Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mattersburg 2nd with 25 points, Neusiedl 1291st with 0, 25 apart. Neusiedl ranked just 2290th in the league on five-round form despite their 1291st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Mattersburg 2.7 scored and 0.7 conceded per game, Neusiedl 0 and 2, with the league averaging 1.64.
Momentum sat with Mattersburg, winners of their last eight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Mattersburg had taken 15 of 15 points to Neusiedl's 9.
Pappelstadion in Mattersburg, capacity 15,700, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.