Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Viktoria Köln in 9th and Hallescher FC in 12th place.
- Viktoria Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in 3. Liga
- Hallescher FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Viktoria Köln form and stats
When playing at home in the 3. Liga, Viktoria Köln have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 9 defeats from 16 games.
Happy days for Viktoria Köln in their previous game, a 3. Liga match away at Zwickau (placed 10th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Viktoria Köln hosted Unterhaching and drew the game 1-1.
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 six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
The manager O. Janßen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to 1860 München in only three days.
Viktoria has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Viktoria have conceded 28 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hallescher FC form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga. A depressing four defeats in a row for Hallescher in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Zwickau.
Hallescher FC go into this game after a win, the home game against Uerdingen that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Kaiserslautern's place.
The end of the last match, against Uerdingen, was very satisfying as T. Boyd scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
We have checked recent matches where Hallescher have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, two draws and three defeats.
A new game in only three days for Hallescher FC, the 3. Liga home match versus Verl. Busy days.
Hallescher FC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 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. In the opposite end, Hallescher have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hallescher FC - Viktoria 2-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Viktoria one win, zero draws and Hallescher FC two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 15 goals |   L. Cueto 11 goals |  M. Wunderlich 9 goals |
Viktoria Köln missing players
Hallescher FC missing players
| Viktoria Köln | Hallescher FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 42 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 49 | 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 29 | 51 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 94% |
| 87% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| 52% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 48% |
| 32% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 32% |
| 16% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 61% | 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 52% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 23% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 7.9 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11 | 11.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 33% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | 29% |
- Hallescher FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Viktoria Köln have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in 3. Liga
- Viktoria Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Dynamo Dresden | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| 2 | Hansa Rostock | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Ingolstadt | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 58 |
| 4 | 1860 München | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 54 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Verl | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Türkgücü-Ataspor | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | -7 | 43 |
| 10 | Zwickau | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Waldhof Mannheim | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Hallescher FC | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -15 | 39 |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -11 | 38 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | -8 | 37 |
| 15 | Meppen | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -19 | 36 |
| 16 | Bayern München II | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | Uerdingen | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| 18 | Kaiserslautern | 31 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 19 | VfB Lubeck | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -12 | 30 |
| 20 | Unterhaching | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 28 |
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