Match Report
Meppen went into the game 17th in the table on 37 points; Verl sat 10th on 49 — a 12-point gap. Meppen had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Meppen ran at 1.13 scored and 1.71 conceded, Verl at 1.58 and 1.53.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Meppen, 2 by Verl, 1 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Waldstadion Hauptplatz A in Meppen, with room for 1,000 spectators. Verl led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.