 Chemnitzer FC 33 10 10 13 47 50 17 7 6 4 23 17 16 3 4 9 24 33 -3 40
17 Zwickau 33 9 10 14 50 53 16 6 5 5 33 23 17 3 5 9 17 30 -3 37
18 Preuen Munster 33 8 11 14 45 55 17 6 6 5 25 26 16 2 5 9 20 29 -10 35
19 Sonnenhof Großaspach 33 7 8 18 27 57 17 3 4 10 14 35 16 4 4 8 13 22 -30 29
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 33 4 7 22 31 73 16 2 3 11 12 28 17 2 4 11 19 45 -42 19

More from Germany - 3. Liga

Read more about 3. Liga

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.