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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Wed 26.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ludwigspark (8644 seats)

Saarbrücken are enjoying their 5th, while Borussia Dortmund II are bringing up the rear 3 points behind in the league standings. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (15) in 3. Liga
  • Borussia Dortmund II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts Saarbrücken saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 3. Liga. That game was an away game at MSV Duisburg, so at least Saarbrücken are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Saarbrücken form and stats

The story so far in the 3. Liga for Saarbrücken at their home stadium (Stadion Ludwigspark) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Saarbrücken, who won 4-3 against MSV Duisburg (placed 18th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Osnabruck.

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

Saarbrücken are traveling soon after this match as the 3. Liga match at Magdeburg awaits in three days.

Saarbrücken have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Ludwigspark with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Saarbrücken's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Borussia Dortmund II form and stats

7 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Borussia Dortmund II playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season. Borussia Dortmund II has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Viktoria Berlin.

Borussia Dortmund II delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Freiburg II (placed 11th) in their previous match.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Waldhof Mannheim.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Borussia Dortmund II in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Borussia Dortmund II, three draws and two defeats.

After this away game Borussia Dortmund II return home for a 3. Liga game against Osnabruck. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Borussia have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date recorded result featuring both these sides is the Borussia Dortmund II - Saarbrücken 0-0 played earlier this season. Last five meetings featuring these teams: Saarbrücken won one, Borussia Dortmund II were winners in one and we saw three draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

SaarbrückenA. Grimaldi
A. Grimaldi
10 goals
Borussia Dortmund IIB. Taz
B. Taz
7 goals
SaarbrückenJ. Günther-Schmidt
J. Günther-Schmidt
6 goals

Saarbrücken missing players

Borussia Dortmund II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saarbrücken Borussia Dortmund II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 2 11 22
10 5 2 Won W 1 7 10
7 3 1 Drew D 0 0 4
5 3 2 Lost L 1 4 8
37 19 8 Scored S 5 22 33
29 15 7 Conceded C 5 15 25
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
77% 91% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 73%
55% 55% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 82% 50%
36% 36% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 27% 23%
18% 9% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 14%
64% 64% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 55%
27% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 27%
18% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 27%
 
5.3 6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.1 5.4
5.2 4.5 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 4.9
2.7 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.8 10.5 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10.5 10.4
4.1 4.8 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.5 5.4 5
41% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 30%
 
8.4 8.4 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 10.1 9.3
3.7 4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.5 3.6
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Borussia Dortmund II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Borussia Dortmund II have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Borussia Dortmund II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (15) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken 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 Magdeburg 22 15 3 4 45 21 11 8 2 1 19 5 11 7 1 3 26 16 24 48
2 Kaiserslautern 22 11 6 5 34 13 11 7 3 1 20 3 11 4 3 4 14 10 21 39
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 21 11 6 4 37 20 11 5 4 2 19 12 10 6 2 2 18 8 17 39
4 Waldhof Mannheim 22 10 7 5 35 26 11 5 4 2 20 13 11 5 3 3 15 13 9 37
5 Saarbrücken 22 10 7 5 37 29 11 5 3 3 19 15 11 5 4 2 18 14 8 37
6 Meppen 22 11 3 8 33 34 11 7 1 3 21 10 11 4 2 5 12 24 -1 36
7 Borussia Dortmund II 22 10 4 8 33 25 11 3 4 4 11 10 11 7 0 4 22 15 8 34
8 Osnabruck 21 9 6 6 27 20 11 5 2 4 11 7 10 4 4 2 16 13 7 33
9 1860 München 21 8 8 5 35 29 11 5 3 3 22 17 10 3 5 2 13 12 6 32
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 22 8 7 7 31 27 11 3 5 3 14 14 11 5 2 4 17 13 4 31
11 Freiburg II 22 7 6 9 18 32 11 5 3 3 14 13 11 2 3 6 4 19 -14 27
12 Viktoria Berlin 21 7 5 9 30 28 10 5 2 3 17 11 11 2 3 6 13 17 2 26
13 Zwickau 21 5 11 5 29 29 10 2 5 3 13 14 11 3 6 2 16 15 0 26
14 Viktoria Koln 21 7 4 10 27 38 11 5 3 3 21 16 10 2 1 7 6 22 -11 25
15 Hallescher FC 21 5 7 9 27 34 10 4 3 3 17 16 11 1 4 6 10 18 -7 22
16 Verl 22 5 7 10 34 45 11 3 3 5 17 22 11 2 4 5 17 23 -11 22
17 Turkgucu-Ataspor 20 5 6 9 21 30 10 4 3 3 15 14 10 1 3 6 6 16 -9 21
18 MSV Duisburg 21 6 2 13 27 37 10 4 2 4 16 15 11 2 0 9 11 22 -10 20
19 Wurzburger Kickers 22 3 8 11 15 32 11 1 4 6 8 20 11 2 4 5 7 12 -17 17
20 Havelse 22 3 5 14 18 44 11 2 0 9 7 25 11 1 5 5 11 19 -26 14

Germany:
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  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 22 15 3 4 45 21 11 8 2 1 19 5 11 7 1 3 26 16 24 48
2 Kaiserslautern 22 11 6 5 34 13 11 7 3 1 20 3 11 4 3 4 14 10 21 39
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 21 11 6 4 37 20 11 5 4 2 19 12 10 6 2 2 18 8 17 39
4 Waldhof Mannheim 22 10 7 5 35 26 11 5 4 2 20 13 11 5 3 3 15 13 9 37
5 Saarbrücken 22 10 7 5 37 29 11 5 3 3 19 15 11 5 4 2 18 14 8 37
6 Meppen 22 11 3 8 33 34 11 7 1 3 21 10 11 4 2 5 12 24 -1 36
7 Borussia Dortmund II 22 10 4 8 33 25 11 3 4 4 11 10 11 7 0 4 22 15 8 34
8 Osnabruck 21 9 6 6 27 20 11 5 2 4 11 7 10 4 4 2 16 13 7 33
9 1860 München 21 8 8 5 35 29 11 5 3 3 22 17 10 3 5 2 13 12 6 32
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 22 8 7 7 31 27 11 3 5 3 14 14 11 5 2 4 17 13 4 31
11 Freiburg II 22 7 6 9 18 32 11 5 3 3 14 13 11 2 3 6 4 19 -14 27
12 Viktoria Berlin 21 7 5 9 30 28 10 5 2 3 17 11 11 2 3 6 13 17 2 26
13 Zwickau 21 5 11 5 29 29 10 2 5 3 13 14 11 3 6 2 16 15 0 26
14 Viktoria Koln 21 7 4 10 27 38 11 5 3 3 21 16 10 2 1 7 6 22 -11 25
15 Hallescher FC 21 5 7 9 27 34 10 4 3 3 17 16 11 1 4 6 10 18 -7 22
16 Verl 22 5 7 10 34 45 11 3 3 5 17 22 11 2 4 5 17 23 -11 22
17 Turkgucu-Ataspor 20 5 6 9 21 30 10 4 3 3 15 14 10 1 3 6 6 16 -9 21
18 MSV Duisburg 21 6 2 13 27 37 10 4 2 4 16 15 11 2 0 9 11 22 -10 20
19 Wurzburger Kickers 22 3 8 11 15 32 11 1 4 6 8 20 11 2 4 5 7 12 -17 17
20 Havelse 22 3 5 14 18 44 11 2 0 9 7 25 11 1 5 5 11 19 -26 14

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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.