Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fortuna Düsseldorf 3rd with 63 points, Osnabrück 18th with 28, 35 apart. Recent form flatters Osnabrück's table spot — 13th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Osnabrück 0.91 scored and 2.03 conceded per game, Fortuna Düsseldorf 2.12 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.55.
5 matches unbeaten backed Fortuna Düsseldorf's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The match was played at Bremer Brücke in Osnabruck (capacity 16,667). On the scoreboard, Fortuna Düsseldorf led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.