The Waldhof Mannheim & Osnabrück head coaches P. Glöckner and D. Scherning are both fearful of and feeling excited about this highly important fixture in the higher area of the 3. Liga table.
- Waldhof Mannheim have the most points (17) at home in 3. Liga
- Osnabrück have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had enough rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
Waldhof Mannheim form and stats
Waldhof Mannheim have performed here at Carl-Benz-Stadion this season with 5 wins from 8 3. Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
The fans are hoping that Waldhof Mannheim will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the 3. Liga game against Freiburg II (placed 14th).
Ahead of that match, Mannheim won a home game hosting Saarbrucken (1-0).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 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn six and lost two.
The Waldhof Mannheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Mannheim have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Osnabrück form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the 3. Liga. Osnabrück has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The supporters enjoyed Osnabrück's previous game versus 1860 München (placed 16th), a 3. Liga 3-1 win played at home.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus 1860 München.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Osnabrück in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Osnabrück, five draws and five defeats.
Osnabrück are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. 8 goals have been conceded by Osnabrück in these games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Heider 6 goals |   J. Boyamba 5 goals | D. Martinović 4 goals |
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| Waldhof Mannheim | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 53% |
| 14% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 14% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 47% |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 29% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 33% |
| 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 12.9 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| 5 | 6.6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 29% | 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 46% | 35% |
| 8.3 | 7.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
- All of Osnabrück's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Osnabrück have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osnabrück have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Osnabrück haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Waldhof Mannheim have the most points (17) at home in 3. Liga
- Waldhof Mannheim have the the best goal difference (+9) at home 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 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Osnabrück | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Meppen | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Viktoria Berlin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Saarbrucken | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Hallescher FC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund II | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | Zwickau | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Viktoria Köln | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Freiburg II | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 15 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | 1860 München | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 17 | Verl | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Würzburger Kickers | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Havelse | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 10 |
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