Match Report
Kickers Offenbach went into the game 11th in the table on 46 points; Aalen sat 15th on 34 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Kickers Offenbach sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Per game in the league, Kickers Offenbach were scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.44, Aalen 1.12 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Kickers Offenbach wins, 4 for Aalen, 1 draw, at 2.38 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion in Offenbach, with room for 20,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.