Match Report
27 points separated the sides: VfR Mannheim 2nd on 69, Backnang 11th on 42. The last five rounds placed VfR Mannheim no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Backnang 1.47 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, VfR Mannheim 2.38 and 1, with the league averaging 1.73.
Momentum sat with VfR Mannheim, winners of their last three. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Backnang, 13/15 for VfR Mannheim.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Backnang have 0 wins to VfR Mannheim's 3, with 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup.
Etzwiesenstadion, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.




