Balingen will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 30 points behind Waldhof Mannheim.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Balingen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at BIZERBA-Arena as Balingen has scored 18 goals to get 29 points from 12 games. The overall stats are 9-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Pirmasens here at BIZERBA-Arena, Balingen has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.The home team returns to BIZERBA-Arena after sharing the points with SV Steinbach (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Regionalliga: Südwest game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Eintracht Stadtallendorf.
The Balingen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 matches. From these home matches, Balingen have conceded only 7 goals.
Waldhof Mannheim form and stats
Waldhof Mannheim have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 37 points collected from 13 games. 12 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. Things are running smoothly for Waldhof Mannheim who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Kickers Offenbach. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Uerdingen game have they lost an away game, meaning Waldhof Mannheim has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.Waldhof Mannheim won their last game, 3-1 versus Stuttgart II played at home. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus SV Steinbach.
Waldhof Mannheim create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 35 goals in 13 travels. It's not easy to score on Waldhof Mannheim as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Waldhof Mannheim - Balingen 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Balingen won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Waldhof Mannheim has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
  V. Sulejmani 15 goals |  T. Kern 12 goals |  G. Korte 7 goals |
Balingen missing players
Waldhof Mannheim missing players
| Balingen | Waldhof Mannheim | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 81% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 42% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 85% | 73% |
| 15% | 8% | Over 3.5 | 77% | 58% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 54% | 38% |
| 46% | 33% | Both teams to score | 85% | 65% |
| 27% | 58% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 31% |
| 35% | 25% | Failed To Score | 8% | 8% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Waldhof Mannheim | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Saarbrücken | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 50 |
| 3 | Homburg | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 50 |
| 4 | Kickers Offenbach | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 49 |
| 5 | SV Steinbach | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | Ulm | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 45 |
| 7 | Elversberg | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Freiburg II | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Balingen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Hoffenheim II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | FSV Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 12 | Pirmasens | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Wormatia Worms | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Astoria Walldorf | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Stuttgart II | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | Mainz 05 II | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Hessen Dreieich | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Eintracht Stadtallendorf | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
