Soccer betting preview: Uerdingen welcomes Viktoria Köln in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Wed 05.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: FRIMO Stadion (7474 seats)

Uerdingen hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 36 points and a 17th position in the 3. Liga table. Visiting Viktoria Köln holds 8th place with 48 pts.

Insights:
  • Uerdingen have the fewest scored goals (34) in 3. Liga
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the 3. Liga. This match was also played here at FRIMO Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Viktoria Köln have had more rest.

Uerdingen are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Viktoria Köln most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Uerdingen form and stats

Uerdingen's struggle is real here at FRIMO Stadion with only 13 points collected from 17 3. Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-10. With nine home 3. Liga games in a row without a win, the Uerdingen fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Turkgucu-Ataspor game long ago, can be stopped today.

Uerdingen's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Dynamo Dresden (placed 1st). A strong away win before that one, visiting Turkgucu-Ataspor and winning 2-0.

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 Uerdingen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost eight.

Uerdingen are traveling soon after this match as the 3. Liga match at Kaiserslautern awaits in three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Uerdingen here at FRIMO Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 17 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

7 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Viktoria Köln playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

Viktoria's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Verl that finished 2-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus 1860 München that ended 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Viktoria Köln playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were four Viktoria wins, two draws and one defeat.

The schedule is very tough for Viktoria now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 3. Liga game at Dynamo Dresden is waiting in only three days.

Viktoria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Viktoria have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Viktoria Köln - Uerdingen 0-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Uerdingen wins - draws - Viktoria Köln wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria KölnM. Wunderlich
M. Wunderlich
11 goals
Viktoria KölnL. Cueto
L. Cueto
11 goals
UerdingenM. Kiprit
M. Kiprit
7 goals

Uerdingen missing players

Viktoria Köln missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Uerdingen Viktoria Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 16 34
10 3 1 Won W 3 7 13
9 4 1 Drew D 3 6 9
15 10 3 Lost L 0 3 12
34 12 4 Scored S 8 24 47
44 27 6 Conceded C 5 22 52
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
74% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 81% 88%
41% 35% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 50%
21% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 32%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
44% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 62%
29% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 21%
35% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.6
7 3 0 Red cards R C 2 2 6
 
8.2 8.3 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10.2 9.1
3.4 3.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 4.3
30% 23% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 30% 32%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Uerdingen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Uerdingen have the fewest points (13) at home in 3. Liga
  • Uerdingen have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in 3. Liga
  • Uerdingen have the fewest scored goals (34) in 3. Liga
  • Uerdingen have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in 3. Liga
  • Uerdingen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Viktoria Köln 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 Dynamo Dresden 34 20 5 9 54 29 17 10 5 2 29 14 17 10 0 7 25 15 25 65
2 Hansa Rostock 34 19 8 7 49 31 16 10 3 3 27 16 18 9 5 4 22 15 18 65
3 Ingolstadt 34 18 9 7 47 37 17 12 4 1 26 13 17 6 5 6 21 24 10 63
4 1860 München 34 17 10 7 62 29 17 7 7 3 31 17 17 10 3 4 31 12 33 61
5 Saarbrucken 34 15 10 9 64 46 17 8 5 4 37 23 17 7 5 5 27 23 18 55
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 34 14 10 10 53 47 17 8 5 4 28 23 17 6 5 6 25 24 6 52
7 Verl 34 13 11 10 63 52 17 6 6 5 30 23 17 7 5 5 33 29 11 50
8 Viktoria Köln 34 13 9 12 47 52 18 6 3 9 23 30 16 7 6 3 24 22 -5 48
9 Turkgucu-Ataspor 34 12 10 12 42 44 17 6 6 5 17 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 -2 46
10 Magdeburg 34 12 8 14 35 41 17 5 5 7 13 20 17 7 3 7 22 21 -6 44
11 Zwickau 34 11 10 13 42 44 17 5 3 9 19 23 17 6 7 4 23 21 -2 43
12 Hallescher FC 34 11 10 13 40 54 17 6 6 5 19 23 17 5 4 8 21 31 -14 43
13 MSV Duisburg 34 11 9 14 46 55 17 6 4 7 23 28 17 5 5 7 23 27 -9 42
14 Waldhof Mannheim 34 10 12 12 43 52 17 6 5 6 32 30 17 4 7 6 11 22 -9 42
15 Kaiserslautern 34 7 17 10 39 44 17 4 10 3 19 19 17 3 7 7 20 25 -5 38
16 Meppen 34 11 4 19 35 56 17 7 0 10 22 34 17 4 4 9 13 22 -21 37
17 Uerdingen 34 10 9 15 34 44 17 3 4 10 12 27 17 7 5 5 22 17 -10 36
18 Bayern München II 34 8 11 15 42 51 17 5 3 9 19 24 17 3 8 6 23 27 -9 35
19 VfB Lubeck 34 7 10 17 37 51 17 4 7 6 16 18 17 3 3 11 21 33 -14 31
20 Unterhaching 34 8 4 22 37 52 17 6 2 9 21 23 17 2 2 13 16 29 -15 28

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 Dynamo Dresden 34 20 5 9 54 29 17 10 5 2 29 14 17 10 0 7 25 15 25 65
2 Hansa Rostock 34 19 8 7 49 31 16 10 3 3 27 16 18 9 5 4 22 15 18 65
3 Ingolstadt 34 18 9 7 47 37 17 12 4 1 26 13 17 6 5 6 21 24 10 63
4 1860 München 34 17 10 7 62 29 17 7 7 3 31 17 17 10 3 4 31 12 33 61
5 Saarbrucken 34 15 10 9 64 46 17 8 5 4 37 23 17 7 5 5 27 23 18 55
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 34 14 10 10 53 47 17 8 5 4 28 23 17 6 5 6 25 24 6 52
7 Verl 34 13 11 10 63 52 17 6 6 5 30 23 17 7 5 5 33 29 11 50
8 Viktoria Köln 34 13 9 12 47 52 18 6 3 9 23 30 16 7 6 3 24 22 -5 48
9 Turkgucu-Ataspor 34 12 10 12 42 44 17 6 6 5 17 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 -2 46
10 Magdeburg 34 12 8 14 35 41 17 5 5 7 13 20 17 7 3 7 22 21 -6 44
11 Zwickau 34 11 10 13 42 44 17 5 3 9 19 23 17 6 7 4 23 21 -2 43
12 Hallescher FC 34 11 10 13 40 54 17 6 6 5 19 23 17 5 4 8 21 31 -14 43
13 MSV Duisburg 34 11 9 14 46 55 17 6 4 7 23 28 17 5 5 7 23 27 -9 42
14 Waldhof Mannheim 34 10 12 12 43 52 17 6 5 6 32 30 17 4 7 6 11 22 -9 42
15 Kaiserslautern 34 7 17 10 39 44 17 4 10 3 19 19 17 3 7 7 20 25 -5 38
16 Meppen 34 11 4 19 35 56 17 7 0 10 22 34 17 4 4 9 13 22 -21 37
17 Uerdingen 34 10 9 15 34 44 17 3 4 10 12 27 17 7 5 5 22 17 -10 36
18 Bayern München II 34 8 11 15 42 51 17 5 3 9 19 24 17 3 8 6 23 27 -9 35
19 VfB Lubeck 34 7 10 17 37 51 17 4 7 6 16 18 17 3 3 11 21 33 -14 31
20 Unterhaching 34 8 4 22 37 52 17 6 2 9 21 23 17 2 2 13 16 29 -15 28

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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.