Match Report
The table read 18th (Koblenz, 18 pts) against 17th (Balingen, 31 pts), 13 points apart. Balingen had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Koblenz were scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.35, Balingen 1.62 and 2.47, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Oberwerth in Koblenz (capacity 9,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Balingen led 3-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-5.