Match Report
51 points for Viktoria Köln (11th), 52 for Waldhof Mannheim (10th): a 1-point gap. Viktoria Köln had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.39 for Viktoria Köln and 1.55/1.89 for Waldhof Mannheim (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Defeat had followed defeat for Waldhof Mannheim — four in succession. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Viktoria Köln against 1/15 for Waldhof Mannheim.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Viktoria Köln have 3 wins to Waldhof Mannheim's 6, with 4 draws, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 77%.
The referee was L. Jürgensen, with 36 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. The venue was Sportpark Höhenberg, with room for 10,001 spectators. Waldhof Mannheim led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Viktoria Köln: Benjamin Zank (55') · Waldhof Mannheim: Kushtrim Asallari (2'), Arianit Ferati (66'), Terrence Boyd (88')
Key stats
Possession: Viktoria Köln 55% · Waldhof Mannheim 45% · Total shots: 4-11 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-5