Match Report
Dudenhofen went into the game 16th in the table on 36 points; Arminia Ludwigshafen sat 15th on 37 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Arminia Ludwigshafen 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.9 goals per team per game, Dudenhofen ran at 1.53 scored and 1.94 conceded, Arminia Ludwigshafen at 1.62 and 2.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Dudenhofen wins, 3 for Arminia Ludwigshafen, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Dudenhofen Verbandsgemeindestadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arminia Ludwigshafen led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.