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

Key match information

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

Current form

Saarbrucken: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Rot-Weiss Essen: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Saarbrucken scores 1.53 and concedes 1.53 goals per match. Rot-Weiss Essen scores 1.93 and concedes 1.67. League average: 3.13 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Saarbrucken 73%, Rot-Weiss Essen 87%. Over 2.5: Saarbrucken 53%, Rot-Weiss Essen 67%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Rot-Weiss Essen has higher xG: 1.94 vs 1.27. Saarbrucken: 9.7 shots per match, Rot-Weiss Essen: 16.8.

Match halves

Saarbrucken: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.67. Rot-Weiss Essen: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.20.

Goals by minute

Saarbrucken: 0-15 (6 goals). Rot-Weiss Essen: 61-75 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

3. Liga: 3.13 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Goals scored / match1.93
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53Goals conceded / match1.67
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
48%Average possession52%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3.53Shots on target / match6.07
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.73Shots per match16.8
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Saarbrucken
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-5
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLDDW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Saarbrucken is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Saarbrucken scoring profile: very strong

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

Rot-Weiss Essen scoring profile: very strong

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

23Goals scored (season)29
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
23Goals conceded (season)25
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3.07Average goals in match3.6
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Saarbrucken · 1.33 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 47% of matches and wins 33%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Saarbrucken - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match1.61.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
64%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / match
1.46
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence 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.