Match Report
Wattenscheid 09, 18th on 35 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Rot-Weiss Essen II (5th, 53). The last five rounds placed Rot-Weiss Essen II 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.31/1.97 for Wattenscheid 09 and 1.61/1.44 for Rot-Weiss Essen II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Rot-Weiss Essen II, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Wattenscheid 09 against 13/15 for Rot-Weiss Essen II.
The match was played at Lohrheidestadion in Bochum (capacity 16,233).


