Match Report
In the standings it was VfL Vichttal 5th on 54 points, SSV Merten 4th on 60 — separated by 6. VfL Vichttal had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 2 goals per team per game, VfL Vichttal ran at 2.66 scored and 1.52 conceded, SSV Merten at 2.67 and 0.93.
VfL Vichttal arrived on a run of five straight wins. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for VfL Vichttal against 9/15 for SSV Merten.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — VfL Vichttal 0, draws 1, SSV Merten 5, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Sportplatz Dörenberg (capacity 1,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: SSV Merten led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.