Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Hilden 1st on 69, Kleve 16th on 41. On the form table Kleve stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Hilden 2.65 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Kleve 1.26 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.73.
Hilden came in having won three on the spin. Defeat had followed defeat for Kleve — four in succession. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Hilden against 1/15 for Kleve.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Hilden, 1 by Kleve, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
The venue was Sportplatz Hoffeldstrasse, with room for 2,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.