Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Borussia M'gladbach II 3rd with 66 points, SV 1919 Straelen 18th with 17, 49 apart. Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, SV 1919 Straelen ran at 0.91 scored and 1.97 conceded, Borussia M'gladbach II at 2.15 and 1.38.
Defeat had followed defeat for SV 1919 Straelen — three in succession, having scored in 7 consecutive games. SV 1919 Straelen had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Borussia M'gladbach II, 10.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by SV 1919 Straelen, 3 by Borussia M'gladbach II, 0 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Sportzentrum an der Römerstraße in Straelen am Niederrhein, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.