Germany - 3. LigaData current as of September 13, 2026

Saarbrucken vs Osnabrück: match statistics

Saarbrucken crest
Saarbrucken
0 : 1half-time 0:1
Osnabrück crest
Osnabrück
130%(2.45)
X25%(3.40)
245%(2.65)

Osnabrück displays significantly better form and efficiency in away matches. The visitors are in 6th place in the table with an impressive record of 60% away wins, while Saarbrücken is in 16th place with just 40% wins at home. The key difference is in the last five matches: Osnabrück has earned 1.4 points per game, while the hosts have only 0.6 points per game, without winning a single match. xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.66 vs 1.7 for the hosts), and Osnabrück has a better defense away from home (1.3 goals conceded per match vs 1.5 for the hosts at home). Osnabrück's positive goal difference in away matches (+7) compared to just +4 for Saarbrücken at home confirms the visitors' advantage. Taking all these factors into account, an Osnabrück victory is the most likely scenario.

Saarbrucken vs Osnabrück: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Saarbrucken played against Osnabrück in 3. Liga (Germany). The game was played on January 31, 2026. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Saarbrucken has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Osnabrück has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Saarbrucken scores 1.43 goals per game and allows 1.62. Osnabrück scores 1.43 and allows 1.05. Games in this league average 3.16 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 76% of Saarbrucken's games and 43% of Osnabrück's. The Over 2.5 rates are 52% and 43%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Osnabrück has the higher season xG average, 1.59 to 1.51 per game. Saarbrucken takes 11.9 shots per game, while Osnabrück takes 13.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Saarbrucken leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.62 goals per game after halftime. Osnabrück leads at halftime in 29% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Saarbrucken's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (8 goals). For Osnabrück, it is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

3. Liga games average 3.16 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Osnabrück displays significantly better form and efficiency in away matches. The visitors are in 6th place in the table with an impressive record of 60% away wins, while Saarbrücken is in 16th place with just 40% wins at home. The key difference is in the last five matches: Osnabrück has earned 1.4 points per game, while the hosts have only 0.6 points per game, without winning a single match. xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.66 vs 1.7 for the hosts), and Osnabrück has a better defense away from home (1.3 goals conceded per match vs 1.5 for the hosts at home). Osnabrück's positive goal difference in away matches (+7) compared to just +4 for Saarbrücken at home confirms the visitors' advantage. Taking all these factors into account, an Osnabrück victory is the most likely scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

56Possession (%)44
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
22Shots8
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
4Shots on target4
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
2.21xG1.06
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
10Corners5
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
77Dangerous attacks38
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
12Fouls11
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0Cards1
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.43Goals scored / game1.43
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.62Goals allowed / game1.05
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
48%Average possession48%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
4.48Shots on target / game4.33
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.95Shots per game13.29
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
4.48Shots on target4.33
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
12%Shot conversion10.8%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
48%Possession48%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.51xG for1.59
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.64xG against1.27
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Shooting quality

Saarbrucken: BalancedOsnabrück: Balanced
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
Accuracy (shots on target)37%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Osnabrück is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Saarbrucken · 1.4 pts / game - Osnabrück

Saarbrucken
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
24% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-8
1.10 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-2
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.20Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Osnabrück
LWLWD
Season result split
48% W29% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-5
1.71 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Osnabrück is 54% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.62 goals / game - Saarbrucken · 1.05 goals / game - Osnabrück

Saarbrucken scoring profile: strong

Saarbrucken scores in 76% of games (16 of 21 meczów), while Osnabrück keeps a clean sheet in 48% (10 of 21 meczów).

Osnabrück scoring profile: very strong

Osnabrück scores in 71% of games (15 of 21 meczów), while Saarbrucken keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 21 meczów).

30Goals scored (season)30
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
34Goals conceded (season)22
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
3.05Average goals per game2.48
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
5Goals scored (last 5)10
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal71%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
43%2 goals38%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
19%3 goals19%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
5%4 goals10%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal52%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
48%2 goals24%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
14%3 goals19%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
5%4 goals10%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time10%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
10%BTTS in both halves5%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
24%Scored in both halves24%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
80%BTTS - last 560%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
52%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
24%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Osnabrück is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / game - Saarbrucken · 1.33 pts / game - Osnabrück

Saarbrucken - half-time state
33% leading24% draw43% trailing
Osnabrück - half-time state
29% leading48% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per game (1st half)1.33
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0.81Goals scored (1st half)0.43
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.67Average goals (1st half)0.86
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
43%Clean sheet before half-time67%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
43%No goal before half-time67%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per game (2nd half)1.71
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0.62Goals scored (2nd half)1
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.62
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
43%Clean sheet after half-time62%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück
57%No goal after half-time38%
SaarbruckenOsnabrück

Saarbrucken - second-half results

29% W33% D38% L
26
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding73%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 24%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Osnabrück - second-half results

43% W43% D14% L
28
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 48%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Saarbrucken - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.40
Goals scored / game0.80.2
Goals allowed / game1.60.0
Average goals per game2.40.2
1 goal100%20%
2 goals80%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Osnabrück - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.60
Goals scored / game1.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.81.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Saarbrucken
ScoredConceded
8
9
0-15
6
6
16-30
3
3
31-45
4
5
46-60
4
1
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Osnabrück
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
4
3
31-45
6
3
46-60
8
4
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.76
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Saarbrucken

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Osnabrück

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (3. Liga).

Teams vs league

SaarbruckenLigaOsnabrück
Average goals per game 3.053.16 2.48
Both teams scored 76%63% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%64% 43%
Clean sheets 5%21% 48%
Goal before half-time 86%76% 57%
Goal after half-time 71%84% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.16
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / game
1.49
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. OsnabrückGoalNiklas WiemannAssist: Lars Kehl
  2. OsnabrückYellow cardYigit Karademir
  3. OsnabrückSubstitutionOn: Ismail BadjieOff: Julian Kania
  4. SaarbruckenSubstitutionOn: Rodney Elongo-YomboOff: Patrick Sontheimer
  5. SaarbruckenSubstitutionOn: Amine GrouneOff: Niko Bretschneider

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Saarbrucken's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Osnabrück. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

VfL Osnabrück
2 : 0
1. FC Saarbrucken

FAQ

What was the result of Saarbrucken vs Osnabrück?

The 3. Liga match finished Saarbrucken 0:1 Osnabrück. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Saarbrucken vs Osnabrück?

Saarbrucken score 1.43 goals per game on average and Osnabrück 1.43. The 3. Liga average is 3.16 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 76% of Saarbrucken's matches and 43% of Osnabrück's.

What form are Saarbrucken and Osnabrück in?

Over the last 5 games Saarbrucken have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Osnabrück 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Saarbrucken vs Osnabrück?

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