Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Union Berlin 1st with 78 points, Werder Bremen II 17th with 40, 38 apart. Werder Bremen II's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Per game in the league, FC Union Berlin were scoring 1.55 and conceding 0.61, Werder Bremen II 1.29 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched FC Union Berlin in 7 games. Defeat had followed defeat for Werder Bremen II — five in succession. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for FC Union Berlin against 0/15 for Werder Bremen II.
The venue was Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin, with room for 22,012 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.