Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lokomotive Leipzig 1st with 76 points, Viktoria Berlin 17th with 32, 44 apart. Lokomotive Leipzig ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotive Leipzig 1.91 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Viktoria Berlin 1.03 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.39.
Lokomotive Leipzig had not lost in 7 games. Over the last five, Lokomotive Leipzig had taken 11 of 15 points to Viktoria Berlin's 4.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Lokomotive Leipzig have 1 win to Viktoria Berlin's 3, with 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Bruno-Plache-Stadion, with room for 12,300 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Lokomotive Leipzig: Stefan Maderer (58')