Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Hertha Zehlendorf (4th, 62 pts) and Mecklenburg Schwerin (18th, 28 pts). Mecklenburg Schwerin ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Mecklenburg Schwerin were scoring 1.38 and conceding 2.62, Hertha Zehlendorf 2.09 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Mecklenburg Schwerin had won three straight. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Mecklenburg Schwerin, 4/15 for Hertha Zehlendorf.
Sportpark Lankow in Schwerin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Mecklenburg Schwerin led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.