Match Report
The table read 7th (Osnabrück, 54 pts) against 19th (Mainz 05 II, 40 pts), 14 points apart. Recent form flatters Mainz 05 II's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Per game in the league, Osnabrück were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.13, Mainz 05 II 1.08 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Osnabrück win, 0 for Mainz 05 II, 4 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
With 9 matches recorded and 0.6 yellow cards per game, P. Schult was the man in the middle. The venue was Bremer Brücke, with room for 16,667 spectators. On the scoreboard, Osnabrück led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Osnabrück: Ahmet Arslan (25') · Mainz 05 II: Philipp Klement (62'), Philipp Klement (68')
Key stats
Possession: Osnabrück 58% · Mainz 05 II 42% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 4-2