3. Liga preview: Can Viktoria Berlin edge out victory against Meppen?

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark

Here's every piece of data you should know, and some more, before the Viktoria Berlin - Meppen match!

Insights:
  • Viktoria Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Meppen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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 Viktoria Berlin and Meppen.

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Viktoria Berlin form and stats

7-3-7 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Viktoria Berlin so far this season.

The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Meppen last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Saarbrücken.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Viktoria have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Viktoria Berlin has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 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. 25 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Meppen form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Meppen playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Meppen who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Meppen has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Viktoria Berlin for a 0-0 draw.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Eintracht Braunschweig.

Meppen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Meppen as they have only managed to score 14 times from 17 away games in the league. 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 for defending, Meppen rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Meppen - Viktoria Berlin 3-0. Tankulic likes to face Viktoria Berlin and have scored 2 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

MeppenL. Tankulic
L. Tankulic
13 goals
Viktoria BerlinL. Cini
L. Cini
5 goals
ViktoriaS. Benyamina
S. Benyamina
5 goals

Viktoria Berlin missing players

Meppen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Viktoria Berlin Meppen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
10 7 3 Won W 3 5 12
8 4 1 Drew D 1 5 9
18 7 2 Lost L 1 8 15
41 22 7 Scored S 6 14 43
58 25 6 Conceded C 5 31 57
94% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
78% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 61% 69%
47% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 39% 47%
28% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 39%
17% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 19%
47% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 44%
17% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 28%
42% 39% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 33%
 
4.1 4.4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 5.8 5.4
6.7 6.6 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5
2.2 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.5 2.2
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.8 9.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 7.7 8.6
4 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.1 4.3
29% 27% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 19% 28%
 
11.4 10.1 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.3 10.8
4.3 3.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.4 4.8
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Meppen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Viktoria Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 35 23 6 6 78 38 18 13 4 1 34 10 17 10 2 5 44 28 40 75
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 35 18 10 7 61 35 17 8 6 3 27 20 18 10 4 4 34 15 26 64
3 Kaiserslautern 36 18 9 9 56 27 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 6 5 7 19 16 29 63
4 1860 München 35 16 10 9 61 47 17 8 4 5 33 25 18 8 6 4 28 22 14 58
5 Osnabrück 35 16 10 9 55 43 17 8 3 6 21 14 18 8 7 3 34 29 12 58
6 Waldhof Mannheim 35 15 12 8 51 40 17 7 5 5 26 21 18 8 7 3 25 19 11 57
7 Saarbrücken 35 14 10 11 49 43 18 8 5 5 25 20 17 6 5 6 24 23 6 52
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 35 14 8 13 48 43 18 6 6 6 20 19 17 8 2 7 28 24 5 50
9 Borussia Dortmund II 35 14 7 14 48 42 18 4 6 8 17 19 17 10 1 6 31 23 6 49
10 Freiburg II 35 12 10 13 33 41 17 8 5 4 23 17 18 4 5 9 10 24 -8 46
11 Zwickau 35 10 14 11 39 44 17 5 6 6 20 24 18 5 8 5 19 20 -5 44
12 Meppen 35 12 8 15 43 57 18 7 4 7 29 26 17 5 4 8 14 31 -14 44
13 Hallescher FC 35 10 12 13 45 47 17 7 6 4 30 24 18 3 6 9 15 23 -2 42
14 Viktoria Köln 35 11 9 15 38 52 18 7 6 5 27 22 17 4 3 10 11 30 -14 42
15 MSV Duisburg 35 13 2 20 45 70 18 7 2 9 25 37 17 6 0 11 20 33 -25 41
16 Verl 35 10 9 16 55 65 17 5 4 8 28 32 18 5 5 8 27 33 -10 39
17 Viktoria Berlin 35 10 7 18 41 58 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 3 4 11 19 33 -17 37
18 Würzburger Kickers 35 7 9 19 34 52 18 2 5 11 18 32 17 5 4 8 16 20 -18 30
19 Havelse 35 5 8 22 28 64 18 4 1 13 14 34 17 1 7 9 14 30 -36 23
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Magdeburg 35 23 6 6 78 38 18 13 4 1 34 10 17 10 2 5 44 28 40 75
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 35 18 10 7 61 35 17 8 6 3 27 20 18 10 4 4 34 15 26 64
3 Kaiserslautern 36 18 9 9 56 27 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 6 5 7 19 16 29 63
4 1860 München 35 16 10 9 61 47 17 8 4 5 33 25 18 8 6 4 28 22 14 58
5 Osnabrück 35 16 10 9 55 43 17 8 3 6 21 14 18 8 7 3 34 29 12 58
6 Waldhof Mannheim 35 15 12 8 51 40 17 7 5 5 26 21 18 8 7 3 25 19 11 57
7 Saarbrücken 35 14 10 11 49 43 18 8 5 5 25 20 17 6 5 6 24 23 6 52
8 Wehen Wiesbaden 35 14 8 13 48 43 18 6 6 6 20 19 17 8 2 7 28 24 5 50
9 Borussia Dortmund II 35 14 7 14 48 42 18 4 6 8 17 19 17 10 1 6 31 23 6 49
10 Freiburg II 35 12 10 13 33 41 17 8 5 4 23 17 18 4 5 9 10 24 -8 46
11 Zwickau 35 10 14 11 39 44 17 5 6 6 20 24 18 5 8 5 19 20 -5 44
12 Meppen 35 12 8 15 43 57 18 7 4 7 29 26 17 5 4 8 14 31 -14 44
13 Hallescher FC 35 10 12 13 45 47 17 7 6 4 30 24 18 3 6 9 15 23 -2 42
14 Viktoria Köln 35 11 9 15 38 52 18 7 6 5 27 22 17 4 3 10 11 30 -14 42
15 MSV Duisburg 35 13 2 20 45 70 18 7 2 9 25 37 17 6 0 11 20 33 -25 41
16 Verl 35 10 9 16 55 65 17 5 4 8 28 32 18 5 5 8 27 33 -10 39
17 Viktoria Berlin 35 10 7 18 41 58 17 7 3 7 22 25 18 3 4 11 19 33 -17 37
18 Würzburger Kickers 35 7 9 19 34 52 18 2 5 11 18 32 17 5 4 8 16 20 -18 30
19 Havelse 35 5 8 22 28 64 18 4 1 13 14 34 17 1 7 9 14 30 -36 23
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor 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.