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

Key match information

Saarbrucken play Rot-Weiss Essen in 3. Liga (Germany). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 14:00. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Saarbrucken: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Rot-Weiss Essen: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Saarbrucken scores 1.34 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Rot-Weiss Essen scores 2.05 and concedes 1.74. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Saarbrucken 63%, Rot-Weiss Essen 82%. Over 2.5: Saarbrucken 45%, Rot-Weiss Essen 68%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Rot-Weiss Essen has higher xG: 1.84 vs 1.59. Saarbrucken: 13.3 shots per match, Rot-Weiss Essen: 16.1.

Match halves

Saarbrucken: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.71. Rot-Weiss Essen: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 1.16.

Goals by minute

Saarbrucken: 76-90+ (10 goals). Rot-Weiss Essen: 76-90+ (22 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

3. Liga: 3.21 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

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
1.34Goals scored / match2.05
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.5Goals conceded / match1.74
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
49%Average possession51%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
4.66Shots on target / match5.84
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.32Shots per match16.05
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
4.66Shots on target5.84
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
10.1%Shot conversion12.8%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
49%Possession51%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.59xG for1.84
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.53xG against1.52
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Shooting quality

Saarbrucken: BalancedRot-Weiss Essen: Attacking
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
Accuracy (shots on target)35%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.35

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.

Saarbrucken is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Saarbrucken · 1.2 pts / match - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken
DWWLL
Season result split
26% W37% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-14-14
1.16 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rot-Weiss Essen
LLLWW
Season result split
53% W26% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-10-8
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-6-5
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 2.12Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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 53% better for: goals scored per match.

1.34 goals / match - Saarbrucken · 2.05 goals / match - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Saarbrucken · 1.74 goals / match - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken scoring profile: very strong

Saarbrucken scores in 74% of matches (28 of 38 matches), while Rot-Weiss Essen keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

Rot-Weiss Essen scoring profile: very strong

Rot-Weiss Essen scores in 95% of matches (36 of 38 matches), while Saarbrucken keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

51Goals scored (season)78
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
57Goals conceded (season)66
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
2.84Average goals in match3.79
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
9Goals scored (last 5)9
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
8Goals conceded (last 5)15
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal95%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
45%2 goals58%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
13%3 goals39%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3%4 goals13%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal84%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
42%2 goals45%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
18%3 goals24%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
8%4 goals8%
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

21%BTTS at half-time34%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
8%BTTS in both halves16%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
24%Scored in both halves37%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
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

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time37%
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.

Rot-Weiss Essen is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Saarbrucken · 1.47 pts / match - Rot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken - half-time state
32% leading29% draw39% trailing
Rot-Weiss Essen - half-time state
37% leading37% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.47
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.89
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.76Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.39Average goals (1st half)1.61
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
47%Clean sheet before half-time47%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
53%No goal before half-time39%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.45Points per match (2nd half)1.55
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)1.16
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)1.03
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
1.45Average goals (2nd half)2.18
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
53%Clean sheet after half-time34%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen
50%No goal after half-time29%
SaarbruckenRot-Weiss Essen

Saarbrucken - second-half results

37% W34% R29% P
47
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rot-Weiss Essen - second-half results

37% W45% R18% P
56
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 53%. 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 match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rot-Weiss Essen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.41.6
Average goals in match2.42.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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
9
12
0-15
9
12
16-30
6
5
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
2
61-75
10
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Rot-Weiss Essen
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
11
11
16-30
16
12
31-45
9
6
46-60
13
15
61-75
22
18
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (22 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.31
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
73%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
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.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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 2.843.21 3.79
Both teams scored 63%64% 82%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%64% 68%
Clean sheets 18%21% 16%
Goal before half-time 79%77% 79%
Goal after half-time 71%83% 82%

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

3.21
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Saarbrucken 1 - 0 - 0 Rot-Weiss Essen. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 1.34 goals per game on average and Rot-Weiss Essen 2.05. The 3. Liga average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Saarbrucken's matches and 82% of Rot-Weiss Essen's.

What form are Saarbrucken and Rot-Weiss Essen in?

Over the last 5 games Saarbrucken have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Rot-Weiss Essen 2-0-3 (1.20 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.