Match Report
The table read 20th (Carl Zeiss Jena, 23 pts) against 19th (Sonnenhof Großaspach, 32 pts), 9 points apart. The last five rounds placed Carl Zeiss Jena 16th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.05/2.24 for Carl Zeiss Jena and 0.87/1.76 for Sonnenhof Großaspach (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
A win had eluded Carl Zeiss Jena for 14 matches.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Carl Zeiss Jena, 0 by Sonnenhof Großaspach, 3 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
With 71 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, F. Lechner was the man in the middle. Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld in Jena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,990. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.