FC Erzgebirge Aue vs SV 1916 Sandhausen Best odds and tips

Aue are the clear favourites at around 1.60 to win this match, with Sandhausen at 5.50, and that looks about right. The hosts are a mid-table team in 12th place in 3.Liga with 49 points from 36 games and Sandhausen are in 19th with 32 points. Jens Härtel took over as Aue’s head coach in January 2025 and has quickly made the team more solid, especially at home. Aue have won their last 2 home games and suffered a 5-1 away defeat to Verl. Aue have won 10 of their 18 home games in 3.Liga this season, losing only 5, so they are a very tough opponent for any team in the division. Sandhausen have won only 2 of their 18 away fixtures, losing 10.

Aue won this match 6-4 when they visited Sandhausen in 3.Liga four months ago and the head-to-head record between the two clubs in 3.Liga over the last 2 seasons suggests the hosts will win again on Saturday. Each team has won one of the two previous 3.Liga meetings between the clubs with no draws, and Aue have the better form and home advantage on this occasion.

Sandhausen have only scored 18 goals in 18 away fixtures in 3.Liga this season. Aue have scored 26 goals in 18 home games, averaging 1.44 per game. Marcel Bär is Aue’s most lethal finisher this season with 11 goals in 27 3.Liga appearances, while Ali Loune has chipped in with 2 of Aue’s last 6 goals in 5 appearances. Dominic Baumann leads the scoring for Sandhausen in 3.Liga with 11 goals from 31 appearances.