Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Saarbrücken 5th with 59 points, Uerdingen 16th with 41, 18 apart. On recent form Saarbrücken sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Saarbrücken ran at 1.74 scored and 1.34 conceded, Uerdingen at 1 and 1.32.
Momentum sat with Saarbrücken, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Uerdingen — three in succession. Saarbrücken had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Uerdingen, 4.
Stadion Ludwigspark in Saarbrücken staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,644. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.