Sports betting preview: Viktoria Köln vs Osnabrück - predictions and stats

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Höhenberg (6214 seats)

Viktoria Köln will aim to make use of their home advantage to get one over today’s opponents. The hosts are currently 9 points behind Osnabrück.

Insights:
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Osnabrück have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Viktoria can neither be promoted or relegated from 3. Liga. Osnabrück are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both participants have had ample time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

Viktoria Köln have played 18 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Viktoria Köln, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bayreuth away with the result 4-1. Marseiler, Becker (2) and Wunderlich found the net in that victory.

Before that, Viktoria drew at home versus Borussia Dortmund II.

Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league games with this team has seen three or more goals.

Viktoria Köln has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Viktoria Köln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Osnabrück form and stats

8-4-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Osnabrück in their 3. Liga matches away. Momentum is building for Osnabrück in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

There were no winners in Osnabrück's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Meppen (placed 18th).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Verl at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Osnabrück's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Osnabrück's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Osnabrück - Viktoria Köln 3-1. Previous three meetings involving these contenders: Viktoria won zero, Osnabrück triumphed in two and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals. Heider likes to face Viktoria Köln and have scored 3 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

OsnabrückB. Simakala
B. Simakala
18 goals
ViktoriaR. Meißner
R. Meißner
12 goals
OsnabrückE. Engelhardt
E. Engelhardt
11 goals

Viktoria Köln missing players

Osnabrück missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Viktoria Köln Osnabrück
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
14 8 2 Won W 4 8 19
13 5 0 Drew D 1 4 7
9 5 3 Lost L 1 6 10
57 26 3 Scored S 10 30 66
49 25 8 Conceded C 6 27 48
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 89% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 78%
58% 61% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 56%
42% 28% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 39%
11% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 28% 28%
72% 67% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 61%
17% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 25%
14% 17% 60% Failed to Score F T 17% 11% 14%
 
4.6 5.4 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.6 5.8
4.6 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.6 5.6
2.2 1.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.1 9.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.2 11.1
3.9 3.7 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4 4.7
40% 39% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 42% 39%
 
10.8 9.5 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.4 11.2
4.7 4.3 5.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.1 4.4
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Osnabrück have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Osnabrück haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 Elversberg 36 21 7 8 77 38 18 12 3 3 46 19 18 9 4 5 31 19 39 70
2 Freiburg II 36 19 10 7 50 33 18 12 5 1 30 13 18 7 5 6 20 20 17 67
3 Dynamo Dresden 36 19 9 8 62 39 18 9 5 4 36 21 18 10 4 4 26 18 23 66
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 36 20 6 10 69 50 18 11 3 4 36 21 18 9 3 6 33 29 19 66
5 Saarbrucken 36 19 8 9 60 36 18 10 4 4 34 21 18 9 4 5 26 15 24 65
6 Osnabrück 36 19 7 10 66 48 18 11 3 4 36 21 18 8 4 6 30 27 18 64
7 Waldhof Mannheim 37 18 3 16 60 64 18 14 1 3 34 20 19 4 2 13 26 44 -4 57
8 1860 München 37 16 8 13 59 50 19 11 2 6 35 21 18 5 6 7 24 29 9 56
9 Viktoria Köln 36 14 13 9 57 49 18 8 5 5 26 25 18 6 8 4 31 24 8 55
10 Verl 36 13 9 14 57 54 18 8 6 4 32 23 18 5 3 10 25 31 3 48
11 MSV Duisburg 36 11 12 13 51 53 18 4 9 5 26 26 18 7 3 8 25 27 -2 45
12 Ingolstadt 36 13 5 18 50 54 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 7 2 9 29 28 -4 44
13 Erzgebirge Aue 36 12 8 16 46 56 18 6 6 6 25 25 18 6 2 10 21 31 -10 44
14 Borussia Dortmund II 36 12 6 18 45 47 18 7 2 9 20 20 18 5 4 9 25 27 -2 42
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 36 9 14 13 41 52 18 5 9 4 20 24 18 4 5 9 21 28 -11 41
16 Hallescher FC 36 9 11 16 47 59 18 6 5 7 29 25 18 3 6 9 18 34 -12 38
17 VfB Oldenburg 36 9 8 19 40 60 18 3 5 10 23 36 18 6 3 9 17 24 -20 35
18 Meppen 36 7 13 16 39 62 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 1 10 7 15 31 -23 34
19 Zwickau 36 8 7 21 38 69 18 6 3 9 20 23 18 2 4 12 18 46 -31 31
20 Bayreuth 36 9 4 23 36 77 18 6 2 10 22 34 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 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 36 21 7 8 77 38 18 12 3 3 46 19 18 9 4 5 31 19 39 70
2 Freiburg II 36 19 10 7 50 33 18 12 5 1 30 13 18 7 5 6 20 20 17 67
3 Dynamo Dresden 36 19 9 8 62 39 18 9 5 4 36 21 18 10 4 4 26 18 23 66
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 36 20 6 10 69 50 18 11 3 4 36 21 18 9 3 6 33 29 19 66
5 Saarbrucken 36 19 8 9 60 36 18 10 4 4 34 21 18 9 4 5 26 15 24 65
6 Osnabrück 36 19 7 10 66 48 18 11 3 4 36 21 18 8 4 6 30 27 18 64
7 Waldhof Mannheim 37 18 3 16 60 64 18 14 1 3 34 20 19 4 2 13 26 44 -4 57
8 1860 München 37 16 8 13 59 50 19 11 2 6 35 21 18 5 6 7 24 29 9 56
9 Viktoria Köln 36 14 13 9 57 49 18 8 5 5 26 25 18 6 8 4 31 24 8 55
10 Verl 36 13 9 14 57 54 18 8 6 4 32 23 18 5 3 10 25 31 3 48
11 MSV Duisburg 36 11 12 13 51 53 18 4 9 5 26 26 18 7 3 8 25 27 -2 45
12 Ingolstadt 36 13 5 18 50 54 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 7 2 9 29 28 -4 44
13 Erzgebirge Aue 36 12 8 16 46 56 18 6 6 6 25 25 18 6 2 10 21 31 -10 44
14 Borussia Dortmund II 36 12 6 18 45 47 18 7 2 9 20 20 18 5 4 9 25 27 -2 42
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 36 9 14 13 41 52 18 5 9 4 20 24 18 4 5 9 21 28 -11 41
16 Hallescher FC 36 9 11 16 47 59 18 6 5 7 29 25 18 3 6 9 18 34 -12 38
17 VfB Oldenburg 36 9 8 19 40 60 18 3 5 10 23 36 18 6 3 9 17 24 -20 35
18 Meppen 36 7 13 16 39 62 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 1 10 7 15 31 -23 34
19 Zwickau 36 8 7 21 38 69 18 6 3 9 20 23 18 2 4 12 18 46 -31 31
20 Bayreuth 36 9 4 23 36 77 18 6 2 10 22 34 18 3 2 13 14 43 -41 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.