Match Report
Meppen, 17th on 37 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Viktoria Köln (9th, 55). Meppen ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Viktoria Köln ran at 1.53 scored and 1.39 conceded, Meppen at 1.13 and 1.71.
Meppen had gone 5 games without a win.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Viktoria Köln 2, draws 3, Meppen 2, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
The venue was Aggerstadion in Troisdorf, with room for 6,214 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.