Match Report
The table read 11th (Hessen Kassel, 10 pts) against 1st (Kickers Offenbach, 19 pts), 9 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Hessen Kassel 1.75 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Kickers Offenbach 2.38 and 1, with the league averaging 1.55.
Kickers Offenbach had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Hessen Kassel, 13/15 for Kickers Offenbach.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Hessen Kassel, 2 by Kickers Offenbach, 1 drawn, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
Auestadion, capacity 18,440, hosted the game. M. Rühl took charge of the match — our records show 29 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Hessen Kassel led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hessen Kassel: Mirnes Pepić (14'), Sercan Sararer (41') · Kickers Offenbach: Jelle Goselink (73')