Match Report
Verl went into the game 8th in the table on 46 points; Kaan-Marienborn sat 15th on 39 — a 7-point gap. Kaan-Marienborn had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Verl were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.35, Kaan-Marienborn 1.47 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
7 games without a win framed Kaan-Marienborn's arrival. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Verl against 3/15 for Kaan-Marienborn.
The match was played at SPORTCLUB Arena (capacity 5,001). P. Holzenkämpfer officiated: 8 games logged, averaging 1.0 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Verl led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Verl: Aygün Yildirim (14') · Kaan-Marienborn: B. Gençal (70')
Key stats
On target: 1-1 · Corners: 7-1