Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Saarbrücken (5th, 69 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Bayreuth (20th, 32 pts). Saarbrücken had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Per game in the league, Saarbrücken were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.03, Bayreuth 1.03 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Stadion Ludwigspark in Saarbrücken staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,644. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Saarbrücken led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.