The top match was in Rostock, but Heidenheim once again proves to be the class of the league, and their solid defense (Of course, they also have the league’s best offense) pretty much stifled any Hansa attempts to get anything.
RedBull money was once again successful, as Leipzig defeated Wehen in a tight match to maintain hold on 2nd place. Darmstadt had a hard-fought win over Regensburg to stay on their neck and keep 3rd. Since the top 3 all had wins and the three chasers lost, the 98ers have a slight gap now in the battle for promotion chances. Of course 4th place is not without merit, as it is an automatic qualifier for teh main round of the DFB Cup.
Meanwhile, things are still brutal in the relegation zone.
Stuttgarter Kickers has been on a tear. They were in the relegation zone for most of the season. Now after winning 5/6 they’ve clearly straightened things out and their win (despite a man down a whole half) against Osnabrück pretty much sinks the latter’s chances.
I think Saarbrücken is now on their third or fourth coach this season, but the new guy, Fuat Kilic, at least starts with a win. Probably too late, but it’s now or never as FCS has a huge gap to make up. Dortmund II had a solid win over Chemnitz, which gives them some room and plunges CFC into deeper waters.
Preußen Münster won an important relegation battle over Elversberg to give themselves a bit breathing room.
Total attendance 62,572 (avg 6,257)
Borussia Dortmund II - Chemnitzer FC 3:0 (2:0) 2,029 1. FC Saarbrücken - SpVgg Unterhaching 1:0 (1:0) 3,323 Stuttgarter Kickers - VfL Osnabrück 1:0 (1:0) 3,450 Hallescher FC - VfB Stuttgart II 3:2 (2:1) 6,366 Preußen Münster - SV Elversberg 2:1 (1:1) 6,256 Wacker Burghausen - Holstein Kiel 1:0 (0:0) 2,150 MSV Duisburg - Rot Weiß Erfurt 3:2 (1:1) 11,200 SV Darmstadt 98 - Jahn Regensburg 2:1 (1:0) 5,600 Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Heidenheim 0:1 (0:1) 11,000 Sunday: RB Leipzig - SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1:0 (1:0) 11,198 1 1. FC Heidenheim 25 17 6 2 43:14 +29 57 3 RasenBallsport Leipzig (N) 25 14 4 7 38:26 +12 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SV Darmstadt 98 25 12 7 6 40:22 +18 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Hansa Rostock 25 11 6 8 32:35 -3 39 5 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 25 10 7 8 29:31 -2 37 6 VfL Osnabrück 25 10 6 9 33:28 +5 36 7 MSV Duisburg (A) 25 9 9 7 33:31 +2 36 8 Stuttgarter Kickers 25 10 5 10 30:28 +2 35 9 Rot Weiß Erfurt 25 10 4 11 36:30 +6 34 10 Jahn Regensburg (A) 25 9 7 9 36:34 +2 34 11 Hallescher FC 25 10 4 11 29:30 -1 34 12 VfB Stuttgart II 25 9 5 11 33:34 -1 32 13 Preußen Münster 25 7 10 8 36:36 0 31 14 Borussia Dortmund II 25 9 4 12 34:39 -5 31 15 SpVgg Unterhaching 25 8 7 10 32:42 -10 31 16 SV Elversberg (N) 25 8 5 12 24:35 -11 29 17 Holstein Kiel (N) 25 6 10 9 27:25 +2 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Chemnitzer FC 25 6 9 10 24:35 -11 27 19 Wacker Burghausen 25 6 6 13 26:44 -18 24 20 1. FC Saarbrücken 25 5 7 13 27:43 -16 22 A = Absteiger just relegated N = Neuling just promoted 1st line: Promotion to 2.Liga 2nd line: Promotion Playoff with 2.Liga 16th place 3rd line: Relegation to Regionalliga