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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

Moving nearer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table teams battle it out. Both will be aiming to better their league table position, Waldhof Mannheim in 7th and MSV Duisburg in 12th place.

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most points from losing position (24) in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in 3. Liga

Mannheim are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For MSV Duisburg most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Waldhof Mannheim and MSV Duisburg 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

Waldhof Mannheim have performed here at Carl-Benz-Stadion this season with 14 wins from 18 3. Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. Waldhof Mannheim has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Neidhardt and the players.

No payout for Waldhof Mannheim in their previous match, an away game at 1860 München that ended in defeat 1-3. It's a bit odd, but the exact result 1-3 has occurred three times in a row.

Preceding that match was a defeat to VfB Oldenburg (1-3).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Mannheim matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 4 games).

Some goal stats: A review of the 26 most recent league games highlights that 22 of them had at least one goal from each side.

A decent goal production from Waldhof Mannheim in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 18 league matches. On the other hand, Mannheim have conceded 20 goals.

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MSV Duisburg form and stats

The visitors are W7-D3-L8 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga.

MSV Duisburg's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Saarbrücken that finished 2-2.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Ingolstadt's place.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and MSV Duisburg playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 5 home wins.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

The visiting Duisburg have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 18 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as MSV Duisburg have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Waldhof Mannheim have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive games without defeat (5-2-0) when playing MSV Duisburg.

The participants have played each other before in this season, with the match result MSV Duisburg - Waldhof Mannheim 1-3 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
11 goals
Waldhof MannheimM. Winkler
M. Winkler
9 goals
MannheimB. Bahn
B. Bahn
7 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

MSV Duisburg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Waldhof Mannheim MSV Duisburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
18 14 4 Won W 0 7 11
3 1 1 Drew D 1 3 13
16 3 0 Lost L 4 8 13
60 34 12 Scored S 3 25 53
64 20 6 Conceded C 11 27 55
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
86% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 81%
78% 72% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 54%
46% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 39% 43%
16% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 14%
73% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 51%
11% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 22%
16% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 39% 30%
 
5.3 5.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 4.6
4.3 3.7 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 7.3 6.1
1.9 2.1 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
11 12.1 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.9 10.3
4.5 5.2 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 4.3
36% 37% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 33% 34%
 
9.5 8.4 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 13.2 11.1
4 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 3.9
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • MSV Duisburg have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in 3. Liga
  • MSV Duisburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most matches over the total-line (29) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most points (43) at home in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most points from losing position (24) 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 37 21 8 8 78 39 19 12 4 3 47 20 18 9 4 5 31 19 39 71
2 Freiburg II 37 20 10 7 52 34 18 12 5 1 30 13 19 8 5 6 22 21 18 70
3 Osnabrück 37 20 7 10 68 48 18 11 3 4 36 21 19 9 4 6 32 27 20 67
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 37 20 7 10 70 51 18 11 3 4 36 21 19 9 4 6 34 30 19 67
5 Saarbrücken 37 19 9 9 62 38 18 10 4 4 34 21 19 9 5 5 28 17 24 66
6 Dynamo Dresden 37 19 9 9 63 43 18 9 5 4 36 21 19 10 4 5 27 22 20 66
7 Waldhof Mannheim 37 18 3 16 60 64 18 14 1 3 34 20 19 4 2 13 26 44 -4 57
8 1860 München 37 16 8 13 59 50 19 11 2 6 35 21 18 5 6 7 24 29 9 56
9 Viktoria Köln 37 14 13 10 57 51 19 8 5 6 26 27 18 6 8 4 31 24 6 55
10 Verl 37 13 9 15 58 56 19 8 6 5 33 25 18 5 3 10 25 31 2 48
11 Ingolstadt 37 14 5 18 53 54 18 6 3 9 21 26 19 8 2 9 32 28 -1 47
12 MSV Duisburg 37 11 13 13 53 55 19 4 10 5 28 28 18 7 3 8 25 27 -2 46
13 Borussia Dortmund II 37 13 6 18 46 47 19 8 2 9 21 20 18 5 4 9 25 27 -1 45
14 Erzgebirge Aue 37 12 8 17 46 59 19 6 6 7 25 28 18 6 2 10 21 31 -13 44
15 Hallescher FC 37 10 11 16 49 59 19 7 5 7 31 25 18 3 6 9 18 34 -10 41
16 Rot-Weiss Essen 37 9 14 14 41 54 18 5 9 4 20 24 19 4 5 10 21 30 -13 41
17 Meppen 37 8 13 16 43 63 19 7 3 9 28 32 18 1 10 7 15 31 -20 37
18 VfB Oldenburg 37 9 8 20 41 62 19 3 5 11 24 38 18 6 3 9 17 24 -21 35
19 Zwickau 37 9 7 21 40 70 18 6 3 9 20 23 19 3 4 12 20 47 -30 34
20 Bayreuth 37 9 4 24 36 78 18 6 2 10 22 34 19 3 2 14 14 44 -42 31

Germany:
Table
  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 37 21 8 8 78 39 19 12 4 3 47 20 18 9 4 5 31 19 39 71
2 Freiburg II 37 20 10 7 52 34 18 12 5 1 30 13 19 8 5 6 22 21 18 70
3 Osnabrück 37 20 7 10 68 48 18 11 3 4 36 21 19 9 4 6 32 27 20 67
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 37 20 7 10 70 51 18 11 3 4 36 21 19 9 4 6 34 30 19 67
5 Saarbrücken 37 19 9 9 62 38 18 10 4 4 34 21 19 9 5 5 28 17 24 66
6 Dynamo Dresden 37 19 9 9 63 43 18 9 5 4 36 21 19 10 4 5 27 22 20 66
7 Waldhof Mannheim 37 18 3 16 60 64 18 14 1 3 34 20 19 4 2 13 26 44 -4 57
8 1860 München 37 16 8 13 59 50 19 11 2 6 35 21 18 5 6 7 24 29 9 56
9 Viktoria Köln 37 14 13 10 57 51 19 8 5 6 26 27 18 6 8 4 31 24 6 55
10 Verl 37 13 9 15 58 56 19 8 6 5 33 25 18 5 3 10 25 31 2 48
11 Ingolstadt 37 14 5 18 53 54 18 6 3 9 21 26 19 8 2 9 32 28 -1 47
12 MSV Duisburg 37 11 13 13 53 55 19 4 10 5 28 28 18 7 3 8 25 27 -2 46
13 Borussia Dortmund II 37 13 6 18 46 47 19 8 2 9 21 20 18 5 4 9 25 27 -1 45
14 Erzgebirge Aue 37 12 8 17 46 59 19 6 6 7 25 28 18 6 2 10 21 31 -13 44
15 Hallescher FC 37 10 11 16 49 59 19 7 5 7 31 25 18 3 6 9 18 34 -10 41
16 Rot-Weiss Essen 37 9 14 14 41 54 18 5 9 4 20 24 19 4 5 10 21 30 -13 41
17 Meppen 37 8 13 16 43 63 19 7 3 9 28 32 18 1 10 7 15 31 -20 37
18 VfB Oldenburg 37 9 8 20 41 62 19 3 5 11 24 38 18 6 3 9 17 24 -21 35
19 Zwickau 37 9 7 21 40 70 18 6 3 9 20 23 19 3 4 12 20 47 -30 34
20 Bayreuth 37 9 4 24 36 78 18 6 2 10 22 34 19 3 2 14 14 44 -42 31

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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.