Match Report
34 points separated the sides: Wattenscheid 09 2nd on 80, Victoria Clarholz 8th on 46. Victoria Clarholz's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Wattenscheid 09 were scoring 2.19 and conceding 0.83, Victoria Clarholz 1.5 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
15 matches unbeaten backed Wattenscheid 09's arrival. Victoria Clarholz had lost five in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Wattenscheid 09 had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Victoria Clarholz, 0.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Wattenscheid 09 3, draws 1, Victoria Clarholz 1, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Lohrheidestadion (capacity 16,233). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wattenscheid 09 led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.