2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismut Gera | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4/15 | 7-9 |
| Merseburg | 9 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismut Gera | 11 | 30 | 34 | -13 | DWLLL | 12 | -1 |
| 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 2018-03-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Wismut Gera 11th with 34 points, Merseburg 16th with 12, 22 apart. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Wismut Gera ran at 1.37 scored and 1.8 conceded, Merseburg at 0.97 and 3.
Stadion Am Steg in Gera staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
