3. Liga forecast and guide: Waldhof Mannheim moderate betting favourite to top Viktoria Köln

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Tue 25.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carl-Benz-Stadion (27000 seats)

Waldhof Mannheim are prepared for Viktoria Köln with belief in landing all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Waldhof Mannheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Viktoria Köln have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in 3. Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Waldhof Mannheim and Viktoria Köln.

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Waldhof Mannheim form and stats

When playing at home in the 3. Liga, Waldhof Mannheim have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games.

Happy days for Waldhof Mannheim in their previous game, a fixture away at Würzburger Kickers (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The home team returns to Carl-Benz-Stadion after drawing with Würzburger Kickers (placed 19th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-1. The supporters are hoping that Waldhof Mannheim will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-1 away loss in the game against Würzburger Kickers (placed 19th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Borussia Dortmund II in a game that was won 1-3. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-3 versus Borussia Dortmund II. Preceding that match was a defeat to Borussia Dortmund II (1-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mannheim handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and six defeats.

A decent goal production from Waldhof Mannheim in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Waldhof Mannheim have conceded 13 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

There's been little loot from Viktoria Köln's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the 3. Liga. Viktoria Köln only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Viktoria Köln has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Viktoria Köln played 5-2 against Verl in their previous match. This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Verl with 5-2 on the scoreboard. Viktoria go into this game after a win, the home game against Verl that ended 5-2.

Preceding that game was the away Club Friendlies 3 victory against Borussia M'gladbach with the score of 3-2. Preceding that game, the 3-2 draw paying a visit to Borussia M'gladbach. Preceding that game, the 3-2 loss visiting Borussia M'gladbach's place.

We have checked recent matches where Viktoria Köln have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were three victories, seven draws and nine defeats.

The attacking power of Viktoria Köln when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. For Viktoria Köln, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Viktoria has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met earlier this season: Viktoria Köln - Waldhof Mannheim 2-3. Numbers for the last five meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Waldhof Mannheim, two draws and zero wins for Viktoria Köln. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Waldhof MannheimD. Martinović
D. Martinović
10 goals
Waldhof MannheimM. Schnatterer
M. Schnatterer
8 goals
Waldhof MannheimJ. Boyamba
J. Boyamba
5 goals

Waldhof Mannheim missing players

Viktoria Köln missing players

Waldhof Mannheim Viktoria Köln
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 2 10 21
10 5 3 Won W 0 2 7
7 4 1 Drew D 0 1 4
5 2 0 Lost L 2 7 10
35 20 8 Scored S 0 6 27
26 13 3 Conceded C 8 22 38
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
82% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 81%
59% 55% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 62%
27% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 30% 38%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
64% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 57%
23% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 19%
23% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 29%
 
6 7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 5
4.4 3.6 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.8 4.4
2.7 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.4 12.5 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.6 9.9
5 6.2 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.4
32% 29% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 16% 29%
 
9.1 8.3 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.4 9.5
4.2 4.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5 4.4
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Viktoria Köln have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Viktoria Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Viktoria Köln have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in 3. Liga
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Viktoria Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Waldhof Mannheim have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Viktoria Köln have scored 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 22 15 3 4 45 21 11 8 2 1 19 5 11 7 1 3 26 16 24 48
2 Kaiserslautern 22 11 6 5 34 13 11 7 3 1 20 3 11 4 3 4 14 10 21 39
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 21 11 6 4 37 20 11 5 4 2 19 12 10 6 2 2 18 8 17 39
4 Waldhof Mannheim 22 10 7 5 35 26 11 5 4 2 20 13 11 5 3 3 15 13 9 37
5 Saarbrucken 22 10 7 5 37 29 11 5 3 3 19 15 11 5 4 2 18 14 8 37
6 Meppen 22 11 3 8 33 34 11 7 1 3 21 10 11 4 2 5 12 24 -1 36
7 Borussia Dortmund II 22 10 4 8 33 25 11 3 4 4 11 10 11 7 0 4 22 15 8 34
8 Osnabrück 21 9 6 6 27 20 11 5 2 4 11 7 10 4 4 2 16 13 7 33
9 1860 München 21 8 8 5 35 29 11 5 3 3 22 17 10 3 5 2 13 12 6 32
10 Wehen Wiesbaden 22 8 7 7 31 27 11 3 5 3 14 14 11 5 2 4 17 13 4 31
11 Freiburg II 22 7 6 9 18 32 11 5 3 3 14 13 11 2 3 6 4 19 -14 27
12 Viktoria Berlin 21 7 5 9 30 28 10 5 2 3 17 11 11 2 3 6 13 17 2 26
13 Zwickau 21 5 11 5 29 29 10 2 5 3 13 14 11 3 6 2 16 15 0 26
14 Viktoria Köln 21 7 4 10 27 38 11 5 3 3 21 16 10 2 1 7 6 22 -11 25
15 Hallescher FC 21 5 7 9 27 34 10 4 3 3 17 16 11 1 4 6 10 18 -7 22
16 Verl 22 5 7 10 34 45 11 3 3 5 17 22 11 2 4 5 17 23 -11 22
17 Türkgücü-Ataspor 20 5 6 9 21 30 10 4 3 3 15 14 10 1 3 6 6 16 -9 21
18 MSV Duisburg 21 6 2 13 27 37 10 4 2 4 16 15 11 2 0 9 11 22 -10 20
19 Würzburger Kickers 22 3 8 11 15 32 11 1 4 6 8 20 11 2 4 5 7 12 -17 17
20 Havelse 22 3 5 14 18 44 11 2 0 9 7 25 11 1 5 5 11 19 -26 14

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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.