Regensburg saw off Dresden 3-0 in the 2. Bundesliga South on Sunday, a result that tightens their grip on mid-table safety. The hosts had not won since their 3-2 victory over Mönchengladbach II, and here they found a way back into it with authority.
By then, Regensburg had already established their rhythm. Dresden, fresh from a 0-3 defeat to Gotha, looked uneasy from the start and never got going. Things came to a head when the visitors simply could not contain the home side's pressing.
Regensburg sit tenth with five points from five games, while Dresden remain twelfth on three points after four matches. The gap between them is narrowing, and this result means the visitors have dropped further behind.
What stands out is not the scoreline but the manner in which Regensburg controlled the tempo. They had the game won inside twenty minutes, as Dresden struggled to string passes together. To be fair, the visitors had one poor away fixture behind them, but this was a different matter entirely.
Dresden have not won since their 3-1 triumph over Grafing back in September. They now face a difficult run, and the table goes out of the window in these games — what matters is whether they can turn it on against better opposition.
