Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fortuna Köln 8th with 54 points, Werder Bremen II 18th with 31, 23 apart. Fortuna Köln's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Fortuna Köln ran at 1.39 scored and 1.26 conceded, Werder Bremen II at 1.03 and 1.63.
Werder Bremen II had not won in 15 games. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for Fortuna Köln, 1/15 for Werder Bremen II.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 4 for Fortuna Köln, 0 for Werder Bremen II and 1 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Südstadion in Cologne, with room for 14,944 spectators. Fortuna Köln led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.