2014/2015| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 15 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8/15 | 14-9 |
| Nievenheim | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3/15 | 2-19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 12 | 34 | 44 | 1 | WLWLW | 5 | +7 |
| Nievenheim | 17 | 34 | 27 | -66 | LWLLW | 12 | +5 |
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 2015-05-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Schwarz-Weiß Essen 12th with 44 points, Nievenheim 17th with 27, 17 apart. Schwarz-Weiß Essen's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, Schwarz-Weiß Essen ran at 1.44 scored and 1.41 conceded, Nievenheim at 1.09 and 3.03.
The match was played at Uhlenkrugstadion in Essen (capacity 9,950).
