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

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Mon 06.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

The league standings tells us that 8 points split the two combatants in this 3. Liga fixture. Waldhof Mannheim have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most matches over the total-line (14) in 3. Liga
  • Verl have the most points from losing position (14) in 3. Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

9-0-1 is the performance here at Carl-Benz-Stadion so far in the 3. Liga, giving Waldhof Mannheim a total of 27 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! Waldhof Mannheim are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Happy days for Mannheim in their previous game, a fixture away at Viktoria Koln (placed 10th) that ended with a 4-1 victory.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting MSV Duisburg.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Waldhof Mannheim handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Take note that 9 of the most recent 10 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Waldhof Mannheim as they are travelling to their away game against Erzgebirge Aue in the 3. Liga. That match is four days after this one.

The Mannheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Waldhof Mannheim have conceded only 8 goals.

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Verl form and stats

Verl have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 3. Liga, after 2-1-6 (9 played).

Otto and Sessa scored in Verl's previous match, the home game against Saarbrucken that ended 2-0. Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league games without victory.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Rot-Weiss Essen.

We have checked recent matches where Verl have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's last 11 league games.

The attacking power of Verl when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Verl's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Mannheim have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (3-3-0) when facing Verl.

The two sides encountered each other before this campaign: Verl - Waldhof Mannheim 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
6 goals
Waldhof MannheimP. Sohm
P. Sohm
5 goals
VerlY. Otto
Y. Otto
4 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Verl missing players

Waldhof Mannheim Verl
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 9 20
11 9 2 Won W 1 2 7
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 6
7 1 1 Lost L 1 6 7
33 18 6 Scored S 3 8 27
32 8 4 Conceded C 3 15 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 75%
70% 70% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 50%
45% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 30%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 10%
70% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 60%
15% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 25%
 
4.8 5.6 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.2 4.3
4.7 3.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.3 4.7
1.9 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.2 11.2 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9 10.2
4.5 5.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.7
37% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 36%
 
9.4 7.7 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 11.8 10.6
3.8 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.6 4.8
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Verl have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Verl have the most points from losing position (14) in 3. Liga
  • Verl haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Verl have scored away.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in 3. Liga
  • Waldhof Mannheim have the most matches over the total-line (14) 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 20 15 2 3 49 18 11 9 0 2 31 10 9 6 2 1 18 8 31 47
2 Wehen Wiesbaden 20 12 4 4 38 22 9 6 2 1 18 9 11 6 2 3 20 13 16 40
3 Saarbrucken 20 10 6 4 31 18 9 4 4 1 14 10 11 6 2 3 17 8 13 36
4 Freiburg II 20 10 6 4 24 21 10 6 3 1 13 8 10 4 3 3 11 13 3 36
5 Waldhof Mannheim 20 11 2 7 33 32 10 9 0 1 18 8 10 2 2 6 15 24 1 35
6 1860 München 20 10 3 7 35 26 11 7 1 3 24 11 9 3 2 4 11 15 9 33
7 Ingolstadt 20 9 4 7 28 21 9 4 2 3 10 9 11 5 2 4 18 12 7 31
8 Osnabruck 20 9 4 7 36 30 9 6 1 2 17 9 11 3 3 5 19 21 6 31
9 Dynamo Dresden 20 8 6 6 30 23 10 3 4 3 17 14 10 5 2 3 13 9 7 30
10 Viktoria Koln 20 7 6 7 29 29 10 4 2 4 13 15 10 3 4 3 16 14 0 27
11 Verl 20 7 6 7 27 27 11 5 5 1 19 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 0 27
12 MSV Duisburg 20 7 4 9 24 27 10 2 4 4 11 13 10 5 0 5 13 14 -3 25
13 Rot-Weiss Essen 20 5 9 6 25 31 9 2 5 2 9 14 11 3 4 4 16 17 -6 24
14 Erzgebirge Aue 20 5 6 9 22 27 10 2 4 4 11 12 10 3 2 5 11 15 -5 21
15 VfB Oldenburg 20 5 5 10 24 37 10 2 3 5 15 23 10 3 2 5 9 14 -13 20
16 Zwickau 20 5 4 11 18 31 9 3 1 5 10 11 11 2 3 6 8 20 -13 19
17 Bayreuth 20 5 4 11 15 34 10 4 2 4 9 14 10 1 2 7 6 20 -19 19
18 Borussia Dortmund II 20 5 3 12 15 29 11 3 1 7 7 15 9 2 2 5 8 14 -14 18
19 Hallescher FC 20 4 5 11 26 31 11 4 2 5 18 15 9 0 3 6 8 16 -5 17
20 Meppen 20 2 9 9 19 34 11 2 3 6 13 19 9 0 6 3 6 15 -15 15

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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.