Wehen Wiesbaden (home)
- Wehen are 7th with 38 points from 23.
- Wehen are unbeaten in 2 home games, defeating FC Schweinfurt 2-0 three days ago.
- The counterattacking nature of their game has proven fruitful and they have one of the better home records in the 3.Liga, winning 7 of 11 home matches.
Duisburg (away)
- Duisburg are 2nd in the 3.Liga with 43 points from 23 games.
- Duisburg are coming off a 4-2 home win against SC Verl.
- Since taking over at Duisburg in July 2024, Dietmar Hirsch has implemented a high-tempo, high-energy game plan which has Duisburg sitting in 2nd place in the 3.Liga.
- Duisburg use a high press to win the ball and immediately look to hurt opponents with vertical football down the wings and behind the opposing striker, and their relentless energy sets the pace for any game they are a part of.
- They have been better away than their record suggests however, as they have scored 19 goals in 12 away fixtures.
Head-to-Head
- Duisburg have won 1 and drawn 1 of the 2 prior head-to-heads in the 3.Liga, winning 3-1 at home in the most recent fixture 5 months ago.
- Both teams come into this game in good form with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 fixtures.
Key Players
- Duisburg have scored 10 times in their last 5 3.Liga matches and have the 3.Liga’s talisman in Lex-Tyger Lobinger.
- He has 13 goals in 21 league appearances and 4 in his last 5 games.
- Wehen have a goal-scoring weapon in Moritz Flotho who has 2 in his last 6 appearances, and they have a consistent outlet in Nikolas Agrafiotis who has 7 goals in 22 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Duisburg are the favourites for Saturday’s matchup with odds of 2.6, and Wehen Wiesbaden are just behind them with a 2.62 quote.
- Given that Wehen have won 7 of their 11 home games and Duisburg have won 4 of their 12 away games in the 3.Liga this season, the odds for this match don’t seem to match the form of the two sides.
- We’re backing the Both Teams To Score market at 1.7 for Saturday’s game, as both of these teams like to attack and will score if they can get there.
Prediction
With both sides in form and both bringing a different tactical identity to the game, this could be a good one for the neutral fans.
