Evenly matched teams: Viktoria Köln vs Borussia Dortmund II match preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Höhenberg (6214 seats)

3. Liga: What this game might lack in glitz it should make up for in tempo and dedication. Get ready for Viktoria Köln - Borussia Dortmund II!

Insights:
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Borussia Dortmund II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Viktoria Köln have to build on here at Sportpark Höhenberg in the 3. Liga.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Viktoria, who played 0-0 against Borussia Dortmund II. That match was also played at this venue (Sportpark Höhenberg).

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Erzgebirge Aue the opponent.

This is expected to be a close game, with Viktoria Köln perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Viktoria Köln as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Viktoria Köln has won 8 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Viktoria Köln has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. On the other hand, Viktoria have conceded 24 goals.

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Borussia Dortmund II form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L9 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga.

Borussia Dortmund II are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Viktoria Köln (placed 9th).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Elversberg.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Borussia Dortmund II in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Borussia Dortmund II, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Borussia Dortmund II have scored 21 goals in 16 league games away. Borussia have conceded 23 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Viktoria Köln and Borussia Dortmund II have faced off already this season: Borussia Dortmund II - Viktoria Köln 0-2. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Viktoria Köln won five, Borussia Dortmund II triumphed in two and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria KölnR. Meißner
R. Meißner
12 goals
Borussia Dortmund IIJ. Njinmah
J. Njinmah
11 goals
ViktoriaA. Becker
A. Becker
6 goals

Viktoria Köln missing players

Borussia Dortmund II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Viktoria Köln Borussia Dortmund II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 5 17 35
13 8 3 Won W 3 5 12
13 5 2 Drew D 0 3 5
9 5 1 Lost L 2 9 18
52 25 10 Scored S 13 21 41
47 24 7 Conceded C 6 23 43
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
83% 83% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 71%
57% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 59% 49%
40% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 23%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 12% 6%
69% 61% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 40%
20% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 34%
17% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 35% 34%
 
4.5 5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.6 4.3
4.6 4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.1 5
2.1 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.6 8.7 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.2 10.6
3.7 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.2 3.6
40% 40% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 76% 38% 33%
 
10.3 8.9 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 11.6 11.3
4.5 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.4 4.5
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Borussia Dortmund II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Viktoria Köln 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 Elversberg 35 21 7 7 76 36 18 12 3 3 46 19 17 9 4 4 30 17 40 70
2 Freiburg II 35 18 10 7 48 32 17 11 5 1 28 12 18 7 5 6 20 20 16 64
3 Dynamo Dresden 35 18 9 8 61 39 18 9 5 4 36 21 17 9 4 4 25 18 22 63
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 35 19 6 10 67 49 17 10 3 4 34 20 18 9 3 6 33 29 18 63
5 Osnabruck 34 18 6 10 63 46 17 11 2 4 34 19 17 7 4 6 29 27 17 60
6 Saarbrücken 34 17 8 9 57 36 17 9 4 4 32 21 17 8 4 5 25 15 21 59
7 Waldhof Mannheim 35 18 3 14 58 58 17 14 1 2 33 17 18 4 2 12 25 41 0 57
8 1860 München 35 15 7 13 54 47 18 10 2 6 32 20 17 5 5 7 22 27 7 52
9 Viktoria Köln 34 13 12 9 52 47 17 8 4 5 25 24 17 5 8 4 27 23 5 51
10 Verl 34 13 9 12 56 51 17 8 6 3 32 22 17 5 3 9 24 29 5 48
11 MSV Duisburg 35 11 12 12 51 51 18 4 9 5 26 26 17 7 3 7 25 25 0 45
12 Erzgebirge Aue 35 12 7 16 43 53 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 6 2 10 21 31 -10 43
13 Ingolstadt 35 12 5 18 48 54 17 5 3 9 19 26 18 7 2 9 29 28 -6 41
14 Borussia Dortmund II 34 12 4 18 41 43 18 7 2 9 20 20 16 5 2 9 21 23 -2 40
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 35 9 13 13 39 50 17 5 8 4 18 22 18 4 5 9 21 28 -11 40
16 Hallescher FC 35 9 11 15 47 57 18 6 5 7 29 25 17 3 6 8 18 32 -10 38
17 Meppen 35 7 12 16 37 60 18 6 3 9 24 31 17 1 9 7 13 29 -23 33
18 VfB Oldenburg 34 8 8 18 37 58 17 3 5 9 23 35 17 5 3 9 14 23 -21 32
19 Zwickau 35 8 7 20 38 68 17 6 3 8 20 22 18 2 4 12 18 46 -30 31
20 Bayreuth 35 9 4 22 35 73 17 6 2 9 21 30 18 3 2 13 14 43 -38 31

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 Elversberg 35 21 7 7 76 36 18 12 3 3 46 19 17 9 4 4 30 17 40 70
2 Freiburg II 35 18 10 7 48 32 17 11 5 1 28 12 18 7 5 6 20 20 16 64
3 Dynamo Dresden 35 18 9 8 61 39 18 9 5 4 36 21 17 9 4 4 25 18 22 63
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 35 19 6 10 67 49 17 10 3 4 34 20 18 9 3 6 33 29 18 63
5 Osnabruck 34 18 6 10 63 46 17 11 2 4 34 19 17 7 4 6 29 27 17 60
6 Saarbrücken 34 17 8 9 57 36 17 9 4 4 32 21 17 8 4 5 25 15 21 59
7 Waldhof Mannheim 35 18 3 14 58 58 17 14 1 2 33 17 18 4 2 12 25 41 0 57
8 1860 München 35 15 7 13 54 47 18 10 2 6 32 20 17 5 5 7 22 27 7 52
9 Viktoria Köln 34 13 12 9 52 47 17 8 4 5 25 24 17 5 8 4 27 23 5 51
10 Verl 34 13 9 12 56 51 17 8 6 3 32 22 17 5 3 9 24 29 5 48
11 MSV Duisburg 35 11 12 12 51 51 18 4 9 5 26 26 17 7 3 7 25 25 0 45
12 Erzgebirge Aue 35 12 7 16 43 53 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 6 2 10 21 31 -10 43
13 Ingolstadt 35 12 5 18 48 54 17 5 3 9 19 26 18 7 2 9 29 28 -6 41
14 Borussia Dortmund II 34 12 4 18 41 43 18 7 2 9 20 20 16 5 2 9 21 23 -2 40
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 35 9 13 13 39 50 17 5 8 4 18 22 18 4 5 9 21 28 -11 40
16 Hallescher FC 35 9 11 15 47 57 18 6 5 7 29 25 17 3 6 8 18 32 -10 38
17 Meppen 35 7 12 16 37 60 18 6 3 9 24 31 17 1 9 7 13 29 -23 33
18 VfB Oldenburg 34 8 8 18 37 58 17 3 5 9 23 35 17 5 3 9 14 23 -21 32
19 Zwickau 35 8 7 20 38 68 17 6 3 8 20 22 18 2 4 12 18 46 -30 31
20 Bayreuth 35 9 4 22 35 73 17 6 2 9 21 30 18 3 2 13 14 43 -38 31

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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.