Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sonnenhof Großaspach 1st with 68 points, Balingen 17th with 25, 43 apart. Sonnenhof Großaspach ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Balingen 1.12 scored and 2.56 conceded per game, Sonnenhof Großaspach 2.53 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.69.
Sonnenhof Großaspach carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Balingen had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Sonnenhof Großaspach, 11.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Balingen, 3 by Sonnenhof Großaspach, 0 drawn, at 6.5 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
BIZERBA-Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Sonnenhof Großaspach led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sonnenhof Großaspach: Michael Kleinschrodt (29'), L. Molinari (36'), Fabian Eisele (75'), Michael Kleinschrodt (71')