Evenly matched teams: Waldhof Mannheim vs Kaiserslautern match preview

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

A important game as both squads are fighting for the top positions. With Waldhof Mannheim in 6th position and Kaiserslautern placed 2nd, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kaiserslautern have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 3. Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

The story so far in the 3. Liga for Waldhof Mannheim at their home stadium (Carl-Benz-Stadion) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The home team returns to Carl-Benz-Stadion after drawing with Turkgucu-Ataspor (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Before that, Waldhof Mannheim had a home game versus Viktoria Berlin which ended with a victory 3-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mannheim have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn six and lost two.

A decent goal production from Waldhof Mannheim in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 13 league matches. Waldhof Mannheim have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Kaiserslautern form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 3. Liga travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Kaiserslautern who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Würzburger Kickers.

Kaiserslautern's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Magdeburg that finished 2-2.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Zwickau.

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 14 relevant matches. Results were six Kaiserslautern wins, four draws and four defeats.

Kaiserslautern have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Kaiserslautern as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern have played each other previously this season: Kaiserslautern - Waldhof Mannheim 0-0. Previous five meetings featuring these participants: Mannheim won zero, Kaiserslautern triumphed in one and we saw four draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
11 goals
Waldhof MannheimM. Schnatterer
M. Schnatterer
9 goals
Waldhof MannheimJ. Boyamba
J. Boyamba
6 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Kaiserslautern missing players

Waldhof Mannheim Kaiserslautern
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 12 25
11 6 1 Won W 1 5 13
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 7
6 3 1 Lost L 1 4 5
39 23 4 Scored S 3 16 39
30 16 5 Conceded C 2 10 15
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
77% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 68%
54% 54% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 32%
27% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 20%
15% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
62% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 20%
23% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 42% 60%
27% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 32%
 
6.2 7.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.6 4.7
4.2 3.5 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5
2.6 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.8 12.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 9.2 9.8
5 5.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.2 4.4
30% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 32% 36%
 
9.2 8.4 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 9.9 9
4.1 4.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 3.4
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Kaiserslautern have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kaiserslautern have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in 3. Liga
  • Kaiserslautern have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 3. Liga
  • Kaiserslautern have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in 3. Liga
  • Kaiserslautern have the most clean sheets (15) in 3. Liga
  • Kaiserslautern have the most matches under the total-line (16) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Waldhof Mannheim 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 Magdeburg 26 18 4 4 57 25 13 10 2 1 24 7 13 8 2 3 33 18 32 58
2 Kaiserslautern 25 13 7 5 39 15 13 8 4 1 23 5 12 5 3 4 16 10 24 46
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 12 9 5 47 25 13 5 6 2 21 14 13 7 3 3 26 11 22 45
4 Saarbrucken 26 12 7 7 42 33 13 7 3 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 19 17 9 43
5 Osnabruck 26 11 9 6 39 27 13 6 3 4 14 8 13 5 6 2 25 19 12 42
6 Waldhof Mannheim 26 11 9 6 39 30 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 5 5 3 16 14 9 42
7 Borussia Dortmund II 26 12 5 9 39 30 13 4 5 4 14 12 13 8 0 5 25 18 9 41
8 Meppen 26 12 5 9 36 39 13 7 3 3 23 12 13 5 2 6 13 27 -3 41
9 1860 München 25 9 10 6 40 34 12 5 4 3 24 19 13 4 6 3 16 15 6 37
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 26 10 7 9 34 31 13 4 5 4 15 15 13 6 2 5 19 16 3 37
11 Freiburg II 26 8 9 9 25 37 13 6 4 3 19 16 13 2 5 6 6 21 -12 33
12 Zwickau 25 7 11 7 31 33 13 4 5 4 15 16 12 3 6 3 16 17 -2 32
13 Viktoria Koln 26 8 6 12 30 42 13 5 4 4 22 18 13 3 2 8 8 24 -12 30
14 Hallescher FC 25 7 8 10 30 35 12 6 3 3 20 16 13 1 5 7 10 19 -5 29
15 Viktoria Berlin 24 7 6 11 33 38 12 5 3 4 18 18 12 2 3 7 15 20 -5 27
16 Turkgucu-Ataspor 26 6 8 12 26 38 13 5 4 4 17 16 13 1 4 8 9 22 -12 26
17 MSV Duisburg 26 8 2 16 34 52 13 4 2 7 20 29 13 4 0 9 14 23 -18 26
18 Verl 26 5 10 11 36 48 13 3 4 6 17 23 13 2 6 5 19 25 -12 25
19 Havelse 26 5 5 16 22 46 13 3 0 10 10 26 13 2 5 6 12 20 -24 20
20 Würzburger Kickers 26 3 9 14 18 39 13 1 5 7 10 23 13 2 4 7 8 16 -21 18

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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.