Match Report
In the standings it was Meppen 17th on 6 points, Saarbrücken 4th on 13 — separated by 7. Recent form told a different story for Saarbrücken: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Meppen 1.14 scored and 2.14 conceded per game, Saarbrücken 2.71 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.63.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Meppen, 2 for Saarbrücken and 2 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The referee was K. Takasaki, with 62 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Hänsch-Arena (capacity 13,696). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Saarbrücken led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-6.
Goal scorers
Meppen: Ersin Zehir (37') · Saarbrücken: Siemen Voet (5'), Florian Pick (28'), Christian Kühlwetter (44'), Siemen Voet (59'), Kai Brünker (83'), Kaan Caliskaner (90')
Key stats
Possession: Meppen 62% · Saarbrücken 38% · Total shots: 15-15 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 9-6