Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Osnabrück 3rd with 70 points, Meppen 17th with 37, 33 apart. The last five rounds placed Meppen 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Osnabrück ran at 1.84 scored and 1.29 conceded, Meppen at 1.13 and 1.71.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Osnabrück. Meppen came in having won three on the spin.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Osnabrück 5, draws 1, Meppen 1, at 1.86 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Bremer Brücke in Osnabruck, with room for 16,667 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.