2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Halle | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/15 | 4-2 |
| Merseburg | 12 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3/15 | 4-11 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Halle | 9 | 30 | 37 | -11 | WLLLD | 12 | -3 |
| Merseburg | 16 | 30 | 12 | -61 | LDLLL | 16 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-04-15
VfL Halle, 9th with 37 points, sat 25 points above Merseburg (16th, 12). Per game in the league, VfL Halle were scoring 0.93 and conceding 1.3, Merseburg 0.97 and 3, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Merseburg had been beaten in four straight games.
HWG-Stadion am Zoo in Saale, capacity 8,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
