Football betting preview: Saarbrücken favourites when Freiburg II arrive

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ludwigspark (8644 seats)

Saarbrücken have performed well so far, sitting at 4th position in the table. Freiburg II have a view both up and down the table from their 9th place.

Insights:
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (14) in 3. Liga
  • Freiburg II have the fewest scored goals (3) away in 3. Liga

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

The total 3. Liga stats at home this season for Saarbrücken are 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Saarbrücken, who won 2-1 against Zwickau (placed 15th).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Viktoria Berlin.

The Saarbrücken fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Saarbrücken have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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Freiburg II form and stats

Freiburg II have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 3. Liga, after 2-2-4 (8 played).

The Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 294 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Leopold scored in Freiburg II's previous match, the home game against MSV Duisburg that ended 1-0. The end of the last match, against MSV Duisburg, was very satisfying as Leopold scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Osnabrück with the score of 1-0.

Freiburg are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 8 away games. As for defending, Freiburg rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Saarbrücken six wins, two draws and Freiburg II two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SaarbrückenA. Grimaldi
A. Grimaldi
8 goals
SaarbrückenM. Gouras
M. Gouras
5 goals
SaarbrückenJ. Günther-Schmidt
J. Günther-Schmidt
5 goals

Saarbrücken missing players

Freiburg II missing players

Saarbrücken Freiburg II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 3 8 18
8 4 1 Won W 1 2 7
6 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
4 3 2 Lost L 1 4 6
29 16 7 Scored S 1 3 15
22 13 7 Conceded C 3 15 25
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 78%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 50%
50% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 39%
33% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
17% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 17%
61% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 28%
28% 22% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 50%
22% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 44%
 
5.4 6.1 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 4.3
5.4 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.1 5.6
2.6 2.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 10.2 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 6.4 8.2
3.8 4.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.2
42% 37% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 14% 26%
 
8.1 8.9 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 10.8 9.9
3.7 4.4 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.2 4.6
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • All of Saarbrücken's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Freiburg II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Freiburg II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Freiburg II have the fewest scored goals (3) away in 3. Liga
  • Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Freiburg II have scored away.
  • Saarbrücken have the most points from losing position (14) 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 17 12 1 4 35 16 8 6 1 1 13 3 9 6 0 3 22 13 19 37
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 18 9 5 4 33 18 9 4 3 2 17 11 9 5 2 2 16 7 15 32
3 Waldhof Mannheim 18 8 7 3 30 18 10 5 4 1 19 10 8 3 3 2 11 8 12 31
4 Saarbrücken 18 8 6 4 29 22 9 4 2 3 16 13 9 4 4 1 13 9 7 30
5 Meppen 18 9 3 6 25 26 8 5 1 2 13 6 10 4 2 4 12 20 -1 30
6 Kaiserslautern 18 8 5 5 25 11 9 5 3 1 14 3 9 3 2 4 11 8 14 29
7 Osnabrück 18 8 5 5 24 17 10 4 2 4 9 6 8 4 3 1 15 11 7 29
8 Borussia Dortmund II 18 8 3 7 26 20 8 2 3 3 7 6 10 6 0 4 19 14 6 27
9 Freiburg II 18 7 5 6 15 25 10 5 3 2 12 10 8 2 2 4 3 15 -10 26
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 18 6 6 6 25 23 8 1 4 3 10 13 10 5 2 3 15 10 2 24
11 Viktoria Berlin 18 6 5 7 26 22 10 5 2 3 17 11 8 1 3 4 9 11 4 23
12 1860 München 18 5 8 5 27 27 10 4 3 3 19 15 8 1 5 2 8 12 0 23
13 Hallescher FC 18 5 7 6 25 27 10 4 3 3 17 16 8 1 4 3 8 11 -2 22
14 Viktoria Köln 18 6 4 8 20 30 8 4 3 1 14 8 10 2 1 7 6 22 -10 22
15 Zwickau 17 4 9 4 22 22 9 2 4 3 12 13 8 2 5 1 10 9 0 21
16 Turkgucu-Ataspor 18 5 5 8 18 26 8 4 2 2 12 10 10 1 3 6 6 16 -8 20
17 Verl 18 4 5 9 26 36 10 2 3 5 15 22 8 2 2 4 11 14 -10 17
18 MSV Duisburg 18 5 1 12 21 31 8 4 1 3 11 9 10 1 0 9 10 22 -10 16
19 Wurzburger Kickers 18 3 7 8 12 23 8 1 3 4 5 13 10 2 4 4 7 10 -11 16
20 Havelse 18 3 3 12 14 38 9 2 0 7 6 22 9 1 3 5 8 16 -24 12

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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.