Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: MSV Duisburg (4th, 68 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Saarbrücken (15th, 44 pts). On the form table Saarbrücken stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, MSV Duisburg ran at 1.74 scored and 1.29 conceded, Saarbrücken at 1.34 and 1.5.
5 matches unbeaten backed Saarbrücken's arrival.
Across 11 recorded meetings, MSV Duisburg have 3 wins to Saarbrücken's 4, with 4 draws, at 3.45 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 27% of those meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.2 goals per game across the last five against 3.45 historically.
The referee was C. Kabalakli, with 31 matches in our database and 0.7 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (capacity 31,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
MSV Duisburg: Lex-Tyger Lobinger (23'), Conor Noß (58'), Conor Noß (64'), Jan-Simon Symalla (84') · Saarbrücken: Tobias Fleckstein (42' og), Maurice Multhaup (49')
Key stats
Possession: MSV Duisburg 42% · Saarbrücken 58% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-9