3. Liga match prediction: Little separates Saarbrücken and Waldhof Mannheim in quality

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ludwigspark (8644 seats)

A total of 30 sets of matches are done and both Saarbrücken and Waldhof Mannheim are up there with the best. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Saarbrücken and Waldhof Mannheim.

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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 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The spoils were shared in Saarbrücken's previous game, also at home. Visiting Waldhof Mannheim (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Before that, Saarbrücken played out a draw 1-1 when visiting 1860 München.

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.

The Saarbrücken fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Saarbrücken have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

As the visiting team in 3. Liga matches, Waldhof Mannheim have produced an overall stat of 7-5-3 so far. Visiting Waldhof Mannheim has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Saarbrücken (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zwickau that ended 1-1.

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

The visiting Waldhof Mannheim have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. Mannheim have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the teams met previously this campaign; Waldhof Mannheim - Saarbrücken 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Saarbrücken wins - draws - Waldhof Mannheim wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SaarbrückenA. Grimaldi
A. Grimaldi
11 goals
Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
10 goals
Waldhof MannheimM. Schnatterer
M. Schnatterer
9 goals

Saarbrücken missing players

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saarbrücken Waldhof Mannheim
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 4 16 31
14 8 1 Won W 1 7 13
9 4 2 Drew D 2 6 11
8 4 1 Lost L 1 3 7
45 23 5 Scored S 3 22 45
35 17 6 Conceded C 4 17 36
90% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 81% 87%
71% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 77%
45% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 55%
23% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 26%
13% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 13%
55% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 69% 61%
32% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 19% 23%
23% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 31% 29%
 
5.2 5.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.1 5.8
4.8 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5 4.3
2.3 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
9.6 10.9 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.3 9.8
4.1 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.9 4.7
35% 31% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 31%
 
8.8 7.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 7.2 9.2 8.7
3.4 3.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.7 3.9
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 30 19 6 5 61 30 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 9 2 4 38 22 31 63
2 Kaiserslautern 32 17 9 6 51 19 16 11 4 1 33 7 16 6 5 5 18 12 32 60
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 31 15 10 6 55 31 15 6 6 3 24 19 16 9 4 3 31 12 24 55
4 Saarbrücken 30 14 8 8 45 35 15 8 3 4 23 17 15 6 5 4 22 18 10 50
5 1860 München 30 13 10 7 48 39 15 7 4 4 28 22 15 6 6 3 20 17 9 49
6 Waldhof Mannheim 30 13 10 7 45 36 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 7 5 3 22 17 9 49
7 Osnabruck 29 13 9 7 43 30 15 7 3 5 17 10 14 6 6 2 26 20 13 48
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 30 13 7 10 44 35 15 5 5 5 17 16 15 8 2 5 27 19 9 46
9 Borussia Dortmund II 30 13 5 12 43 37 15 4 5 6 16 16 15 9 0 6 27 21 6 44
10 Freiburg II 30 10 10 10 27 36 15 7 5 3 18 14 15 3 5 7 9 22 -9 40
11 Meppen 31 11 6 14 36 49 15 6 3 6 23 19 16 5 3 8 13 30 -13 39
12 Zwickau 31 8 13 10 33 39 16 4 6 6 18 23 15 4 7 4 15 16 -6 37
13 Viktoria Köln 31 10 7 14 32 46 16 6 5 5 24 21 15 4 2 9 8 25 -14 37
14 Hallescher FC 29 9 8 12 37 39 14 7 3 4 25 19 15 2 5 8 12 20 -2 35
15 MSV Duisburg 30 10 2 18 40 60 15 5 2 8 22 30 15 5 0 10 18 30 -20 32
16 Viktoria Berlin 31 8 7 16 38 53 15 6 3 6 20 23 16 2 4 10 18 30 -15 31
17 Verl 30 7 9 14 42 55 15 4 4 7 21 27 15 3 5 7 21 28 -13 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 31 5 9 17 26 47 16 1 5 10 14 30 15 4 4 7 12 17 -21 24
19 Havelse 30 4 7 19 26 56 15 3 1 11 13 30 15 1 6 8 13 26 -30 19
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Germany:
Table
  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 30 19 6 5 61 30 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 9 2 4 38 22 31 63
2 Kaiserslautern 32 17 9 6 51 19 16 11 4 1 33 7 16 6 5 5 18 12 32 60
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 31 15 10 6 55 31 15 6 6 3 24 19 16 9 4 3 31 12 24 55
4 Saarbrücken 30 14 8 8 45 35 15 8 3 4 23 17 15 6 5 4 22 18 10 50
5 1860 München 30 13 10 7 48 39 15 7 4 4 28 22 15 6 6 3 20 17 9 49
6 Waldhof Mannheim 30 13 10 7 45 36 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 7 5 3 22 17 9 49
7 Osnabruck 29 13 9 7 43 30 15 7 3 5 17 10 14 6 6 2 26 20 13 48
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 30 13 7 10 44 35 15 5 5 5 17 16 15 8 2 5 27 19 9 46
9 Borussia Dortmund II 30 13 5 12 43 37 15 4 5 6 16 16 15 9 0 6 27 21 6 44
10 Freiburg II 30 10 10 10 27 36 15 7 5 3 18 14 15 3 5 7 9 22 -9 40
11 Meppen 31 11 6 14 36 49 15 6 3 6 23 19 16 5 3 8 13 30 -13 39
12 Zwickau 31 8 13 10 33 39 16 4 6 6 18 23 15 4 7 4 15 16 -6 37
13 Viktoria Köln 31 10 7 14 32 46 16 6 5 5 24 21 15 4 2 9 8 25 -14 37
14 Hallescher FC 29 9 8 12 37 39 14 7 3 4 25 19 15 2 5 8 12 20 -2 35
15 MSV Duisburg 30 10 2 18 40 60 15 5 2 8 22 30 15 5 0 10 18 30 -20 32
16 Viktoria Berlin 31 8 7 16 38 53 15 6 3 6 20 23 16 2 4 10 18 30 -15 31
17 Verl 30 7 9 14 42 55 15 4 4 7 21 27 15 3 5 7 21 28 -13 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 31 5 9 17 26 47 16 1 5 10 14 30 15 4 4 7 12 17 -21 24
19 Havelse 30 4 7 19 26 56 15 3 1 11 13 30 15 1 6 8 13 26 -30 19
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.