Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — VfR Mannheim 2nd with 69 points, CfR Pforzheim 7th with 48, 21 apart. On recent form VfR Mannheim sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall.
9 matches unbeaten backed CfR Pforzheim's arrival, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for CfR Pforzheim, 2 draws and 1 for VfR Mannheim, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stadion Holzhof staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: VfR Mannheim led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
VfR Mannheim: Raphael Akoto (25')