Match Report
Waldhof Mannheim (16th, 43 pts) visited VfB Lübeck (19th, 32 pts) with 11 points between them. On the form table VfB Lübeck stood 13th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, VfB Lübeck ran at 0.97 scored and 2.03 conceded, Waldhof Mannheim at 1.34 and 1.58.
Momentum sat with Waldhof Mannheim, winners of their last three. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for VfB Lübeck against 10/15 for Waldhof Mannheim.
The match was played at Stadion Lohmühle in Lübeck (capacity 17,850). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.