A total of twelve rounds of matches have been played and both Waldhof Mannheim and Saarbrücken are at the right end of the league table. Let's get started!
- Waldhof Mannheim have the most points (14) at home in 3. Liga
- Saarbrücken have not yet lost a game away.
Little time to rest for the home side, as they had a DFB Pokal fixture only three days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Union Berlin, was also a home game here at Carl-Benz-Stadion. The away team is better rested.
Waldhof Mannheim form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 3. Liga games here at Carl-Benz-Stadion for Waldhof Mannheim. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Mannheim's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Union Berlin (after extra-time). Midfield player Stefano Russo got a match rating of 7.03 in that game, the max score being 10.
Before that, Mannheim drew at home versus Zwickau.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 13 games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost five.
The Waldhof Mannheim manager P. Glöckner has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. Mannheim have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saarbrücken form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Saarbrücken playing as the away team in the 3. Liga this season.
Saarbrücken's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus 1860 München that finished 1-1. As mentioned above, Saarbrücken drew the match against 1860 München. Manager U. Koschinat brought on Julian Günther-Schmidt to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Hallescher FC.We have checked recent matches where Saarbrücken have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were three victories, one draw and one defeat.
The visiting Saarbrücken have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. Saarbrücken are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these teams: Mannheim won five, Saarbrücken were winners in four and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Grimaldi 6 goals |  M. Gouras 5 goals |  J. Boyamba 4 goals |
Waldhof Mannheim missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Waldhof Mannheim | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 85% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 77% |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 54% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 50% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 33% | 14% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 15% |
| 6.7 | 8.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 13.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 6.5 | 8.1 |
| 5.5 | 7.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 40% |
- All of Waldhof Mannheim's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Saarbrücken have not yet lost a 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 (14) at home in 3. Liga
- Waldhof Mannheim have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Waldhof Mannheim have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Saarbrücken | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Osnabruck | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | Viktoria Berlin | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Hallescher FC | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Meppen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Turkgucu-Ataspor | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Zwickau | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Verl | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Freiburg II | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | 1860 München | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | MSV Duisburg | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Viktoria Koln | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Wurzburger Kickers | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 20 | Havelse | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -22 | 7 |
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