Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Aalen (2nd, 64 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (19th, 38 pts). Aalen had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.87/1.24 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and 1.32/1.11 for Aalen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. From the last five rounds, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen held 13 points of 15 and Aalen 4.
Stadion Niederrhein in Oberhausen, capacity 21,318, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.