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

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

Waldhof Mannheim are welcoming Magdeburg for another important game after their 0-2 result against 11th-placed Bayern München II.

Waldhof Mannheim and Magdeburg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

Three 3. Liga home games done for Waldhof Mannheim, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.

Mannheim lost their last game at Bayern München II (placed 11th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Hansa Rostock (1-2).

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 six games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost three.

Goals decide football matches and Waldhof Mannheim are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Waldhof Mannheim having conceded 8 goals here at Carl-Benz-Stadion so far.

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Magdeburg form and stats

The 3. Liga season is young and Magdeburg have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Magdeburg seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Magdeburg's previous game was their home loss versus Wehen Wiesbaden (1-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Verl wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Magdeburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The attacking power of Magdeburg when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Magdeburg have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Mannheim zero wins, two draws and Magdeburg zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimJ. Boyamba
J. Boyamba
4 goals
Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
2 goals
MagdeburgA. Müller
A. Müller
2 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Magdeburg missing players

Waldhof Mannheim Magdeburg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 0 3 7
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
10 7 0 Scored S 0 2 5
12 8 0 Conceded C 0 5 11
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 86%
43% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 29%
29% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 14%
14% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 43%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
75 40 0 Total Shots T S 0 23 66
39 19 0 Shots on Target S O 0 9 24
26% 37% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 21%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • All of Waldhof Mannheim's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Magdeburg has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 3. Liga
  • Magdeburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Magdeburg have yet to win a game away.
  • Magdeburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have yet to win a game at home.
  • 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 1860 München 7 4 2 1 14 7 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 3 1 0 8 3 7 14
2 Hansa Rostock 7 4 2 1 14 8 4 2 2 0 9 3 3 2 0 1 5 5 6 14
3 Saarbrücken 6 4 1 1 12 5 4 3 0 1 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 7 13
4 Verl 7 4 1 2 13 8 3 2 0 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 13
5 Ingolstadt 7 4 1 2 8 6 4 3 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 13
6 Viktoria Köln 7 4 1 2 11 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 2 1 1 6 7 0 13
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 7 3 3 1 10 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 8 1 6 12
8 Zwickau 6 3 1 2 9 7 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 10
9 Dynamo Dresden 7 3 1 3 5 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 0 2 2 4 -2 10
10 Turkgucu-Ataspor 6 2 3 1 13 11 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 0 2 1 6 8 2 9
11 Bayern München II 7 2 3 2 10 9 4 2 2 0 7 2 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 9
12 Hallescher FC 6 3 0 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 2 0 1 5 6 -2 9
13 Unterhaching 7 3 0 4 6 8 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -2 9
14 Uerdingen 7 2 2 3 6 10 3 0 1 2 1 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 -4 8
15 Waldhof Mannheim 7 1 4 2 10 12 3 0 2 1 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 4 -2 7
16 Meppen 7 2 0 5 9 14 4 1 0 3 5 8 3 1 0 2 4 6 -5 6
17 MSV Duisburg 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -3 5
18 Kaiserslautern 7 0 4 3 6 11 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 4 8 -5 4
19 Magdeburg 7 1 1 5 5 11 4 1 0 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 -6 4
20 VfB Lübeck 7 0 2 5 8 15 4 0 2 2 4 6 3 0 0 3 4 9 -7 2

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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.