Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hansa Rostock 6th with 59 points, Carl Zeiss Jena 20th with 23, 36 apart. Hansa Rostock's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Hansa Rostock were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1.13, Carl Zeiss Jena 1.05 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Hansa Rostock arrived on a run of three straight wins. 9 games without a win framed Carl Zeiss Jena's arrival. From the last five rounds, Hansa Rostock held 10 points of 15 and Carl Zeiss Jena 2.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Hansa Rostock, 3 by Carl Zeiss Jena, 2 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
The venue was Ostseestadion in Rostock, with room for 29,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hansa Rostock led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.