Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: VfR Mannheim 9th with 11, Aalen 8th with 12. Aalen's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: VfR Mannheim 1.13 scored and 1 conceded per game, Aalen 1.38 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.55.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Aalen.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for VfR Mannheim, 1 draw and 1 for Aalen, at 2.5 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, with room for 8,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.