Match Report
31 points separated the sides: Stuttgart II 1st on 65, Aalen 15th on 34. In league terms the two rates read 2.29/1.47 for Stuttgart II and 1.12/1.71 for Aalen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
Stuttgart II carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Aalen entered with three losses in a row. Stuttgart II had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Aalen, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Stuttgart II win, 2 for Aalen, 7 draws, at 2.7 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 10% of the wins in this matchup. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 90% of the meetings.
The match was played at GAZİ-Stadion auf der Waldau in Stuttgart (capacity 15,228). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.