3. Liga preview: Can Saarbrücken edge out victory against Freiburg II?

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion (8644 seats)

Saarbrücken and Freiburg II are both successful in the 3. Liga with their 4th and 3rd spots respectively. This could be a grand game!

Insights:
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals (5) in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Saarbrücken form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Saarbrücken, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in 3. Liga, have to build on here at Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion in the 3. Liga. Two draws in a row at home now for Saarbrücken.

Saarbrücken lost their last game at Rot-Weiss Essen (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Until that fixture this club had gone eight consecutive league games without being beaten.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Bayreuth and winning 6-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Saarbrücken have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 21 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 6 and lost 5.

Saarbrücken are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 4 matches.

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Freiburg II form and stats

2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Freiburg II playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

Freiburg II's last game was the home draw against Osnabrück (1-1).

A 1-3 defeat away at Wehen Wiesbaden before that.

Freiburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

The visiting Freiburg II have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Freiburg II struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Saarbrücken have managed a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (5-1-0) when facing Freiburg II.

Top Goalscorers

SaarbrückenS. Jacob
S. Jacob
5 goals
Freiburg IIV. Vermeij
V. Vermeij
4 goals
SaarbrückenR. Neudecker
R. Neudecker
2 goals

Saarbrücken missing players

Freiburg II missing players

Saarbrücken Freiburg II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 0 4 9
4 2 0 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
14 4 0 Scored S 0 5 11
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 8
78% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
44% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 67%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 22%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 22%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 44%
67% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 56%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.6 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.8 5
4.2 3.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.2 4.8
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10 11.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.2 11.6
5.7 6.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 4.9
27% 16% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 25%
 
11.6 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.2 10.9
3.9 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.6
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Freiburg II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Freiburg II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Freiburg II have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Freiburg II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Freiburg II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Saarbrücken have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals (5) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have the most clean sheets (6) in 3. Liga

  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 9 7 1 1 24 9 4 3 0 1 10 3 5 4 1 0 14 6 15 22
2 1860 München 9 7 1 1 22 11 5 5 0 0 15 3 4 2 1 1 7 8 11 22
3 Freiburg II 9 5 2 2 11 8 5 3 2 0 6 2 4 2 0 2 5 6 3 17
4 Saarbrücken 9 4 4 1 14 5 4 2 2 0 4 2 5 2 2 1 10 3 9 16
5 Dynamo Dresden 9 5 1 3 16 10 5 2 1 2 11 8 4 3 0 1 5 2 6 16
6 Waldhof Mannheim 9 5 1 3 13 13 5 5 0 0 9 3 4 0 1 3 4 10 0 16
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 9 4 3 2 19 11 4 2 2 0 9 4 5 2 1 2 10 7 8 15
8 Ingolstadt 9 4 3 2 12 7 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 2 2 1 8 4 5 15
9 Viktoria Koln 9 3 4 2 13 11 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 1 2 2 7 7 2 13
10 VfB Oldenburg 9 3 3 3 12 13 5 2 2 1 9 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 -1 12
11 MSV Duisburg 9 3 2 4 11 11 4 1 2 1 6 5 5 2 0 3 5 6 0 11
12 Meppen 10 2 5 3 15 18 5 2 2 1 11 7 5 0 3 2 4 11 -3 11
13 Osnabrück 9 2 4 3 10 11 4 2 1 1 4 3 5 0 3 2 6 8 -1 10
14 Zwickau 9 3 1 5 7 16 5 2 1 2 6 5 4 1 0 3 1 11 -9 10
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 9 2 3 4 10 17 5 2 1 2 7 12 4 0 2 2 3 5 -7 9
16 Hallescher FC 9 2 2 5 14 17 5 2 1 2 9 7 4 0 1 3 5 10 -3 8
17 Verl 9 2 2 5 9 14 5 2 2 1 8 5 4 0 0 4 1 9 -5 8
18 Borussia Dortmund II 9 2 1 6 6 16 4 1 0 3 2 8 5 1 1 3 4 8 -10 7
19 Erzgebirge Aue 10 1 3 6 8 15 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 0 2 3 3 7 -7 6
20 Bayreuth 9 1 2 6 5 18 4 1 1 2 2 8 5 0 1 4 3 10 -13 5

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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.