A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Verl fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Meppen's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Verl haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Meppen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in 3. Liga
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.
Verl form and stats
3-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Verl so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Verl. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at SPORTCLUB Arena, but a victory now would be sweet for Verl.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Verl, who played 2-2 against Wehen Wiesbaden. That match was also played at this venue (SPORTCLUB Arena). Before that, Verl drew at home versus Zwickau.
The hometeam coach G. Capretti made a successful contribution in the game against Wehen Wiesbaden, bringing on P. Schikowski who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Verl handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and four defeats.
Verl have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SPORTCLUB Arena with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Verl have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Meppen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Meppen so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Meppen has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to 1860 München for a 3. Liga game that ended a draw (1-1). A 0-1 defeat away at MSV Duisburg before that.
As mentioned above, Meppen drew the match against 1860 München. Manager T. Frings brought on D. Božić to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Meppen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, four draws and six defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
The attacking power of Meppen when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Meppen have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Meppen - Verl 1-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Verl, zero draws and one win for Meppen. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Janjić 9 goals |  A. Yildirim 8 goals | K. Rabihic 5 goals |
Verl missing players
Meppen missing players
| Verl | Meppen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 37 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 75% |
| 70% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 40% |
| 40% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 20% |
| 20% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 15% |
| 80% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 40% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 12.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 35% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 32% |
- Meppen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in 3. Liga
- Verl have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Meppen have scored away.
- Verl haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | 1860 München | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Ingolstadt | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Verl | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | Saarbrucken | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Hallescher FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Zwickau | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Bayern München II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Uerdingen | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Viktoria Köln | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Meppen | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Kaiserslautern | 21 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Unterhaching | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | VfB Lubeck | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | MSV Duisburg | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 18 |
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