The Viktoria Köln & Saarbrücken managers P. Dotchev and L. Kwasniok are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 3. Liga league table.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a 3. Liga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at MSV Duisburg.
Viktoria Köln form and stats
Viktoria Köln have collected 6 points from their 3. Liga home games so far after 2-0-2.
It's back home for Viktoria Köln, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating MSV Duisburg away with the result 3-1. M. Risse, A. Bunjaku and T. Thiele found the net in that victory. Before that game, the home loss against VfB Lubeck with the scoreline 0-2.
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 as a small favourite), we find five games. Viktoria Köln has won three of these, drawn zero and lost two.
The Viktoria fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Playing away, Saarbrücken have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the 3. Liga this season.
Saarbrücken go into this game after a win, the home game against Dynamo Dresden that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against MSV Duisburg with the score of 3-2.
The end of the last match, against Dynamo Dresden, was very satisfying as S. Jacob scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Saarbrücken in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Saarbrücken, one draw and three defeats.
Saarbrücken are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. 5 goals have been conceded by Saarbrücken in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Viktoria victory, one draw and one Saarbrücken win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Shipnoski 4 goals |  S. Jacob 4 goals |   M. Wunderlich 3 goals |
Viktoria Köln missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Viktoria Köln | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | 21 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 39 | 96 |
| 39 | 12 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 13 | 44 |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 46% | 39% |
- All of Viktoria Köln's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Saarbrücken has the most points from losing position (7) in 3. Liga
- Saarbrücken have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Saarbrücken haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Viktoria Köln has the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in 3. Liga
- Viktoria Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saarbrücken | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | 1860 München | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Ingolstadt | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Viktoria Köln | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Hansa Rostock | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Verl | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Bayern München II | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Uerdingen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Zwickau | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Unterhaching | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | VfB Lubeck | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | MSV Duisburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Kaiserslautern | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Magdeburg | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Meppen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
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