Match Report
40 points separated the sides: Wattenscheid 09 2nd on 80, Erkenschwick 13th on 40. Recent form told a different story for Erkenschwick: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.64 goals per team per game, Erkenschwick ran at 1.33 scored and 1.86 conceded, Wattenscheid 09 at 2.19 and 0.83.
9 games without a win framed Erkenschwick's arrival. Wattenscheid 09 carried a 12-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Erkenschwick 2/15, Wattenscheid 09 11/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Erkenschwick wins, 1 for Wattenscheid 09, 1 draw, at 2.8 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stimberg-Stadion (capacity 14,380). Wattenscheid 09 led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.




