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# 22 January 2022, 13:00
Germany
3. Liga
2021/2022

SV Wehen SV Wehen 0-0 VFL Osnabruck VFL Osnabruck

Finished

SV Wehen vs VFL Osnabruck Summary
  Position Points Games Scored Conceded Home Win Away Win Draw Home Lost Away Lost
SV Wehen 10 30 20 31 26 337% 562% 630% 350% 350%
VFL Osnabruck 8 32 19 24 20 562% 337% 526% 466% 233%

SV Wehen vs VFL Osnabruck Head 2 Head

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
22 Jan 13:00 13:00, 22 Jan fin
SV Wehen 1
0-0 0-0
VFL Osnabruck 1
30-32
3LG
0-0
0-0
14 Aug 12:00 12:00, 14 Aug fin
VFL Osnabruck 1
0-0 0-1
SV Wehen 6
3-2
3LG
0-0
0-1
06 Mar 17:30 17:30, 06 Mar fin
VFL Osnabruck 2
2-5 2-6
SV Wehen 4
29-22
2BL
2-5
2-6

3. Liga League Table. Season 2021/2022
Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 FC Magdeburg FC Magdeburg 9 7 1 1 14 4 22 11 7 1 3 26 16 22 20 14 2 4 40 20 44 20 2
2 Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II 11 3 4 4 11 10 13 10 7 0 3 21 13 21 21 10 4 7 32 23 34 9 1.5
3 FC Kaiserslautern FC Kaiserslautern 10 6 3 1 18 3 21 10 3 3 4 12 9 12 20 9 6 5 30 12 33 18 1.5
4 Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig 9 3 4 2 16 12 13 10 6 2 2 18 8 20 19 9 6 4 34 20 33 14 1.8
5 SV Meppen SV Meppen 9 6 1 2 19 7 19 11 4 2 5 12 24 14 20 10 3 7 31 31 33 0 1.6
6 TSV 1860 Munich TSV 1860 Munich 10 5 2 3 21 16 17 10 3 5 2 13 12 14 20 8 7 5 34 28 31 6 1.7
7 FC Saarbrucken FC Saarbrucken 10 4 3 3 16 14 15 10 4 4 2 14 11 16 20 8 7 5 30 25 31 5 1.5
8 Waldhof Mannheim Waldhof Mannheim 10 4 4 2 17 13 16 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 20 8 7 5 30 25 31 5 1.5
9 SV Wehen SV Wehen 10 3 4 3 14 14 13 10 5 2 3 17 12 17 20 8 6 6 31 26 30 5 1.6
10 VFL Osnabruck 11 5 2 4 11 7 17 8 3 3 2 13 13 12 19 8 5 6 24 20 29 4 1.3
11 SC Freiburg II SC Freiburg II 11 5 3 3 14 13 18 10 2 3 5 4 16 9 21 7 6 8 18 29 27 -11 0.9
12 Viktoria Berlin Viktoria Berlin 9 5 1 3 17 11 16 10 2 3 5 13 15 9 19 7 4 8 30 26 25 4 1.6
13 FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau 10 2 5 3 13 14 11 9 2 5 2 11 12 11 19 4 10 5 24 26 22 -2 1.3
14 Hallescher FC Hallescher FC 10 4 3 3 17 16 15 9 1 3 5 8 15 6 19 5 6 8 25 31 21 -6 1.3
15 SC Verl SC Verl 10 3 2 5 17 22 11 9 2 3 4 13 16 9 19 5 5 9 30 38 20 -8 1.6
16 MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg 9 4 2 3 13 11 14 10 2 0 8 11 21 6 19 6 2 11 24 32 20 -8 1.3
17 FC Viktoria Koln FC Viktoria Koln 10 4 3 3 16 14 15 9 1 1 7 4 21 4 19 5 4 10 20 35 19 -15 1.1
18 FC Wurzburger Kickers FC Wurzburger Kickers 9 0 4 5 5 17 4 11 2 4 5 7 12 10 20 2 8 10 12 29 14 -17 0.6
19 TSV Havelse TSV Havelse 10 2 0 8 7 22 6 10 1 4 5 10 18 7 20 3 4 13 17 40 13 -23 0.9
20 Turkgucu-Ataspor Munchen Turkgucu-Ataspor Munchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SV Wehen Last Matches

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K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
29 Jan 13:00 13:00, 29 Jan fin
SV Wehen 4
0-0 0-1
MSV Duisburg 3
34-20
3LG
0-0
0-1
26 Jan 18:00 18:00, 26 Jan fin
TSV Havelse 1
0-1 0-1
SV Wehen 1
14-31
3LG
0-1
0-1
22 Jan 13:00 13:00, 22 Jan fin
SV Wehen 1
0-0 0-0
VFL Osnabruck 1
30-32
3LG
0-0
0-0
15 Jan 13:00 13:00, 15 Jan fin
TSV 1860 Munich 3
1-2 3-2
SV Wehen 3
29-30
3LG
1-2
3-2
07 Jan 13:30 13:30, 07 Jan fin
SV Wehen
2-1 4-1
KV Mechelen
FRC
2-1
4-1
18 Dec 13:00 13:00, 18 Dec fin
SV Wehen 1
2-0 2-0
SC Freiburg II 2
27-26
3LG
2-0
2-0
13 Dec 18:00 18:00, 13 Dec fin
SV Wehen 3
0-0 2-1
Hallescher FC 2
24-22
3LG
0-0
2-1
06 Dec 18:00 18:00, 06 Dec fin
Waldhof Mannheim 3
0-1 1-1
SV Wehen 4
30-23
3LG
0-1
1-1
27 Nov 13:00 13:00, 27 Nov fin
SV Wehen 4
0-0 0-0
SC Verl 1
22-16
3LG
0-0
0-0
20 Nov 13:00 13:00, 20 Nov fin
FC Kaiserslautern 1
0-0 1-0
SV Wehen 3
22-22
3LG
0-0
1-0

VFL Osnabruck Last Matches

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K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
02 Feb 18:00 18:00, 02 Feb fin
MSV Duisburg 3
1-2 3-6
VFL Osnabruck
23-37
3LG
1-2
3-6
29 Jan 13:00 13:00, 29 Jan fin
Borussia Dortmund II 2
1-0 2-2
VFL Osnabruck 2
34-36
3LG
1-0
2-2
25 Jan 18:00 18:00, 25 Jan fin
VFL Osnabruck 1
1-0 2-0
FC Wurzburger Kickers 3
33-17
3LG
1-0
2-0
22 Jan 13:00 13:00, 22 Jan fin
SV Wehen 1
0-0 0-0
VFL Osnabruck 1
30-32
3LG
0-0
0-0
15 Jan 13:00 13:00, 15 Jan fin
VFL Osnabruck 2
1-0 2-1
FC Saarbrucken 4
29-34
3LG
1-0
2-1
19 Dec 13:00 13:00, 19 Dec abd
MSV Duisburg
0-0 0-0
VFL Osnabruck
17-29
3LG
0-0
0-0
11 Dec 13:00 13:00, 11 Dec fin
FC Magdeburg 3 1
1-0 2-1
VFL Osnabruck 3
37-29
3LG
1-0
2-1
05 Dec 13:00 13:00, 05 Dec fin
VFL Osnabruck 2
0-0 0-0
TSV Havelse 3
28-11
3LG
0-0
0-0
28 Nov 12:00 12:00, 28 Nov fin
VFL Osnabruck 3
0-1 0-1
SC Freiburg II
28-20
3LG
0-1
0-1
21 Nov 13:00 13:00, 21 Nov fin
Waldhof Mannheim 2
2-1 3-3
VFL Osnabruck 5
23-27
3LG
2-1
3-3

SV Wehen Results

VFL Osnabruck Results

SV Wehen Goals

VFL Osnabruck Goals

SV Wehen Strength

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VFL Osnabruck Strength

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SV Wehen Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 44. Total conceded: 41

VFL Osnabruck Early Birds (Last 30 games)

Total scored: 40. Total conceded: 35

SV Wehen Top Scorers
Player 23 Oct 30 Oct 07 Nov 20 Nov 27 Nov 06 Dec 13 Dec 18 Dec 07 Jan 15 Jan Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Maximilian Thiel 1/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/1 1/0 0/0 0/0 5/1
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0 0/0 4/0
Gustaf Nilsson 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Florian Carstens 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Bjarke Jacobsen 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Dominik Prokop 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Nico Rieble 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Thijmen Goppel 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Sascha Mockenhaupt 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Emanuel Taffertshofer 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Benedict Hollerbach 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Kevin Lankford 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Lucas Brumme 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

VFL Osnabruck Top Scorers
Player 22 Oct 26 Oct 01 Nov 06 Nov 11 Nov 21 Nov 28 Nov 05 Dec 11 Dec 15 Jan Last 10 matchesGoals/Assists
Ba-Muaka Simakala 0/0 0/0 0/1 2/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Sebastian Klaas 0/0 2/0 1/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1
Aaron Opoku 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3
Felix Higl 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/1
Lukas Kunze 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 2/0
Lukas Gugganig 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Soeren Bertram 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Mario Mueller 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 1/0
Marc Heider 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Omar Haktab Traore 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Marcel Seegert 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Andrew Wooten 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Ulrich Bapoh 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Maurice Trapp 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Ulrich Taffertshofer 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1

SV Wehen Bad Boys
Player 23 Oct 30 Oct 07 Nov 20 Nov 27 Nov 06 Dec 13 Dec 18 Dec 07 Jan 15 Jan Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Mehmet Kurt - - - 0/1 - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Dennis Kempe - - - 0/1 0/1 - 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Gustaf Nilsson - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Jozo Stanic 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Maximilian Thiel - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Gino Fechner 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Thijmen Goppel - 0/1 0/1 - - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Ahmet Guerleyen - - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Florian Carstens - - - - - - - - - 0/1 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Benedict Hollerbach - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Nico Rieble - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Arthur Lyska - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Amin Farouk - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Johannes Wurtz - - - - 0/1 - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Emanuel Taffertshofer - 1/0 - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0

VFL Osnabruck Bad Boys
Player 22 Oct 26 Oct 01 Nov 06 Nov 11 Nov 21 Nov 28 Nov 05 Dec 11 Dec 15 Jan Last 10 matchesRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Florian Kleinhansl - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/4 4 0.0/1.0
Sven Koehler - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Phillipp Kuehn - 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Timo Beermann - - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Lukas Gugganig - 0/1 0/1 - - - 0/1 - - - 0/3 3 0.0/1.0
Lukas Kunze - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Aaron Opoku - - 0/1 - - 0/1 - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Marc Heider 0/1 - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/2 2 0.0/1.0
Ba-Muaka Simakala - 1/1 - - - - - - - - 1/1 2 0.5/0.5
Ulrich Bapoh - - - - - - - - 0/1 - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Maurice Trapp - - - - - - - 0/1 - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Omar Haktab Traore - - - - - - 0/1 - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Sebastian Klaas - - - - - 0/1 - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0
Ulrich Taffertshofer - - - 0/1 - - - - - - 0/1 1 0.0/1.0

Score Prediction

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Bot Bot2 Bot3
SV Wehen 1.5 1.5 1.5
VFL Osnabruck 1.21 1.21 1.21

SV Wehen vs VFL Osnabruck

The match of 22nd round between SV Wehen и VFL Osnabruck took place at BRITA Arena on 22 January 2022, Saturday.

The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (14 August 2021) and ended with the victory of SV Wehen with a score 0-1.

League table

The teams are close in the league table, the difference between their points is only 1 point.

SV Wehen takes the 9th position in the league table with 30 points. This is the 20th of 38 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (SV Wehen can score 54 points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 3 points (54 points are possible). The nearest pursuer is 1 point lower and has the opportunity to score 57 points additionally. The goal difference is 31:26.

VFL Osnabruck takes the 10th position in the league table with 29 points. This is the 19th of 38 team game in the tournament.

The difference with the nearest team on top is 1 point (VFL Osnabruck can score 57 points). In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 4 points (57 points are possible). The nearest pursuer is 2 points lower and has the opportunity to score 51 points additionally. The goal difference is 24:20. The VFL Osnabruck defensive line is one of the TOP-4 in the tournament.

SV Wehen Stats

The team scored 13 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 14-11. The average number of goals is 1.4. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.1.

VFL Osnabruck Stats

VFL Osnabruck has not lost in any of the last 5 matches, with 3 wins and 2 draws.

The team scored 14 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 3 wins, 5 draws и 2 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 19-17. The average number of goals is 1.9. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 2.1.

Team News

25 October 2021 bundesliga.com Borussia Dortmund are once again without Erling Haaland, but they will hope to have the necessary firepower to reach the third round of the cup when they host second-division strugglers Ingolstadt on Tuesday (kick-off 8pm CEST). 25 August 2021 sportsmole.co.uk Two of the Bundesliga's deadliest forwards go head-to-head on Friday evening as Borussia Dortmund welcome Hoffenheim to Signal Iduna Park in the third weekend of the Bundesliga season. 17 August 2021 bundesliga.com Bayer Leverkusen have announced the signing of Union Berlin midfielder Robert Andrich. bundesliga.com profiles the former Germany youth international... 15 August 2021 bundesliga.com Goalscoring supremos Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski face an early-season sparring session when German heavyweights Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich meet in the 2021 Supercup at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday (kick-off: 6. 15 August 2021 sportsmole.co.uk Having kicked off their 2020-21 Bundesliga seasons in contrasting fashions, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich prepare for a Klassiker battle in Tuesday evening's DFL-Supercup battle. 13 August 2021 bundesliga.com Erling Haaland begins his second full Bundesliga season as Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt and their new striker Rafael Borre at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday (kick-off: 4. 10 August 2021 bundesliga.com Gregor Kobel is intent on fending off welcome competition from Swiss countryman Roman Bürki and Marwin Hitz to become Borussia Dortmund's undisputed No. 8 August 2021 sportsmole.co.uk Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has confirmed that the Bundesliga champions are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland. 8 August 2021 bundesliga.com USA international and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Gio Reyna says he is thankful for the influence Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus and Lukasz Piszczek have had on his career as a pro. 8 August 2021 mirror.co.uk The race to sign Erling Haaland has taken a new twist after Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed the Bundesliga giants' interest in the Borussia Dortmund striker. 5 August 2021 sportsmole.co.uk Wehen Wiesbaden take on Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on Saturday, with the visitors embarking on a new era under Marco Rose. 5 August 2021 bundesliga.com Wehen Wiesbaden are without captain Sebastian Mrowca when they take on the might of Borussia Dortmund and Erling Haaland in the first round of the DFB Cup on Saturday (kick-off: 6:45pm GMT). 4 July 2021 bundesliga.com Holders Borussia Dortmund travel to Third Division side Wehen Wiesbaden, while Bayern Munich face fifth-tier Bremer in the first round of the 2021/22 DFB Cup. 7 June 2021 bundesliga.com The summer transfer window ahead of the 2021/22 Bundesliga season will officially open on 1 July and run through to 6pm CEST on 31 August, but lots of deals have already been done. 13 August 2020 goal.com The Togolese forward put the final nail in the coffin to seal a comfortable friendly win for Die Kraichgauer 26 June 2020 leaguelane.com After two disappointing results the hosts have a two match winning streak at present. If the season ends like this they will get back to Bundesliga, a year after relegation. 19 June 2020 leaguelane.com Two recent defeats have cost the hosts the chance to progress in the points table. They are currently 5 th in the table but still have a chance of promotion. 19 June 2020 leaguelane.com Sandhausen has done well at home in their last 4 matchdays. They have an unbeaten record going on here which will prove important in this upcoming tie. 18 June 2020 leaguelane.com Nurnberg is close to falling into the relegation zone this season in the league. The visit from a stronger side like VfB Stuttgart will be the last thing the hosts want in their schedule. 16 June 2020 leaguelane.com Kiel is struggling with a 4 match winless run. This has affected their chances to get into the top ten spots But with a handful of matches to go, they still have hope. 15 June 2020 leaguelane.com Two teams at the bottom of the table will go head to head this Tuesday. The home team is fresh from a win against Kiel away from home. 10 June 2020 leaguelane.com Wehen has descended to the bottom of the table this season. The promoted side is likely not to trouble Holstein Kiel in their quest for another home win in the campaign. 7 June 2020 leaguelane.com Th Red Shorts are going after a ticket to the Bundesliga, and as of now, they are in possession of a podium spot, which would allow them to take part in the promotional playoffs. 4 June 2020 leaguelane.com The hosts are 17th in the table with just 4 points above the upcoming opposition. From the 29 games, they have lost more than half while scoring 35 goals.. 29 May 2020 leaguelane.com The Red Shorts are close to achieving their dream of progressing to the top flight. At present, they are placed second in the table, and with just seven more match-days remaining, they just need to hold on to this second spot. 28 May 2020 leaguelane.com Uwe Koschinat's men are hanging by a thread over the relegation line, while their counterparts are comparatively in a safer position. 25 May 2020 leaguelane.com The result of this game will make serious changes to the top of the table. The hosts are third in the table with just a point between them and their upcoming opposition. 24 May 2020 leaguelane.com With their current form at home slightly better than earlier, Wehen stands a chance to take all three points in the clash with Sandhausen at Wiesbaden. 21 May 2020 leaguelane.com Kiel is fresh from a second draw on the trot, the latest of which was against Regensburg. The team is struggling to get three points in the last four match days. 19 May 2020 leaguelane.com Frank Schmidt's men had missed out on a playoff spot the last season by a whisker, and this time around they are furiously chasing a ticket to the top flight.