3. Liga preview: Can Waldhof Mannheim edge out victory against Ingolstadt?

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Wed 15.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

Waldhof Mannheim have delivered excellent football this season, sitting at 5th spot in the table. Ingolstadt can look both ways from the 11th place.

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in 3. Liga
  • Ingolstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

Waldhof Mannheim have been very solid at home in the 3. Liga so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches (11-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 5th position in the table. Waldhof Mannheim has recorded two wins in a row here at Carl-Benz-Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Waldhof Mannheim are returning here after visiting Bayreuth and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Ekincier, Winkler and Wagner scored the goal(s).

Before that, Waldhof Mannheim had a home game versus Elversberg which ended with a victory 2-1.

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 Mannheim have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Some goal stats: A review of the 15 most recent league matches highlights that 14 of them had at least one goal from each side.

There will be little rest for Waldhof Mannheim after this match as they are travelling to Wehen Wiesbaden for a 3. Liga game in only three days.

The Mannheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Waldhof Mannheim are not conceding a lot of goals here at Carl-Benz-Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.

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Ingolstadt form and stats

6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Ingolstadt playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.

Ingolstadt failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Freiburg II (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Prior to that match, the Ingolstadt manager Capretti faced defeat when travelling to Wehen Wiesbaden and losing 1-4.

Ingolstadt are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

Ingolstadt has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 13 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Ingolstadt in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest past scoreline between these sides is the Ingolstadt - Waldhof Mannheim 1-0 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Waldhof Mannheim one win, one draw and Ingolstadt three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

IngolstadtT. Kristensen
T. Kristensen
9 goals
MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
8 goals
IngolstadtP. Testroet
P. Testroet
7 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Ingolstadt missing players

Waldhof Mannheim Ingolstadt
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
14 11 4 Won W 1 6 10
3 1 1 Drew D 1 2 5
9 1 0 Lost L 3 5 11
43 24 9 Scored S 6 23 36
42 11 3 Conceded C 10 19 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
81% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 62%
73% 69% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 54%
46% 23% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 38% 35%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 23% 19%
73% 77% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 54%
12% 23% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 35%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 19%
 
5 5.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.7 4.8
4.3 3.2 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.8 5.5
2 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.1 2.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
11.4 12.7 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.2 11.5
4.7 5.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.1 5
35% 34% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 28%
 
9.5 7.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 11.2 10
3.9 2.8 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 4.8 4.1
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Ingolstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ingolstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most matches over the total-line (19) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most points (34) at home in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most points from losing position (18) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim 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 Elversberg 26 18 4 4 62 23 14 10 2 2 37 13 12 8 2 2 25 10 39 58
2 Freiburg II 26 16 6 4 36 22 13 9 3 1 18 8 13 7 3 3 18 14 14 54
3 Wehen Wiesbaden 26 14 5 7 48 34 13 7 3 3 24 15 13 7 2 4 24 19 14 47
4 Osnabruck 26 14 4 8 53 37 13 9 1 3 28 14 13 5 3 5 25 23 16 46
5 Waldhof Mannheim 26 14 3 9 43 42 13 11 1 1 24 11 13 3 2 8 19 31 1 45
6 Dynamo Dresden 26 12 8 6 46 29 13 5 5 3 26 16 13 7 3 3 20 13 17 44
7 Saarbrücken 26 12 6 8 40 31 12 4 4 4 18 20 14 8 2 4 22 11 9 42
8 1860 München 26 10 6 10 40 36 13 7 1 5 24 15 13 3 5 5 16 21 4 36
9 Viktoria Koln 26 9 9 8 34 35 13 5 3 5 15 19 13 4 6 3 19 16 -1 36
10 Verl 26 9 8 9 38 36 14 6 6 2 25 18 12 3 2 7 13 18 2 35
11 Ingolstadt 26 10 5 11 36 36 13 4 3 6 13 17 13 6 2 5 23 19 0 35
12 MSV Duisburg 26 9 7 10 34 34 13 3 6 4 17 15 13 6 1 6 17 19 0 34
13 Erzgebirge Aue 26 9 6 11 31 35 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 4 2 7 14 20 -4 33
14 Rot-Weiss Essen 26 7 11 8 32 36 12 4 6 2 14 15 14 3 5 6 18 21 -4 32
15 Hallescher FC 26 6 7 13 34 45 13 4 3 6 19 18 13 2 4 7 15 27 -11 25
16 Bayreuth 26 7 4 15 26 49 13 5 2 6 17 23 13 2 2 9 9 26 -23 25
17 Borussia Dortmund II 26 7 3 16 23 38 14 4 1 9 13 20 12 3 2 7 10 18 -15 24
18 Zwickau 26 6 6 14 25 45 12 4 2 6 13 15 14 2 4 8 12 30 -20 24
19 Meppen 26 3 12 11 27 44 13 3 3 7 17 23 13 0 9 4 10 21 -17 21
20 VfB Oldenburg 26 5 6 15 29 50 13 2 4 7 19 29 13 3 2 8 10 21 -21 21

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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.