Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lokomotive Leipzig (6th, 71 pts) held a 48-point advantage over Auerbach (19th, 23 pts). On recent form Lokomotive Leipzig sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Lokomotive Leipzig ran at 1.87 scored and 1.11 conceded, Auerbach at 1.18 and 2.5.
A win had eluded Auerbach for 8 matches. From the last five rounds, Lokomotive Leipzig held 10 points of 15 and Auerbach 2.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Lokomotive Leipzig, 2 draws and 1 for Auerbach, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Bruno-Plache-Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,300. Lokomotive Leipzig led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Lokomotive Leipzig: D. Ziane (28')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotive Leipzig 70% · Auerbach 30% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 15-5