Match preview 3. Liga: Waldhof Mannheim - VfB Lübeck at Carl-Benz-Stadion

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Waldhof Mannheim are in the 11th position while the guesting VfB Lübeck worry at 19th.

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VfB Lübeck have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Waldhof Mannheim have to build on here at Carl-Benz-Stadion in the 3. Liga.

Mannheim shared the glory with MSV Duisburg in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Zwickau.

R. Garcia felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against MSV Duisburg as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 90th minute.

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 eight games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost five.

The manager P. Glöckner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Saarbrucken in only three days.

A decent goal production from Waldhof Mannheim in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Mannheim have conceded 26 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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VfB Lübeck form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfB Lübeck so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

Lübeck delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kaiserslautern (placed 18th) in their previous match; a 3. Liga game. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Bayern München II.

Lübeck are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.

After this away game Lübeck return home for a 3. Liga game against Ingolstadt. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lübeck have scored 19 goals in 15 league games away. In the opposite end, Lübeck have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

VfB Lübeck - Mannheim 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
9 goals
MannheimJ. Boyamba
J. Boyamba
8 goals
VfB LübeckY. Deichmann
Y. Deichmann
8 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

VfB Lübeck missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Waldhof Mannheim VfB Lübeck
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 6 15 31
9 5 1 Won W 2 3 7
12 5 1 Drew D 0 3 9
10 5 3 Lost L 4 9 15
40 29 8 Scored S 10 19 34
43 26 11 Conceded C 12 29 46
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
68% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 71%
39% 67% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 60% 42%
32% 60% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 26%
19% 33% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 27% 16%
52% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 83% 73% 58%
23% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 13% 23%
32% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.1 11.9 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.9 8.6
4.3 5.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.7 3
30% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 46% 36%
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • VfB Lübeck have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Dynamo Dresden 31 18 5 8 51 26 15 9 5 1 28 11 16 9 0 7 23 15 25 59
2 Hansa Rostock 31 17 7 7 44 28 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 7 5 4 18 13 16 58
3 Ingolstadt 31 17 7 7 43 34 15 11 3 1 23 11 16 6 4 6 20 23 9 58
4 1860 München 31 15 9 7 57 28 16 7 6 3 30 16 15 8 3 4 27 12 29 54
5 Saarbrucken 31 13 10 8 54 44 16 7 5 4 32 23 15 6 5 4 22 21 10 49
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 9 9 51 43 15 7 5 3 27 20 16 6 4 6 24 23 8 48
7 Verl 31 12 9 10 57 49 16 5 6 5 27 23 15 7 3 5 30 26 8 45
8 Turkgucu-Ataspor 31 11 10 10 40 40 15 6 6 3 17 16 16 5 4 7 23 24 0 43
9 Viktoria Koln 31 12 7 12 42 49 16 5 2 9 19 28 15 7 5 3 23 21 -7 43
10 Zwickau 31 11 8 12 39 40 16 5 2 9 18 22 15 6 6 3 21 18 -1 41
11 Waldhof Mannheim 31 9 12 10 40 43 15 5 5 5 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 17 -3 39
12 Hallescher FC 31 10 9 12 36 51 16 6 5 5 18 22 15 4 4 7 18 29 -15 39
13 MSV Duisburg 31 10 8 13 41 52 16 6 3 7 21 26 15 4 5 6 20 26 -11 38
14 Magdeburg 31 10 7 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 12 20 16 6 3 7 20 20 -8 37
15 Meppen 31 11 3 17 32 51 15 7 0 8 19 29 16 4 3 9 13 22 -19 36
16 Bayern München II 31 8 10 13 41 45 15 5 3 7 19 19 16 3 7 6 22 26 -4 34
17 Uerdingen 31 9 9 13 32 39 16 3 4 9 12 25 15 6 5 4 20 14 -7 33
18 Kaiserslautern 31 5 16 10 32 39 15 2 10 3 14 16 16 3 6 7 18 23 -7 31
19 VfB Lübeck 31 7 9 15 34 46 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 3 3 9 19 29 -12 30
20 Unterhaching 31 8 4 19 35 46 16 6 2 8 21 21 15 2 2 11 14 25 -11 28

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 Dynamo Dresden 31 18 5 8 51 26 15 9 5 1 28 11 16 9 0 7 23 15 25 59
2 Hansa Rostock 31 17 7 7 44 28 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 7 5 4 18 13 16 58
3 Ingolstadt 31 17 7 7 43 34 15 11 3 1 23 11 16 6 4 6 20 23 9 58
4 1860 München 31 15 9 7 57 28 16 7 6 3 30 16 15 8 3 4 27 12 29 54
5 Saarbrucken 31 13 10 8 54 44 16 7 5 4 32 23 15 6 5 4 22 21 10 49
6 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 13 9 9 51 43 15 7 5 3 27 20 16 6 4 6 24 23 8 48
7 Verl 31 12 9 10 57 49 16 5 6 5 27 23 15 7 3 5 30 26 8 45
8 Turkgucu-Ataspor 31 11 10 10 40 40 15 6 6 3 17 16 16 5 4 7 23 24 0 43
9 Viktoria Koln 31 12 7 12 42 49 16 5 2 9 19 28 15 7 5 3 23 21 -7 43
10 Zwickau 31 11 8 12 39 40 16 5 2 9 18 22 15 6 6 3 21 18 -1 41
11 Waldhof Mannheim 31 9 12 10 40 43 15 5 5 5 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 17 -3 39
12 Hallescher FC 31 10 9 12 36 51 16 6 5 5 18 22 15 4 4 7 18 29 -15 39
13 MSV Duisburg 31 10 8 13 41 52 16 6 3 7 21 26 15 4 5 6 20 26 -11 38
14 Magdeburg 31 10 7 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 12 20 16 6 3 7 20 20 -8 37
15 Meppen 31 11 3 17 32 51 15 7 0 8 19 29 16 4 3 9 13 22 -19 36
16 Bayern München II 31 8 10 13 41 45 15 5 3 7 19 19 16 3 7 6 22 26 -4 34
17 Uerdingen 31 9 9 13 32 39 16 3 4 9 12 25 15 6 5 4 20 14 -7 33
18 Kaiserslautern 31 5 16 10 32 39 15 2 10 3 14 16 16 3 6 7 18 23 -7 31
19 VfB Lübeck 31 7 9 15 34 46 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 3 3 9 19 29 -12 30
20 Unterhaching 31 8 4 19 35 46 16 6 2 8 21 21 15 2 2 11 14 25 -11 28

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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.