FC Saarbrücken sit 5th in the 3. Liga on 14 points from 9 matches, having scored 21 and conceded 16. On the model's scale they rate 0.57 in attack and 1.87 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against 3. Liga averages of 0.55 and 1.85: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently losing to MSV Duisburg 2-4 at home. That is 1.56 points a match, scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.78 per game across 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That leaves them 10 points behind MSV Duisburg at the top, in a table of 20. Among the 20 rated sides in the division that is the 11th-best attack and the 13th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 3. Liga on 17 October 2026, a match the model gives them 24%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, on one scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side, so clubs in lower divisions read below it — how the ratings are built.
3. Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSV Duisburg | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26:11 | +15 | LWWWW | 24 |
| 2 | FC Viktoria Köln | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26:13 | +13 | WWWWD | 19 |
| 3 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18:12 | +6 | WWDDW | 18 |
| 4 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | LWDWL | 15 |
| 5 | FC Saarbrücken | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21:16 | +5 | LDWDL | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | WWLDW | 14 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim II | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18:14 | +4 | DWWLL | 13 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16:14 | +2 | WLWWL | 13 |
| 9 | Preußen Münster | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16:18 | -2 | WDLDL | 12 |
| 10 | Verl | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:17 | -3 | WDWDD | 12 |
| 11 | Stuttgart II | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16:18 | -2 | LLDDW | 11 |
| 12 | Alemannia Aachen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13:16 | -3 | DLWLL | 11 |
| 13 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | WLLLW | 11 |
| 14 | SV Wehen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | LWLWW | 11 |
| 15 | Fortuna Köln | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8:10 | -2 | DLWDL | 10 |
| 16 | SV Meppen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11:16 | -5 | LLLDW | 10 |
| 17 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20:19 | +1 | DLDWD | 9 |
| 18 | SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:16 | -7 | DDLLD | 9 |
| 19 | Würzburger Kickers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13:19 | -6 | LWLLD | 8 |
| 20 | Havelse | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12:22 | -10 | DLLLD | 5 |
- Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
- Relegation
FC Saarbrücken sit 5 of 20, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L2-4MSV Duisburg13 October 2026
- D0-0away to Fortuna Köln10 October 2026
- W2-1SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach19 September 2026
- D3-3away to Preußen Münster16 September 2026
- L0-1FC Ingolstadt 0412 September 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: FC Saarbrücken vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
FC Saarbrücken travel to Fortuna Düsseldorf at Merkur Spielarena, Dusseldorf on 17 October 2026, 12:00 UTC. The model makes it 24% FC Saarbrücken, 26% draw and 50% Fortuna Düsseldorf, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.05 expected goals for FC Saarbrücken against 1.76. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 54% and over 2.5 goals at 53%.
Full preview and model analysis for FC Saarbrücken vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
Recent meetings with Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 3 March 2020FC Saarbrücken 2–2 Fortuna DusseldorfDFB Pokal
The last 1 meeting between the two, most recent first.