Both contenders are relishing a good season so far and match dates like today could be key. Here's the preview for Saarbrücken - Osnabrück!
- Saarbrücken have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Osnabrück haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Saarbrücken form and stats
The story so far in the 3. Liga for Saarbrücken at their home stadium (Stadion Ludwigspark) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. With Saarbrücken having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Ziehl.
No payout for Saarbrücken in their previous match, an away game at Erzgebirge Aue that ended in defeat 1-2.
Ahead of that match, Saarbrücken lost 3-4 at home to Ingolstadt.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 Saarbrücken have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Saarbrücken have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Ludwigspark with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Osnabrück form and stats
4-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Osnabrück in their 3. Liga matches away. A great winning streak in away games for Osnabrück as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Zwickau have they travelled home without three points.
Osnabrück go into this game after a win, the home game against Wehen Wiesbaden that ended 4-1.
A 2-3 loss hosting Bayreuth before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Osnabrück playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 Osnabrück win, 6 draws and 0 defeats.
Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored at least once in 11 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
Osnabrück are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. As for defending, Osnabrück rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Osnabrück have managed a sequence of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (6-3-0) when playing Saarbrücken.The teams involved played each other earlier this season: Osnabrück - Saarbrücken 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Simakala 10 goals |  E. Engelhardt 10 goals |   S. Jacob 7 goals |
Saarbrücken missing players
Osnabrück missing players
| Saarbrücken | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 49 |
| 29 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 88% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 54% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 67% |
| 38% | 64% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 50% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 42% | 38% |
| 46% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 13.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 42% | 39% |
| 10.4 | 12 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 11.8 | 10.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
- Osnabrück haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 57 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Osnabrück | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Ingolstadt | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Verl | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Viktoria Köln | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Bayreuth | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 24 |
| 17 | Hallescher FC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -12 | 21 |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 21 |
| 19 | Meppen | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 20 |
| 20 | Zwickau | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 20 |
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