Duisburg (home)
- Duisburg have won three and lost two of their last five 3.Liga games, winning each of their last three at home.
- Duisburg sit second in the 3. Liga table with 46 points from 25 matches.
- MSV are in the promotion spots and they have won each of their last three matches at home.
- Dietmar Hirsch has instilled an intense, proactive, brand of soccer at MSV Duisburg since taking the reins in July 2024, where the ball is pressed hard, transitions are swift and full-backs join the attack in a high-octane 4-2-3-1 system.
- Duisburg have scored an average of 2.17 goals per game at home in the 3. Liga this season, bagging 26 goals at home.
TSV Havelse (away)
- TSV Havelse have won one of their last five 3.Liga matches (W1, L4), losing each of their last three.
- TSV have won just one of their 12 away 3. Liga matches this season (W1, D3, L8) and have lost each of their last three, 0-5 at home to 1860 Munich and 3-2 at Ingolstadt in the two most recent.
Key Players
- Lex-Tyger Lobinger is the danger man up front; he has scored 13 goals in 23 3. Liga appearances, making him the club’s most reliable source of goals.
- Nassim Boujellab has chipped in with two goals in their last six, while Lorenzo Paldino leads the way this term with four goals in 24 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Duisburg are clear favorites at _1.53_ for Sunday’s game against the 19th-placed TSV Havelse, who have collected a measly 19 points from 25 games and are priced at _5.5_ for the points here.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at _1.57_ seems like a logical choice on the side.
Prediction
Given the sheer difference in quality, the gulf in league positions, and Duisburg’s superior home form , I expect the hosts to take this fixture with relative ease.
