Saarbrucken vs Rot-Weiss Essen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Saarbrucken played against Rot-Weiss Essen in 3. Liga (Germany). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 2:3.

Recent form

Saarbrucken has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Rot-Weiss Essen has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Saarbrucken scores 1.53 goals per game and allows 1.53. Rot-Weiss Essen scores 1.93 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.13 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 73% of Saarbrucken's games and 87% of Rot-Weiss Essen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 67%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rot-Weiss Essen has the higher season xG average, 1.94 to 1.27 per game. Saarbrucken takes 9.7 shots per game, while Rot-Weiss Essen takes 16.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Saarbrucken leads at halftime in 47% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Rot-Weiss Essen leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.20 after halftime.

When the teams score

Saarbrucken's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). For Rot-Weiss Essen, it is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

3. Liga games average 3.13 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
2 : 3
Second half

Game stats

44Possession (%)56
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
10Shots14
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
5Shots on target7
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.56xG1.8
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
9Corners3
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
81Dangerous attacks59
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
9Fouls10
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
2Cards1
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

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.

SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Goals scored / game1.93
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Goals allowed / game1.67
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
48%Average possession52%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3.53Shots on target / game6.07
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.73Shots per game16.8
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3.53Shots on target6.07
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
15.8%Shot conversion11.5%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
48%Possession52%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.27xG for1.94
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.65xG against1.62
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Shooting quality

Saarbrucken: Efficient finishingRot-Weiss Essen: Attacking
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.32

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.

Rot-Weiss Essen is 900% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Saarbrucken · 2 pts / game - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-5
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Rot-Weiss Essen
WDWWL
Season result split
47% W33% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-3
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.06Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 80%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.

Rot-Weiss Essen is 26% better for: goals scored per game.

1.53 goals / game - Saarbrucken · 1.93 goals / game - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken is 9% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.53 goals / game - Saarbrucken · 1.67 goals / game - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken scoring profile: very strong

Saarbrucken scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 meczów), while Rot-Weiss Essen keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 meczów).

Rot-Weiss Essen scoring profile: very strong

Rot-Weiss Essen scores in 100% of games (15 of 15 meczów), while Saarbrucken keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 15 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)29
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
23Goals conceded (season)25
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3.07Average goals per game3.6
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
4Goals scored (last 5)8
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
11Goals conceded (last 5)6
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal100%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
47%2 goals60%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
27%3 goals27%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
7%4 goals7%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal87%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
40%2 goals33%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
13%3 goals27%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
7%4 goals7%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

* 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.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time20%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
13%BTTS in both halves0%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
33%Scored in both halves27%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
60%BTTS - last 580%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

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

87%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

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.

Saarbrucken is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / game - Saarbrucken · 1.33 pts / game - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken - half-time state
47% leading13% draw40% trailing
Rot-Weiss Essen - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per game (1st half)1.33
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.87Goals scored (1st half)0.73
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.4
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
53%Clean sheet before half-time53%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
40%No goal before half-time47%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per game (2nd half)1.67
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.2
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)1
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Average goals (2nd half)2.2
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
27%Clean sheet after half-time33%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
53%No goal after half-time27%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken - second-half results

33% W20% D47% L
23
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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.

Rot-Weiss Essen - second-half results

40% W47% D13% L
20
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 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 game0.600.40
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.21.0
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Rot-Weiss Essen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
6
5
0-15
4
4
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
4
46-60
3
1
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Rot-Weiss Essen
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
5
6
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
8
6
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-1.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Rot-Weiss Essen

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.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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

SaarbruckenLigaRot-Weiss Essen
Average goals per game 3.073.13 3.60
Both teams scored 73%64% 87%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%62% 67%
Clean sheets 7%22% 13%
Goal before half-time 87%75% 80%
Goal after half-time 87%85% 80%

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

3.13
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / game
1.46
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
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. SaarbruckenGoalPatrick SchmidtAssist: Florian Pick
  2. Rot-Weiss EssenGoalTorben MüselAssist: Lucas Brumme
  3. SaarbruckenGoalFlorian PickAssist: Patrick Schmidt
  4. Rot-Weiss EssenYellow cardKlaus Gjasula
  5. Rot-Weiss EssenSubstitutionOn: Franci Clarck Bouebari KitsamoutseOff: Kaito Mizuta
  6. SaarbruckenSubstitutionOn: Richard NeudeckerOff: Abdoulaye Kamara
  7. SaarbruckenYellow cardPhilip Fahrner
  8. Rot-Weiss EssenGoalAhmet Arslan
  9. SaarbruckenYellow cardFlorian Pick
  10. SaarbruckenSubstitutionOn: Niko BretschneiderOff: Tim Civeja
  11. Rot-Weiss EssenSubstitutionOn: Michael SchultzOff: Lucas Brumme

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Saarbrucken vs Rot-Weiss Essen?

The 3. Liga match finished Saarbrucken 2:3 Rot-Weiss Essen. 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 Rot-Weiss Essen?

Saarbrucken score 1.53 goals per game on average and Rot-Weiss Essen 1.93. The 3. Liga average is 3.13 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Saarbrucken's matches and 87% of Rot-Weiss Essen's.

What form are Saarbrucken and Rot-Weiss Essen in?

Over the last 5 games Saarbrucken have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Rot-Weiss Essen 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Saarbrucken vs Rot-Weiss Essen?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.