Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hansa Rostock (5th, 67 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Ingolstadt (12th, 49 pts). Recent form flatters Ingolstadt's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Hansa Rostock 1.95 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Ingolstadt 1.71 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.6.
Momentum sat with Hansa Rostock, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Ingolstadt arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hansa Rostock 2, draws 4, Ingolstadt 2, at 2.13 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Ostseestadion (capacity 29,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ingolstadt led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Ingolstadt: Max Besuschkow (35'), Marcel Costly (21'), Marcel Costly (68')
Key stats
Possession: Hansa Rostock 72% · Ingolstadt 28% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 11-3