Soccer betting preview: Verl welcomes Waldhof Mannheim in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz

Verl will pray that their home comfort is enough to get a good result from this hard encounter, vs potent Waldhof Mannheim.

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

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Verl form and stats

Verl's struggle is real here at Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz with only 13 points collected from 13 3. Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6.

No payout for Verl in their previous match, an away game at 1860 München that ended in defeat 0-2.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Kaiserslautern.

The Verl fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Verl have conceded 23 from these games. 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

6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Waldhof Mannheim playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Mannheim in their previous game as they lost hosting Eintracht Braunschweig, 0-3.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hallescher FC.

Waldhof Mannheim have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Mannheim have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Waldhof Mannheim - Verl 2-1 registered in the official records. Head to head data (for the preceeding five meetings): Verl won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Waldhof Mannheim have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
11 goals
Waldhof MannheimM. Schnatterer
M. Schnatterer
9 goals
VerlL. Putaro
L. Putaro
7 goals

Verl missing players

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Verl Waldhof Mannheim
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 14 29
5 3 0 Won W 3 6 12
10 4 1 Drew D 1 5 10
13 6 3 Lost L 1 3 7
37 17 3 Scored S 7 18 41
52 23 10 Conceded C 4 15 34
89% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 79% 86%
82% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 76%
54% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 57% 55%
36% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 24%
21% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
57% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 64% 59%
18% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 24%
36% 46% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 31%
 
5 5.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.5 6.1
5.1 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.7 4.1
2.6 2.5 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.7 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.1 10.7 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 9.4 10.8
4.6 4.6 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.4 4.6 5.1
28% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 28%
 
12.9 10.8 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 10 9.1
5.1 4.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4 4.1
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Verl have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 29 20 5 4 64 28 15 11 3 1 27 8 14 9 2 3 37 20 36 65
2 Kaiserslautern 29 15 8 6 43 18 14 9 4 1 25 6 15 6 4 5 18 12 25 53
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 28 14 9 5 52 26 14 6 6 2 23 15 14 8 3 3 29 11 26 51
4 Saarbrücken 29 14 7 8 48 35 15 8 3 4 24 17 14 6 4 4 24 18 13 49
5 1860 München 30 13 10 7 49 38 15 7 4 4 28 22 15 6 6 3 21 16 11 49
6 Waldhof Mannheim 29 12 10 7 41 34 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 6 5 3 18 15 7 46
7 Osnabruck 28 12 9 7 40 28 14 6 3 5 14 9 14 6 6 2 26 19 12 45
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 29 12 7 10 39 34 15 5 5 5 17 16 14 7 2 5 22 18 5 43
9 Freiburg II 29 11 9 9 30 37 15 8 4 3 22 16 14 3 5 6 8 21 -7 42
10 Borussia Dortmund II 29 12 5 12 41 36 15 4 5 6 16 16 14 8 0 6 25 20 5 41
11 Meppen 29 12 5 12 36 43 14 7 3 4 23 13 15 5 2 8 13 30 -7 41
12 Hallescher FC 29 9 9 11 38 39 14 7 3 4 25 19 15 2 6 7 13 20 -1 36
13 Viktoria Köln 29 9 7 13 31 44 14 5 5 4 22 18 15 4 2 9 9 26 -13 34
14 Zwickau 27 7 11 9 32 37 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 3 6 4 16 18 -5 32
15 MSV Duisburg 29 10 2 17 39 54 15 6 2 7 24 29 14 4 0 10 15 25 -15 32
16 Viktoria Berlin 29 7 7 15 35 49 14 5 3 6 18 22 15 2 4 9 17 27 -14 28
17 Verl 28 5 10 13 37 52 13 3 4 6 17 23 15 2 6 7 20 29 -15 25
18 Wurzburger Kickers 29 5 9 15 24 44 14 1 5 8 12 27 15 4 4 7 12 17 -20 24
19 Havelse 29 5 7 17 24 50 15 3 1 11 12 30 14 2 6 6 12 20 -26 22
20 Türkgücü-Ataspor 29 7 8 14 28 45 14 5 4 5 18 21 15 2 4 9 10 24 -17 18

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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.