Soccer betting preview: Zwickau welcomes Viktoria Köln in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany 3. Liga
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: GGZ Arena

Viktoria Köln know they face a difficult trip to Zwickau and their GGZ Arena. This match preview has all the facts you require ahead of the match.

Insights:
  • Zwickau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Zwickau have created more than twice as many corners as Viktoria Köln.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a DFB Pokal game only four days ago.

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Zwickau form and stats

Zwickau have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the 3. Liga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Zwickau are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Verl.

Before that, Zwickau had a home game versus Bayreuth which ended with a victory 2-0.

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 Zwickau have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 6.

Some betting-related information: This side have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.

The Zwickau fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches.

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Viktoria Köln form and stats

Things could have gone better for Viktoria Köln in their 3. Liga away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a DFB Pokal home loss versus FC Bayern München with 0-5 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs 1860 München.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Viktoria in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Viktoria Köln, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Viktoria Köln has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. In the opposite end, Viktoria Köln have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Zwickau victories, two draws and two Viktoria Köln wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria KölnR. Meißner
R. Meißner
3 goals
ZwickauD. Baumann
D. Baumann
2 goals
Viktoria KölnM. Risse
M. Risse
2 goals

Zwickau missing players

Viktoria Köln missing players

Zwickau Viktoria Köln
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 1 3 6
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 1 Lost L 0 2 2
5 5 3 Scored S 4 5 9
14 3 3 Conceded C 1 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
67% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 50%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 33%
33% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 17%
17% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
67% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
7.2 6.7 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 3.2
5.3 6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5 4.3
2 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 14.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 16 10 9
3.3 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.7 3.3
25% 42% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 45% 45%
 
10 6.7 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.3 13.3
3.3 1.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.3 6
Key stats in 3. Liga this season:
  • Viktoria Köln have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Viktoria Köln have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Viktoria Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zwickau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Zwickau have created more than twice as many corners as Viktoria Köln.
  • Zwickau 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 7 6 1 0 18 6 4 4 0 0 12 2 3 2 1 0 6 4 12 19
2 Freiburg II 7 5 1 1 9 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 16
3 Elversberg 6 5 0 1 17 7 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 3 0 0 11 5 10 15
4 Waldhof Mannheim 7 4 1 2 12 12 4 4 0 0 8 3 3 0 1 2 4 9 0 13
5 Dynamo Dresden 7 4 0 3 14 9 4 2 0 2 10 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 12
6 Saarbrucken 6 3 3 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 12
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 6 3 2 1 14 7 3 1 2 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 8 4 7 11
8 Ingolstadt 7 3 2 2 10 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 3 4 11
9 MSV Duisburg 7 3 2 2 11 9 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 11
10 Viktoria Köln 6 3 1 2 9 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 10
11 Meppen 6 2 2 2 11 11 3 2 0 1 9 5 3 0 2 1 2 6 0 8
12 VfB Oldenburg 7 2 2 3 9 11 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 8
13 Hallescher FC 7 2 1 4 11 12 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 0 0 3 3 8 -1 7
14 Osnabruck 7 1 3 3 8 10 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 6
15 Rot-Weiss Essen 7 1 3 3 9 16 4 1 1 2 6 12 3 0 2 1 3 4 -7 6
16 Zwickau 6 2 0 4 5 14 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 11 -9 6
17 Verl 7 1 1 5 6 12 3 1 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 4 1 9 -6 4
18 Bayreuth 7 1 1 5 4 11 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 2 9 -7 4
19 Borussia Dortmund II 7 1 1 5 3 13 3 1 0 2 1 6 4 0 1 3 2 7 -10 4
20 Erzgebirge Aue 7 0 3 4 4 11 3 0 1 2 2 7 4 0 2 2 2 4 -7 3

Germany:

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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.