About Match
Carl Zeiss Jena go into the game 5th in the table on 13 points; Hallescher FC sit 9th on 12 — a 1-point gap. Hallescher FC rank 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/0.71 for Carl Zeiss Jena and 1.29/0.71 for Hallescher FC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53. A win would lift Carl Zeiss Jena to 16 points and up to 3rd (other results unchanged).
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Carl Zeiss Jena, 4 by Hallescher FC, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The venue is Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld in Jena, with room for 15,500 spectators.