Match Report
In the standings it was Atlas Delmenhorst 1st on 63 points, Borussia Hildesheim 4th on 49 — separated by 14. Borussia Hildesheim had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Atlas Delmenhorst 2.34 scored and 1 conceded per game, Borussia Hildesheim 1.77 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.78.
Borussia Hildesheim had won three straight.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Atlas Delmenhorst, 1 by Borussia Hildesheim, 2 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting.
Stadion an der Düsternortstraße, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atlas Delmenhorst led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.