VfB Lübeck vs Saarbrücken match preview: Even contest expected at Stadion an der Lohmühle - Platz 2

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 19.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion an der Lohmühle - Platz 2

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as VfB Lübeck welcome Saarbrücken for the opening game at Stadion an der Lohmühle - Platz 2. Read on!

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VfB Lübeck form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Lübeck perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with VfB Lübeck as a small favourite), we find two games. VfB Lübeck has won one of these, drawn zero and lost one.

VfB Lübeck have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; VfB Lübeck scored 5 goals and let in 0 goals during these one game.

It's the first season at a new level for Lübeck as they were promoted from Regionalliga: Nord last season. Happy days that were secured through 20 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from 25 games. The team scored 35 goals at home last season and conceded 8. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Saarbrücken form and stats

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saarbrücken playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were zero Saarbrücken wins, zero draws and three defeats.

It's a day of discovery for Saarbrücken as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Saarbrücken have played four with the results W2-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Saarbrücken has scored 13 goals and conceded 7 times.

A job perfectly done for Saarbrücken last season as they secured promotion from Regionalliga: Südwest. With a grand total of 18 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 8 were in away matches.

Head 2 Head

VfB Lübeck missing players

Saarbrücken missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfB Lübeck Saarbrücken
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
VfB Lübeck Last season Saarbrücken
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 23
20 11   Won W   8 18
1 0   Drew D   0 1
4 1   Lost L   3 4
64 35   Scored S   21 52
24 8   Conceded C   13 18
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
92% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 78%
80% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 57%
48% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 39%
20% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 17%
60% 50%   BTTS BTTS   45% 35%
32% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 48%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   27% 22%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.9
3 3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 4
1.4 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.8
3 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
254 147   Total Shots T S   87 216
121 66   Shots on Target S O   35 95
51% 50%   Goal Efficiency G E   51% 52%

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bayern München II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dynamo Dresden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hallescher FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hansa Rostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ingolstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kaiserslautern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Magdeburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Meppen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Saarbrücken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Türkgücü-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Uerdingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Unterhaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Verl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 VfB Lübeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Viktoria Koln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Waldhof Mannheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Wehen Wiesbaden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Zwickau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Lübeck 25 20 1 4 64 24 12 11 0 1 35 8 13 9 1 3 29 16 40 61
2 Wolfsburg II 24 18 2 4 72 27 12 8 2 2 38 10 12 10 0 2 34 17 45 56
3 Weiche Flensburg 23 14 4 5 35 22 13 9 1 3 25 13 10 5 3 2 10 9 13 46
4 Drochtersen / Assel 25 14 2 9 37 33 13 9 1 3 26 18 12 5 1 6 11 15 4 44
5 Werder Bremen II 25 11 7 7 40 37 12 6 4 2 22 14 13 5 3 5 18 23 3 40
6 Eintracht Norderstedt 24 12 3 9 40 33 12 5 2 5 21 16 12 7 1 4 19 17 7 39
7 Holstein Kiel II 24 11 3 10 41 45 12 7 2 3 27 18 12 4 1 7 14 27 -4 36
8 Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 24 9 7 8 37 27 11 3 4 4 13 11 13 6 3 4 24 16 10 34
9 VfB Oldenburg 23 10 4 9 40 42 11 7 2 2 20 14 12 3 2 7 20 28 -2 34
10 Havelse 22 9 5 8 38 38 11 3 3 5 20 22 11 6 2 3 18 16 0 32
11 LSK Hansa 22 8 3 11 33 40 11 6 2 3 22 15 11 2 1 8 11 25 -7 27
12 St. Pauli II 24 6 8 10 34 33 13 6 3 4 23 10 11 0 5 6 11 23 1 26
13 Hannover 96 II 22 8 2 12 29 42 11 6 1 4 21 18 11 2 1 8 8 24 -13 26
14 Hamburger SV II 22 6 5 11 37 35 11 4 3 4 22 15 11 2 2 7 15 20 2 23
15 Jeddeloh 24 4 9 11 41 48 12 3 4 5 25 25 12 1 5 6 16 23 -7 21
16 Altona 93 21 4 4 13 26 48 11 3 1 7 15 26 10 1 3 6 11 22 -22 16
17 Heider SV 24 4 4 16 22 66 12 3 2 7 10 22 12 1 2 9 12 44 -44 16
18 HSC Hannover 24 2 9 13 20 46 11 2 4 5 11 15 13 0 5 8 9 31 -26 15
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saarbrücken 23 18 1 4 52 18 12 10 1 1 31 5 11 8 0 3 21 13 34 55
2 Elversberg 23 15 4 4 48 24 11 7 1 3 22 10 12 8 3 1 26 14 24 49
3 SV Steinbach 22 15 3 4 40 18 11 8 2 1 18 7 11 7 1 3 22 11 22 48
4 Homburg 23 14 4 5 42 30 11 7 2 2 20 15 12 7 2 3 22 15 12 46
5 Astoria Walldorf 23 10 7 6 41 31 12 6 5 1 26 14 11 4 2 5 15 17 10 37
6 Mainz 05 II 23 11 4 8 37 29 12 5 1 6 15 19 11 6 3 2 22 10 8 37
7 Ulm 22 11 2 9 38 24 12 8 0 4 24 12 10 3 2 5 14 12 14 35
8 Kickers Offenbach 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 5 2 3 17 10 12 4 3 5 12 18 1 32
9 Hoffenheim II 22 8 5 9 37 34 12 5 2 5 28 21 10 3 3 4 9 13 3 29
10 Bayern Alzenau 22 7 7 8 28 31 11 3 4 4 14 16 11 4 3 4 14 15 -3 28
11 Bahlinger SC 23 8 4 11 33 38 11 5 1 5 15 12 12 3 3 6 18 26 -5 28
12 FSV Frankfurt 23 7 7 9 26 32 12 3 4 5 9 16 11 4 3 4 17 16 -6 28
13 Freiburg II 23 8 4 11 30 37 11 4 3 4 19 14 12 4 1 7 11 23 -7 28
14 Aalen 22 6 8 8 27 25 11 4 5 2 17 13 11 2 3 6 10 12 2 26
15 Teutonia WS 23 6 7 10 22 39 12 2 4 6 11 20 11 4 3 4 11 19 -17 25
16 Pirmasens 22 3 9 10 19 35 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 6 5 12 21 -16 18
17 Balingen 23 3 2 18 24 57 12 1 1 10 12 29 11 2 1 8 12 28 -33 11
18 TuS RW Koblenz 22 0 5 17 12 55 10 0 3 7 8 25 12 0 2 10 4 30 -43 5

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 1860 München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bayern München II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dynamo Dresden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hallescher FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hansa Rostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ingolstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kaiserslautern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Magdeburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Meppen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Saarbrücken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Türkgücü-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Uerdingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Unterhaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Verl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 VfB Lübeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Viktoria Koln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Waldhof Mannheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Wehen Wiesbaden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Zwickau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.