Match Report
Saarbrücken went into the game 20th in the table on 32 points; Wacker Burghausen sat 19th on 37 — a 5-point gap. Wacker Burghausen had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Per game in the league, Saarbrücken were scoring 1 and conceding 1.66, Wacker Burghausen 1.03 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Wacker Burghausen's winless run stood at 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Saarbrücken wins, 2 for Wacker Burghausen, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was Stadion Ludwigspark, with room for 35,303 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wacker Burghausen led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Saarbrücken: Philipp Hoffmann (70') · Wacker Burghausen: Marco Holz (11')