3. Liga duel: Close contest expected between Viktoria Köln and Kaiserslautern

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Date: Sat 30.November
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Höhenberg (6214 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Viktoria Köln fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kaiserslautern.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

Overall 3. Liga stats at home this season for Viktoria Köln are 2-4-2 (wins-draw-losses). The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Viktoria Köln has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?

In their previous game, the manager P. Dotchev led his Viktoria Köln to a defeat in the 3. Liga match away at MSV Duisburg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportpark Höhenberg. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Carl Zeiss Jena that ended 2-2.

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 one game. Viktoria Köln has won 0 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Viktoria Köln are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. On the other hand, Viktoria Köln have conceded 11 goals.

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Kaiserslautern form and stats

3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Kaiserslautern, who have the most conceded goals (22) away in 3. Liga, playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

201 minutes! That's how long the Kaiserslautern goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Kaiserslautern are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the 3. Liga against Hansa Rostock (placed 10th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Uerdingen at their stadium, the result 3-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kaiserslautern playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 6 Kaiserslautern wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Kaiserslautern have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Kaiserslautern's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria KölnA. Bunjaku
A. Bunjaku
12 goals
KaiserslauternF. Pick
F. Pick
9 goals
Viktoria KölnM. Wunderlich
M. Wunderlich
7 goals

Viktoria Köln missing players

Kaiserslautern missing players

Viktoria Köln Kaiserslautern
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
5 2 1 Won W 2 3 5
6 4 1 Drew D 0 0 4
5 2 0 Lost L 1 5 7
29 11 5 Scored S 9 17 27
29 11 4 Conceded C 9 22 32
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
94% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
69% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 69%
50% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 88% 56%
31% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 38% 25%
62% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 88% 75%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 19%
25% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
3.2 4 4.5 Corners For (avg) C F 10.7 8.1 7.1
5.6 5.9 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.7 3.9 3.9
2.1 2.1 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.6 2.4
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
170 84 25 Total Shots T S 28 70 146
80 36 13 Shots on Target S O 18 35 73
36% 31% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 49% 37%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • All of Kaiserslautern's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Kaiserslautern has the most conceded goals (22) away
  • Kaiserslautern have created more than twice as many corners as Viktoria Köln.
  • Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kaiserslautern have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Kaiserslautern have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Kaiserslautern haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Viktoria Köln
21-10-19 3L Meppen 1 - 1 Viktoria Köln
25-10-19 3L Viktoria Köln 1 - 1 Magdeburg
02-11-19 3L 1860 München 4 - 2 Viktoria Köln
08-11-19 3L Viktoria Köln 2 - 2 Carl Zeiss Jena
25-11-19 3L MSV Duisburg 2 - 1 Viktoria Köln
30-11-19 3L Viktoria Köln 14:00 Kaiserslautern
07-12-19 3L Wurzburger Kickers 14:00 Viktoria Köln
14-12-19 3L Viktoria Köln 14:00 Uerdingen
20-12-19 3L Viktoria Köln 19:00 Hansa Rostock
25-01-20 3L Chemnitzer FC 14:00 Viktoria Köln
Kaiserslautern
27-10-19 3L Chemnitzer FC 3 - 1 Kaiserslautern
30-10-19 DFB Kaiserslautern 2 - 2 Nürnberg
02-11-19 3L Kaiserslautern 2 - 3 Wurzburger Kickers
09-11-19 3L Uerdingen 0 - 3 Kaiserslautern
24-11-19 3L Kaiserslautern 2 - 0 Hansa Rostock
30-11-19 3L Viktoria Köln 14:00 Kaiserslautern
07-12-19 3L Kaiserslautern 14:00 Hallescher FC
14-12-19 3L Bayern München II 14:00 Kaiserslautern
21-12-19 3L Unterhaching 14:00 Kaiserslautern
27-01-20 3L Kaiserslautern 19:00 Sonnenhof Groaspach

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 MSV Duisburg 16 11 1 4 35 21 8 7 0 1 19 8 8 4 1 3 16 13 14 34
2 Ingolstadt 16 8 5 3 32 19 8 4 3 1 18 12 8 4 2 2 14 7 13 29
3 Hallescher FC 16 8 4 4 31 15 8 3 3 2 15 10 8 5 1 2 16 5 16 28
4 Eintracht Braunschweig 16 8 4 4 26 20 8 3 2 3 11 13 8 5 2 1 15 7 6 28
5 Unterhaching 16 7 7 2 22 17 8 4 3 1 12 10 8 3 4 1 10 7 5 28
6 Magdeburg 16 5 8 3 23 14 8 4 2 2 16 8 8 1 6 1 7 6 9 23
7 Meppen 16 6 5 5 32 24 8 4 1 3 19 13 8 2 4 2 13 11 8 23
8 Waldhof Mannheim 16 5 8 3 25 21 8 2 3 3 10 13 8 3 5 0 15 8 4 23
9 Zwickau 16 6 4 6 26 22 8 4 1 3 17 10 8 2 3 3 9 12 4 22
10 Hansa Rostock 16 6 4 6 19 21 8 4 2 2 12 10 8 2 2 4 7 11 -2 22
11 Bayern München II 16 6 4 6 29 32 8 4 2 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 14 18 -3 22
12 Uerdingen 16 6 4 6 17 23 8 2 2 4 6 13 8 4 2 2 11 10 -6 22
13 Viktoria Köln 16 5 6 5 29 29 8 2 4 2 11 11 8 3 2 3 18 18 0 21
14 1860 München 16 6 3 7 22 24 8 4 3 1 15 7 8 2 0 6 7 17 -2 21
15 Wurzburger Kickers 16 6 2 8 24 35 8 4 0 4 12 15 8 2 2 4 12 20 -11 20
16 Kaiserslautern 16 5 4 7 27 32 8 2 4 2 10 10 8 3 0 5 17 22 -5 19
17 Chemnitzer FC 16 3 6 7 23 28 8 3 3 2 12 10 8 0 3 5 11 18 -5 15
18 Sonnenhof Groaspach 16 4 3 9 17 34 8 1 2 5 9 21 8 3 1 4 8 13 -17 15
19 Preußen Münster 16 2 7 7 25 33 8 2 4 2 14 15 8 0 3 5 11 18 -8 13
20 Carl Zeiss Jena 16 1 3 12 14 34 8 1 2 5 8 14 8 0 1 7 6 20 -20 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.