3. Liga: Saarbrücken receive Ingolstadt in what is nearly guaranteed to be an appealing football game. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ingolstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Saarbrücken have collected 16 points from their 3. Liga home games so far after 4-4-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Saarbrücken, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
A good away victory last time out for Saarbrücken, who won 2-1 against Borussia Dortmund II (placed 15th).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Elversberg (0-4).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 9 games. Saarbrücken has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Saarbrücken are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Saarbrücken have conceded 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ingolstadt form and stats
Playing away, Ingolstadt have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the 3. Liga this season. With the Ingolstadt losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Osnabrück with 1-4 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Borussia Dortmund II.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ingolstadt playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 2 Ingolstadt wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Ingolstadt's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. Ingolstadt have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Saarbrücken have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (2-4-0) when facing Ingolstadt.The newest archived meeting involving both these squads is the Ingolstadt - Saarbrücken 0-0 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jacob 7 goals |   T. Kristensen 6 goals |  M. Cuni 5 goals |
Saarbrücken missing players
Ingolstadt missing players
| Saarbrücken | Ingolstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 33 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 30 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 59% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 55% | 55% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 14% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 14% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 41% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 13 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 29% | 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | 27% |
| 10.5 | 12 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- Ingolstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saarbrücken have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 38 | 53 |
| 2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Freiburg II | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Saarbrücken | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Viktoria Köln | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Verl | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | VfB Oldenburg | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Zwickau | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Meppen | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | Bayreuth | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | Hallescher FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
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