Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Paderborn 2nd with 83 points, Carl Zeiss Jena 11th with 52, 31 apart. Carl Zeiss Jena ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Paderborn ran at 2.37 scored and 0.87 conceded, Carl Zeiss Jena at 1.29 and 1.55.
Paderborn were unbeaten in 8. Over the last five, Paderborn had taken 13 of 15 points to Carl Zeiss Jena's 5.
The venue was Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Paderborn led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.