National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hertha Wiesbach or Saarbrücken that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hertha Wiesbach form and stats
Last season their Reg. Cup Saarland adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Hertha Wiesbach are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Arminia Ludwigshafen.
Preceding that match was a Oberliga: Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar defeat to Kaiserslautern II (1-5).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hertha Wiesbach, as the Oberliga: Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar home game vs Elversberg II is only three days away.
Saarbrücken form and stats
They also participated in Reg. Cup Saarland last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Liga.
Saarbrücken's last game was the home draw against Meppen (0-0).
Prior to that result Saarbrücken won their away game at Dynamo Dresden in the 3. Liga. The scoreline was 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Saarbrücken now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 3. Liga game at 1860 München is waiting in only four days.
Saarbrücken has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. It's not easy to score on Saarbrücken as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Hertha Wiesbach missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Hertha Wiesbach | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 62 | 35 | Scored | S | 31 | 46 | ||
| 46 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 91% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 91% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.3 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | ||
| 10.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | 1860 München | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Freiburg II | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Ingolstadt | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Viktoria Koln | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Verl | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund II | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Osnabruck | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | VfB Oldenburg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Meppen | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Zwickau | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Bayreuth | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Erzgebirge Aue | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
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