- Aachen standing: TSV Alemannia Aachen are 4th in the 3.Liga 2026-2027 with 4 points from 2 matches.
- Meppen standing: SV Meppen are 12th in the 3.Liga 2026-2027 with 3 points from 2 matches.
Punchy Kartoffelkäfer will get into their stride on home ground
Early season form
TSV Alemannia Aachen have made a sharp start to the 3.Liga 2026/2027 campaign and currently sit inside the promotion places with 4 points from 2 games.
Style and key players
The hosts are unbeaten at home (W1) and have shown themselves to be a high-energy, physical team who can press with a high intensity and switch blocks quickly, with Mersad Selimbegović's men doing a good job of exploiting the space behind opponents, then exploiting the turnovers with their pace and power.
Daniel Starodid (1 goal in 2 matches) is the top scorer for the Kartoffelkäfer in the 3.Liga 2026/2027, but Lars Gindorf has been their best player of late, scoring 6 goals in their last 5 games across all competitions.
Meppen must do better away from home
Recent form
SV Meppen have enjoyed a mixed start to the 3.Liga 2026/2027 season with 3 wins and 2 defeats across their last 5 matches, but the Emsländer are 12th after claiming 3 points from their first 2 league matches.
Latest matches
- Their latest 3 games have seen them beat SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2-0 at home, lose to MSV Duisburg 3-0 away in the 3.Liga 2026/2027, and then fall to a 3-2 home defeat in a friendly against Sparta Rotterdam.
Tactics and players
Lucas Beniermann has done a solid job since taking over at the club on 12 August 2024, with his men favouring a more possession-based approach than many of their 3.Liga counterparts, but with plenty of verticality to their game, as they can play through the wings or over the top with pace.
Luca Prasse (1 goal in 2 games) is their top scorer in the 3.Liga 2026/2027 to date, but Niclas Nadj has shown he has the vision to play in the spaces between the lines with 1 assist in 1 game so far.
The main selection
Aachen should win this game on home turf and their status as 1.3 favourites for Saturday's game reflects the confidence of the bookmakers in them for this one. However, Meppen are no pushovers and their style of play could easily make this an end-to-end, back-and-forth game on their away day at Aachen.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.45 has been a popular selection in recent times, but we'll be siding with BTTS at 1.67 in this clash as both sides have enough about them to cause each other plenty of problems.
