Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Luckenwalde (3rd, 61 pts) and Waren (10th, 37 pts). Recent form told a different story for Luckenwalde: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Waren were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.9, Luckenwalde 2.17 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
9 games without a win framed Waren's arrival. 9 matches unbeaten backed Luckenwalde's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Waren against 13/15 for Luckenwalde.
The venue was Müritzstadion, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.