Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Holstein Kiel 8th on 46, Jahn Regensburg 17th on 31. Per game in the league, Holstein Kiel were scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.79, Jahn Regensburg 1 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Holstein Kiel: three in a row. Jahn Regensburg had not won in 6 games. Holstein Kiel had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Jahn Regensburg, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 6 Holstein Kiel wins, 2 for Jahn Regensburg, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 3 goals, well above the all-time 2.
The venue was Holstein-Stadion in Kiel, with room for 11,386 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.