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 Viktoria Köln - Meppen latest:
It's no vacation for neither Viktoria Köln nor Meppen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Viktoria Köln form and stats
The story so far in the 3. Liga for Viktoria Köln at their home stadium (Sportpark Höhenberg) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Sportpark Höhenberg after three straight home wins.
Viktoria Köln faced defeat in their previous match, away at Waldhof Mannheim (1-2). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Zwickau.
This is expected to be a close game, with Viktoria 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 two games. Viktoria Köln has won one of these, drawn zero and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Viktoria Köln as they are travelling to their away game against Magdeburg in the 3. Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Viktoria Köln has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Viktoria defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Meppen form and stats
5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Meppen playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season. Meppen are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Meppen have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. D. Undav was the goal scorer.
Home advantage was not enough for Meppen in their previous game, as they lost their 3. Liga-match, hosting Hansa Rostock, 0-3. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Uerdingen.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Meppen playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were six Meppen wins, three draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hallescher FC in just three days.
Meppen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Meppen have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Meppen - Viktoria 1-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bunjaku 18 goals |   D. Undav 15 goals |  M. Wunderlich 12 goals |
Viktoria Köln missing players
Meppen missing players
| Viktoria Köln | Meppen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 52 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 51 |
| 59 | 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 73% | 87% |
| 87% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 80% |
| 70% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 53% | 60% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 40% | 37% |
| 33% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 27% | 20% |
| 67% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 63% |
| 20% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | 27% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 274 | 141 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 148 | 318 |
| 126 | 60 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 65 | 144 |
| 41% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 33% |
- Viktoria Köln have won significantly more corners at 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 | MSV Duisburg | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 51 |
| 2 | Waldhof Mannheim | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 50 |
| 3 | Bayern München II | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 48 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 48 |
| 5 | Unterhaching | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Wurzburger Kickers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 47 |
| 7 | 1860 München | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 46 |
| 8 | Ingolstadt | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Uerdingen | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -6 | 44 |
| 11 | Meppen | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 12 | Kaiserslautern | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Viktoria Köln | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 33 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 15 | Chemnitzer FC | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -1 | 37 |
| 16 | Zwickau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | Hallescher FC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -7 | 33 |
| 18 | Preuen Munster | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -10 | 30 |
| 19 | Sonnenhof Groaspach | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -30 | 24 |
| 20 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 37 | -35 | 18 |
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