Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Würzburger Kickers (3rd, 64 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Uerdingen (13th, 48 pts). Uerdingen had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 13th in the table.
Uerdingen had gone 6 games without a win. Würzburger Kickers had not lost in 5 games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Uerdingen against 13/15 for Würzburger Kickers.
Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,600. P. Kessel officiated: 32 games logged, averaging 1.2 yellow cards each. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.