Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Osnabrück 1st with 76 points, Sonnenhof Großaspach 15th with 45, 31 apart. The last five rounds placed Osnabrück no better than 13th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Osnabrück ran at 1.47 scored and 0.82 conceded, Sonnenhof Großaspach at 1 and 1.03.
Momentum sat with Osnabrück, winners of their last three, having scored in 13 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Osnabrück held 12 points of 15 and Sonnenhof Großaspach 4.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Osnabrück have 4 wins to Sonnenhof Großaspach's 2, with 3 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals. The recent editions have closed up — 1.2 goals per game over the last five against 2.11 all-time.
The match was played at osnatel ARENA (capacity 16,667). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sonnenhof Großaspach led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Sonnenhof Großaspach: Zlatko Janjic (54'), Michael Vitzthum (13')
Key stats
Possession: Osnabrück 70% · Sonnenhof Großaspach 30% · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 13-4