National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Merchweiler or Saarbrücken that keep their silverware dream alive.
Saarbrücken could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a 3. Liga game only four sleeps ago.
Merchweiler form and stats
Merchweiler are returning here after visiting Pachten in a Reg. Cup Saarland match and winning with a 7-0 scoreline.
Ahead of that game, a home win hosting Rastpfuhl (after extra-time) in the Reg. Cup Saarland.
Saarbrücken form and stats
Last season their Reg. Cup Saarland adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Saarbrücken have won 8 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the 3. Liga this season.
Saarbrücken are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Rot-Weiss Essen.
That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Bayreuth in the 3. Liga.Saarbrücken are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Saarbrücken as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Merchweiler missing players
Saarbrücken missing players
| Merchweiler | Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 25 | 52 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 12 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 40% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 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 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 39 | 60 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 58 |
| 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 50 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 6 | Osnabruck | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Viktoria Koln | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Verl | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Ingolstadt | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -2 | 35 |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund II | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | VfB Oldenburg | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Bayreuth | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Zwickau | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 24 |
| 20 | Meppen | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 21 |
Germany:
- German Football Association - (also in English)
