Match Report
Ulm, 6th with 57 points, sat 38 points above Hessen Dreieich (18th, 19). Ulm had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ulm 1.47 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Hessen Dreieich 0.85 and 2.21, with the league averaging 1.43.
Hessen Dreieich arrived off four straight defeats.
The match was played at Donaustadion in Ulm (capacity 19,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ulm led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.