Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Askania Bernburg 11th with 38, Energie Cottbus II 10th with 40. Energie Cottbus II ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.5 for Askania Bernburg and 1.87/2.2 for Energie Cottbus II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.71.
Defeat had followed defeat for Askania Bernburg — six in succession. Energie Cottbus II had won four straight. Askania Bernburg had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Energie Cottbus II, 12.
The match was played at Stadion Bernburg in Bernburg (capacity 1,000).


