Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Karlsruher SC (5th, 55 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Hansa Rostock (17th, 31 pts). Karlsruher SC ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Hansa Rostock ran at 0.88 scored and 1.68 conceded, Karlsruher SC at 2 and 1.41.
Defeat had followed defeat for Hansa Rostock — three in succession. Karlsruher SC carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Hansa Rostock against 11/15 for Karlsruher SC.
8 meetings are on record — 1 won by Hansa Rostock, 2 by Karlsruher SC, 5 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 13% of those meetings.
Ostseestadion in Rostock staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,000. On the scoreboard, Hansa Rostock led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.