Verl want to sell some tickets for this match even though the season has been strenuous up to now with 29 points and a 16th spot in the 3. Liga table. Guests Freiburg II hold 9th place with 43 pts.
- Verl have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in 3. Liga
- Freiburg II have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 3. Liga
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the 3. Liga. This match was also played here at Benteler-Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Freiburg II have had more rest.
Verl form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 3. Liga this season. Verl have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Benteler-Arena.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Zwickau last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Havelse.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 Verl have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost three.
The manager Kniat will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Preuen Munster in only four days.
The Verl fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Verl defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Freiburg II form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Freiburg II so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose).
Freiburg have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 421 minutes since they last conceded in 3. Liga.
Freiburg II delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Kaiserslautern (placed 2nd) in their previous match.
Before that, Freiburg II secured a home win against Zwickau with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Freiburg II in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Freiburg, zero draws and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Freiburg II now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 3. Liga game at Hallescher FC is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Freiburg when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Freiburg II have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Freiburg II - Verl 3-2.Top Goalscorers
  L. Putaro 8 goals |  L. Petkov 8 goals |   V. Vermeij 8 goals |
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| Verl | Freiburg II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 41 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 56 | 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 37 |
| 87% | 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 83% |
| 81% | 73% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 60% |
| 55% | 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 30% |
| 39% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 58% | 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 37% |
| 19% | 27% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 43% |
| 35% | 47% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 37% |
| 5 | 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10.3 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 29% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 28% |
| 12.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- Freiburg II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Freiburg II have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 3. Liga
- Freiburg II have the fewest scored goals (8) away in 3. Liga
- Verl have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Freiburg II have scored away.
- Verl have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in 3. Liga
| 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 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 35 | 66 |
| 2 | Kaiserslautern | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | Saarbrücken | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Waldhof Mannheim | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | 1860 München | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Freiburg II | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 43 |
| 10 | Meppen | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund II | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Viktoria Köln | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 40 |
| 13 | Zwickau | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -6 | 37 |
| 14 | Hallescher FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 36 |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -15 | 35 |
| 16 | Verl | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Viktoria Berlin | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -19 | 27 |
| 19 | Havelse | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -31 | 22 |
| 20 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
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