Match Report
In the standings it was Verl 20th on 0 points, MSV Duisburg 1st on 9 — separated by 9. Against a league average of 1.8 goals per team per game, Verl ran at 1.33 scored and 3.33 conceded, MSV Duisburg at 3.33 and 0.67.
MSV Duisburg carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this. Verl had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; MSV Duisburg, 11.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Verl, 3 draws and 4 for MSV Duisburg, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%. Where history says 4 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.2.
SPORTCLUB Arena, capacity 5,001, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Verl led 1-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
Goal scorers
Verl: Tim Heike (8'), André Leipold (46') · MSV Duisburg: Florian Krüger (61'), Florian Krüger (63'), Lex-Tyger Lobinger (69'), Patrick Sussek (72')
Key stats
Possession: Verl 47% · MSV Duisburg 53% · Total shots: 4-15 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 4-11