Match Report
Eintracht Braunschweig, 1st with 85 points, sat 43 points above Rot Weiss Ahlen (16th, 42). Rot Weiss Ahlen's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Rot Weiss Ahlen ran at 1.18 scored and 1.82 conceded, Eintracht Braunschweig at 2.13 and 0.58.
Momentum sat with Eintracht Braunschweig, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Rot Weiss Ahlen had taken 4 of 15 points to Eintracht Braunschweig's 13.
The venue was Wersestadion in Ahlen, with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Eintracht Braunschweig led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Eintracht Braunschweig: Dennis Kruppke (42'), Deniz Dogan (71'), M. Fetsch (75')