Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Ingolstadt U19 (2nd, 58 pts) and Sandhausen U19 (13th, 18 pts). Sandhausen U19 ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Ingolstadt U19 2 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Sandhausen U19 1.38 and 2.46, with the league averaging 1.83.
Ingolstadt U19 had won four straight. Sandhausen U19 had been beaten in four straight games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Ingolstadt U19, 3/15 for Sandhausen U19.
The match was played at Audi-Sportpark in Ingolstadt (capacity 15,200). Ingolstadt U19 led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.