Match Report
The table read 19th (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, 38 pts) against 12th (Stuttgart II, 50 pts), 12 points apart. Stuttgart II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 0.87 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Stuttgart II 1.16 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.26.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen entered with three wins in a row. 7 games without a win framed Stuttgart II's arrival. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Stuttgart II, 2.
The match was played at Stadion Niederrhein (capacity 21,318). On the scoreboard, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen: David Jansen (27'), David Jansen (30') · Stuttgart II: S. Benyamina (48')