Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hansa Rostock 5th with 67 points, Viktoria Köln 11th with 51, 16 apart. Viktoria Köln had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Hansa Rostock were scoring 1.95 and conceding 1.29, Viktoria Köln 1.34 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Hansa Rostock had not lost in 5 games. Viktoria Köln entered with four losses in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Hansa Rostock against 3/15 for Viktoria Köln.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Hansa Rostock, 2 draws and 1 for Viktoria Köln, at 4.57 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
The venue was Ostseestadion, with room for 29,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Viktoria Köln led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Hansa Rostock: Andreas Voglsammer (90'), David Hummel (81') · Viktoria Köln: David Otto (41'), Leonhard Münst (29'), Yannick Tonye (54')
Key stats
Possession: Hansa Rostock 69% · Viktoria Köln 31% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 10-1