Saarbrucken vs Duisburg
SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany (Interstat) — Saarbrucken will host Duisburg on Monday at Stadion Ludwigspark in Saarbrücken in a football matchup. Saarbrucken is the home team, and Duisburg is the visiting team. Saarbrucken enters with a season record across all competitions of 10 wins, two losses and two draws. Duisburg arrives with 11 wins and three losses. The game is set for Stadion Ludwigspark, and it will be played in Saarbrücken.
Saarbrucken’s most recent result was a 0-0 draw at Fortuna Koln. Before that, Saarbrucken beat Nancy (Fra) 2-1, won 1-0 at Montabaur, topped Grossaspach 2-1, drew 3-3 at Munster, rolled past Riegelsberg 5-0, fell 1-0 to Ingolstadt, won 6-0 at FC Urbar, won 6-1 at Meppen, lost 4-2 to Hansa and beat Worms 8-0. The home side has shown scoring power at times, with several lopsided victories, while also managing tighter results.
Duisburg’s most recent result was a 3-2 home win over Hoffenheim II. Earlier this season, Duisburg beat Sudwest 5-0, won 1-0 at FC Gutersloh, won 4-1 at Wehen, beat TSV Havelse 2-1, lost 5-0 to BVB, lost 2-1 at Dusseldorf, won 5-2 at Freudenberg, won 2-1 at Regensburg, lost 2-1 at DJK Wacker Mecklenbeck and beat Wurzburg 3-0. The visiting side has mixed high-scoring wins with a few costly defeats, including a heavy loss to BVB.
The contest will bring together two teams with contrasting records. Saarbrucken has two draws and two losses, while Duisburg has yet to draw this season. Both teams have played a full schedule, and the match could hinge on which side controls the midfield and converts chances. Saarbrucken will look to use home advantage, while Duisburg will aim to carry its recent scoring form into the road match. The matchup is one of several on the schedule, with both clubs set for a busy stretch of league play.
After Monday, Duisburg is scheduled to face Viktoria Koln at home, then Viktoria Koln at home again, travel to Ingolstadt, host Stuttgart II, visit Munster, host Hansa, host Hansa again, travel to Grossaspach, host SV Waldhof Mannheim and visit RW Essen. Saarbrucken’s upcoming slate includes trips to Dusseldorf, TSV Havelse, Viktoria Koln, Hoffenheim II and Stuttgart II, plus home matches against SV Waldhof Mannheim, Wehen, Alemannia Aachen, Wurzburg and Verl. The upcoming matches for both teams are listed as 3. Liga fixtures.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Saarbrucken 2, Duisburg 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Saarbrucken with an 89.6 percent probability to win.