With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Waldhof Mannheim fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kaiserslautern.
- Waldhof Mannheim is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Kaiserslautern has the most matches under the total-line (15) in 3. Liga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Waldhof Mannheim form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Waldhof Mannheim, who have the most scored goals (26) at home in 3. Liga, have to build on here at Hänsch-Arena in the 3. Liga.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Timo Königsmann not having conceded a league goal in 225 minutes.
Waldhof Mannheim are returning here after visiting Turkgucu-Ataspor in a 3. Liga game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. D. Martinović and M. Costly scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Mannheim won a home game hosting Dynamo Dresden (1-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Waldhof Mannheim perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Waldhof Mannheim as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Mannheim has won six of these, drawn five and lost one.
Mannheim are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Hänsch-Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 10 matches. Mannheim have conceded 20 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kaiserslautern so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
K. Redondo was the last player to score for the away team. Kaiserslautern haven't scored a league goal in the last 212 minutes.
Kaiserslautern might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Wehen Wiesbaden proved too strong as Kaiserslautern slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Turkgucu-Ataspor.
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 16 relevant matches. Results were seven Kaiserslautern wins, four draws and five defeats.
Kaiserslautern have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Kaiserslautern have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kaiserslautern - Mannheim 1-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Waldhof Mannheim, three draws and zero wins for Kaiserslautern. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Martinović 8 goals |   M. Pourié 8 goals | J. Boyamba 7 goals |
Waldhof Mannheim missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Waldhof Mannheim | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| 33 | 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 28 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 91% | 82% |
| 77% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 91% | 68% |
| 50% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 32% |
| 41% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 27% | 18% |
| 27% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 59% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 50% |
| 27% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 27% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 27% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 26% |
- Kaiserslautern has the most matches under the total-line (15) in 3. Liga
- Kaiserslautern have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Waldhof Mannheim has the most scored goals (26) at home in 3. Liga
- Waldhof Mannheim has the most scored goals in the first half (20) in 3. Liga
- Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Waldhof Mannheim have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Waldhof Mannheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Waldhof Mannheim is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Ingolstadt | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | 1860 München | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Verl | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Saarbrucken | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Hallescher FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Zwickau | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Bayern München II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Uerdingen | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Viktoria Koln | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Meppen | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Kaiserslautern | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | Unterhaching | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 21 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | MSV Duisburg | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | VfB Lubeck | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 20 |
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