3. Liga match prediction: Little separates Saarbrücken and Wehen Wiesbaden in quality

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Mon 05.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ludwigspark (8644 seats)

The two participants are enjoying a good season so far and match dates like this one could be key. Here's the preview for Saarbrücken - Wehen Wiesbaden!

Insights:
  • Saarbrücken have not yet lost a game.
  • Wehen Wiesbaden have scored at least twice as many goals away as Saarbrücken have scored 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 Wehen Wiesbaden.

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Saarbrücken form and stats

Saarbrücken have collected 8 points from their 3. Liga home games so far after 2-2-0. Saarbrücken are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.

The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Wehen Wiesbaden last time out and are looking for a victory here.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Osnabruck the opponent.

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 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 1.

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

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Wehen Wiesbaden form and stats

As the visiting team in 3. Liga matches, Wehen Wiesbaden have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.

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 2-2. As mentioned above, Wiesbaden drew the match against Saarbrücken. Manager Kauczinski brought on Prtajin to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Ingolstadt with the score of 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wehen Wiesbaden playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Wehen Wiesbaden wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

Will both teams score? This club's most recent fixtures suggest that, having completed 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.

The Wehen Wiesbaden manager Kauczinski has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 4 league matches. Wiesbaden struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Wehen Wiesbaden have managed a streak of 10 consecutive games without losing (6-4-0) when facing Saarbrücken.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Saarbrücken - Wehen Wiesbaden 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Wehen WiesbadenB. Hollerbach
B. Hollerbach
4 goals
SaarbrückenS. Jacob
S. Jacob
2 goals
SaarbrückenR. Neudecker
R. Neudecker
2 goals

Saarbrücken missing players

Wehen Wiesbaden missing players

Saarbrücken Wehen Wiesbaden
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 4 0 Played P 0 4 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 2 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
8 4 0 Scored S 0 10 16
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 9
71% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
43% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 86%
29% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 57%
29% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 75% 57%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 43%
29% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 86%
71% 75% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 14%
 
5.6 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 4.9
4.4 3.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 4.9
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.1 11.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15.2 15.7
5.6 6.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6.8 6.3
21% 16% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 37% 36%
 
12.6 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.2 7.9
4 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.3
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Saarbrücken have not yet lost a game.
  • Wehen Wiesbaden have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Wehen Wiesbaden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wehen Wiesbaden have scored at least twice as many goals away as Saarbrücken have scored home.
  • Wehen Wiesbaden haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 1860 München 7 6 1 0 18 6 4 4 0 0 12 2 3 2 1 0 6 4 12 19
2 Elversberg 7 5 1 1 17 7 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 3 1 0 11 5 10 16
3 Freiburg II 7 5 1 1 9 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 16
4 Saarbrücken 7 3 4 0 8 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 13
5 Waldhof Mannheim 7 4 1 2 12 12 4 4 0 0 8 3 3 0 1 2 4 9 0 13
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 7 3 3 1 16 9 3 1 2 0 6 3 4 2 1 1 10 6 7 12
7 Dynamo Dresden 7 4 0 3 14 9 4 2 0 2 10 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 12
8 Ingolstadt 7 3 2 2 10 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 3 4 11
9 MSV Duisburg 7 3 2 2 11 9 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 11
10 Viktoria Koln 7 3 2 2 9 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 11
11 Meppen 7 2 3 2 11 11 4 2 1 1 9 5 3 0 2 1 2 6 0 9
12 VfB Oldenburg 7 2 2 3 9 11 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 8
13 Hallescher FC 7 2 1 4 11 12 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 0 0 3 3 8 -1 7
14 Zwickau 7 2 1 4 5 14 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 11 -9 7
15 Osnabruck 7 1 3 3 8 10 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 6
16 Rot-Weiss Essen 7 1 3 3 9 16 4 1 1 2 6 12 3 0 2 1 3 4 -7 6
17 Verl 7 1 1 5 6 12 3 1 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 4 1 9 -6 4
18 Bayreuth 7 1 1 5 4 11 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 2 9 -7 4
19 Borussia Dortmund II 7 1 1 5 3 13 3 1 0 2 1 6 4 0 1 3 2 7 -10 4
20 Erzgebirge Aue 7 0 3 4 4 11 3 0 1 2 2 7 4 0 2 2 2 4 -7 3

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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.