Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Heidenheim 1st with 79 points, Rot-Weiß Erfurt 10th with 50, 29 apart. Heidenheim ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Heidenheim ran at 1.55 scored and 0.66 conceded, Rot-Weiß Erfurt at 1.39 and 1.29.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Heidenheim, 2 for Rot-Weiß Erfurt and 3 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won.
Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion in Heidenheim an der Brenz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, Rot-Weiß Erfurt led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Heidenheim: Marc Schnatterer (55'), Patrick Mayer (65') · Rot-Weiß Erfurt: Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (39')