Match Report
22 points separated the sides: VfR Mannheim 2nd on 69, Villingen 9th on 47. The last five rounds placed VfR Mannheim no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.73 goals per team per game, Villingen ran at 1.62 scored and 1.65 conceded, VfR Mannheim at 2.38 and 1.
Villingen had drawn their last four.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Villingen, 0 by VfR Mannheim, 2 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won.
ebm-papst-Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Villingen: Gian-Luca Feißt (19'), Gian-Luca Feißt (79'), Gian-Luca Feißt (77') · VfR Mannheim: Pasqual Pander (29'), Kevin Kruger (88'), Lennart Thum (90')