This has the potential to be an engrossing game as Waldhof Mannheim have their presumed home advantage, while Saarbrücken are in front by 1 point in the 3. Liga standings.
- Waldhof Mannheim have won all their matches at home so far.
- Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Waldhof Mannheim form and stats
Waldhof Mannheim have played 5 3. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Glöckner led his Waldhof Mannheim to a defeat away at Osnabruck. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Carl-Benz-Stadion. Mannheim were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Astoria Walldorf in the Reg. Cup Baden. 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 Waldhof Mannheim have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 5 and lost 2.
Waldhof Mannheim have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Carl-Benz-Stadion with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Mannheim have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saarbrücken form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Saarbrücken playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.
There were no winners in Saarbrücken's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Freiburg II (placed 4th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rot-Weiss Essen wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Saarbrücken in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Saarbrücken, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Saarbrücken manager Koschinat as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Noswendel Wadern.
Saarbrücken are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Waldhof Mannheim-Saarbrücken H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Waldhof Mannheim five wins, Saarbrücken four wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  S. Jacob 5 goals |   D. Kother 2 goals |  D. Martinović 2 goals |
Waldhof Mannheim missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Waldhof Mannheim | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 60% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 11.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 28% |
| 10.4 | 7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
| 4.6 | 2.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Saarbrücken have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Waldhof Mannheim have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Waldhof Mannheim have won all their matches at home so far.
- 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Elversberg | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Freiburg II | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Ingolstadt | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | VfB Oldenburg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Viktoria Koln | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Osnabruck | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | Verl | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Meppen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Zwickau | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Hallescher FC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 19 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
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