3. Liga match preview: MSV Duisburg against Viktoria Köln

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (31515 seats)

Happy home supporters, the away team claims a mighty victory or a point each? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides MSV Duisburg and Viktoria Köln clash at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena.

Insights:
  • MSV Duisburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!

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MSV Duisburg form and stats

The story so far in the 3. Liga for MSV Duisburg at their home stadium (Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Duisburg are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 205 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Bakalorz).

MSV Duisburg faced defeat in their previous match, away at Borussia Dortmund II (0-2).

Prior to that, an away loss at Elversberg.

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 MSV Duisburg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 7.

A betting fact: This club have played 5 league matches in a row with only one (or none) side finding the net.

The Duisburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Viktoria Köln so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Viktoria Köln's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Home advantage was not enough for Viktoria Köln in their previous game as they lost hosting Elversberg, 0-2.

A 2-2 draw at Verl's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Viktoria in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Viktoria Köln, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Viktoria Köln now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Reg. Cup Mittelrhein game at Hennef 05 is waiting in only four days.

Viktoria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Viktoria Köln have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings with these teams: Duisburg won two, Viktoria Köln were winners in four and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria KölnR. Meißner
R. Meißner
5 goals
MSV DuisburgM. Stoppelkamp
M. Stoppelkamp
3 goals
Viktoria KölnP. Koronkiewicz
P. Koronkiewicz
3 goals

MSV Duisburg missing players

Viktoria Köln missing players

MSV Duisburg Viktoria Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 2 1 Drew D 1 3 5
6 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
12 7 1 Scored S 3 9 16
16 5 1 Conceded C 5 9 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
58% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 75%
42% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 58%
25% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
33% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
25% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
42% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
5.2 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.8 4.2
5.1 2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.2 3.8
2.5 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 11 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 10.7 9.3
3.7 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.3
27% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 40%
 
11 7.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.7 11.3
3.9 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.3 4.9
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • MSV Duisburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • MSV Duisburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly less corners away then 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 Elversberg 12 9 1 2 30 11 6 4 0 2 14 5 6 5 1 0 16 6 19 28
2 1860 München 12 8 2 2 26 14 6 5 0 1 16 5 6 3 2 1 10 9 12 26
3 Wehen Wiesbaden 12 7 3 2 26 13 6 4 2 0 15 6 6 3 1 2 11 7 13 24
4 Freiburg II 13 7 3 3 17 15 7 4 2 1 9 7 6 3 1 2 8 8 2 24
5 Ingolstadt 12 6 4 2 17 9 6 3 2 1 7 4 6 3 2 1 10 5 8 22
6 Dynamo Dresden 12 6 3 3 21 14 6 3 1 2 14 10 6 3 2 1 7 4 7 21
7 Saarbrücken 12 5 5 2 19 10 6 3 3 0 9 6 6 2 2 2 10 4 9 20
8 Waldhof Mannheim 12 6 1 5 16 21 6 6 0 0 10 3 6 0 1 5 6 18 -5 19
9 Verl 12 4 3 5 16 18 6 2 3 1 10 7 6 2 0 4 6 11 -2 15
10 VfB Oldenburg 12 4 3 5 16 20 6 2 2 2 10 11 6 2 1 3 6 9 -4 15
11 Viktoria Köln 12 3 5 4 16 17 6 2 2 2 7 8 6 1 3 2 9 9 -1 14
12 MSV Duisburg 12 4 2 6 12 16 5 2 2 1 7 5 7 2 0 5 5 11 -4 14
13 Osnabrück 12 3 4 5 17 16 6 3 1 2 9 5 6 0 3 3 8 11 1 13
14 Rot-Weiss Essen 12 3 4 5 15 21 6 2 2 2 8 13 6 1 2 3 7 8 -6 13
15 Borussia Dortmund II 12 3 3 6 9 17 6 2 1 3 5 9 6 1 2 3 4 8 -8 12
16 Meppen 12 2 5 5 16 22 6 2 2 2 11 8 6 0 3 3 5 14 -6 11
17 Zwickau 13 3 2 8 9 21 7 2 1 4 6 7 6 1 1 4 3 14 -12 11
18 Hallescher FC 12 2 4 6 15 19 6 2 2 2 9 7 6 0 2 4 6 12 -4 10
19 Erzgebirge Aue 12 2 4 6 12 17 6 1 2 3 6 9 6 1 2 3 6 8 -5 10
20 Bayreuth 12 2 3 7 8 22 6 1 2 3 4 12 6 1 1 4 4 10 -14 9

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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.