Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Fortuna Köln (1st, 70 pts) and FC Bocholt (13th, 39 pts). The last five rounds placed Fortuna Köln no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, FC Bocholt ran at 1.44 scored and 1.68 conceded, Fortuna Köln at 2.09 and 0.88.
15 matches unbeaten backed Fortuna Köln's arrival. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for FC Bocholt against 13/15 for Fortuna Köln.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 FC Bocholt wins, 1 for Fortuna Köln, 2 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadion am Hünting, with room for 18,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
FC Bocholt: Arnold Budimbu (12'), Arnold Budimbu (39') · Fortuna Köln: Nico Thier (45'), Tom Geerkens (29'), Adrian Stanilewicz (46')