Betting preview: VfB Lübeck vs Waldhof Mannheim should be interesting

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 28.November
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion an der Lohmühle - Platz 2

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the 3. Liga table so far. Here's the VfB Lübeck - Waldhof Mannheim latest:

Insights:
  • VfB Lübeck has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim has the fewest scored goals (3) away in 3. Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VfB Lübeck and Waldhof Mannheim.

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VfB Lübeck form and stats

Overall 3. Liga stats at home this season for VfB Lübeck are 2-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Lübeck bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager R. Landerl led his Lübeck to a defeat in the 3. Liga match away at Kaiserslautern. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion an der Lohmühle - Platz 2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bayern München II in a game that was won 3-0.

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 Lübeck have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost one.

Lübeck has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. VfB Lübeck have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

1-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Waldhof Mannheim, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in 3. Liga, in their 3. Liga matches away.

Mannheim's last game was the home draw against MSV Duisburg (2-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zwickau that ended 0-0.

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

The attacking power of Mannheim when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimJ. Boyamba
J. Boyamba
6 goals
VfB LübeckY. Deichmann
Y. Deichmann
4 goals
Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
4 goals

VfB Lübeck missing players

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

VfB Lübeck Waldhof Mannheim
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 0 5 11
4 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
2 2 0 Drew D 0 3 6
6 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
16 8 3 Scored S 0 3 21
17 6 3 Conceded C 0 4 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 91%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 82%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 55%
25% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 45%
25% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 27%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 73%
25% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 18%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.4 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.2 10.8
3.2 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.4 5.6
42% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 34%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • VfB Lübeck has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in 3. Liga
  • VfB Lübeck have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Waldhof Mannheim have scored away.
  • VfB Lübeck haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Waldhof Mannheim has the fewest scored goals (3) away 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 Saarbrucken 12 7 3 2 23 13 6 4 1 1 14 7 6 3 2 1 9 6 10 24
2 Ingolstadt 12 7 2 3 18 13 6 5 0 1 10 4 6 2 2 2 8 9 5 23
3 Dynamo Dresden 12 7 1 4 16 11 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 3 0 3 6 7 5 22
4 1860 München 12 5 4 3 22 13 6 2 2 2 12 7 6 3 2 1 10 6 9 19
5 Wehen Wiesbaden 12 5 4 3 20 16 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 3 2 1 12 8 4 19
6 Viktoria Köln 12 5 3 4 17 19 6 2 1 3 6 9 6 3 2 1 11 10 -2 18
7 Verl 10 5 2 3 19 11 5 2 1 2 10 7 5 3 1 1 9 4 8 17
8 Turkgucu-Ataspor 10 4 5 1 18 14 6 3 3 0 11 6 4 1 2 1 7 8 4 17
9 Hansa Rostock 11 4 5 2 17 13 5 2 2 1 10 6 6 2 3 1 7 7 4 17
10 Waldhof Mannheim 11 3 6 2 21 17 6 2 3 1 18 13 5 1 3 1 3 4 4 15
11 Uerdingen 12 4 3 5 10 13 6 2 1 3 5 9 6 2 2 2 5 4 -3 15
12 Hallescher FC 11 4 3 4 13 19 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 3 1 2 7 12 -6 15
13 VfB Lübeck 12 4 2 6 16 17 6 2 2 2 8 6 6 2 0 4 8 11 -1 14
14 Kaiserslautern 12 2 7 3 11 14 6 1 4 1 4 4 6 1 3 2 7 10 -3 13
15 Zwickau 11 3 3 5 12 14 6 1 1 4 5 8 5 2 2 1 7 6 -2 12
16 Bayern München II 11 3 3 5 16 19 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 1 1 4 8 14 -3 12
17 Unterhaching 10 3 1 6 9 15 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 1 0 4 4 9 -6 10
18 MSV Duisburg 12 2 4 6 12 21 6 0 2 4 4 13 6 2 2 2 8 8 -9 10
19 Magdeburg 12 2 3 7 11 20 6 2 1 3 6 8 6 0 2 4 5 12 -9 9
20 Meppen 9 2 0 7 9 18 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 0 4 4 10 -9 6

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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.