Match Report
Backnang went into the game 3rd in the table on 17 points; Reutlingen sat 2nd on 19 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Backnang: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.7 goals per team per game, Backnang ran at 2.75 scored and 1.38 conceded, Reutlingen at 2 and 1.13.
Backnang had won four straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Reutlingen arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Backnang wins, 2 for Reutlingen, 4 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Etzwiesenstadion, with room for 4,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Reutlingen led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Backnang: Julian Geldner (65'), Tim Pöhler (70') · Reutlingen: Marcel Sökler (9'), Konstantinos Markopoulos (48'), Yannick Toth (54')