Match Report
21 points separated the sides: MSV Duisburg 1st on 69, Fortuna Köln 6th on 48. Scoring rates set the scale: MSV Duisburg 2 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Fortuna Köln 1.57 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.53.
Fortuna Köln had not lost in 7 games.
6 meetings are on record — 5 won by MSV Duisburg, 0 by Fortuna Köln, 1 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (capacity 31,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: MSV Duisburg led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
MSV Duisburg: Alexander Hahn (12'), Patrick Sussek (65')