HBV Balingen-Weilstetten took all three points from Eisenach on Thursday night, closing out a 36:27 victory in the Bundesliga. The result leaves the visitors sitting fifth on two points after one game, while the hosts remain fifteenth with a single draw and no wins. By then, both sides had already shown they could score freely — the last time they met in August, HBV edged Hamburg 30:26 on home turf.
Eisenach started the campaign with a draw against Flensburg-Handewitt, a result that seemed to signal stability. To be fair, the opening fixture suggested they might be harder to break down than the table now implies. The hosts lost that first match 31:33 away, then drew against Dormagen-Bayer before this evening's defeat.
HBV's run has been more straightforward. They opened with a win over Hamburg, then added another against Grosswallstadt in late August. The pattern of scoring freely continues — they've netted 68 goals across those two fixtures while conceding 57. And here's the thing: this away win moves them further from the pack below.
The gap between fifth and fifteenth is still only two points in a league where every match carries weight. Eisenach's draw in the opener meant they started from the same baseline as everyone else. Now they trail the leaders by a full point and sit behind HBV on goal difference alone.
What stands out is the consistency of HBV's output. They've played two games, won both, and kept their scoring rate steady. Eisenach's single draw against a top-six side looked promising until this result put the finishing touch on a difficult start.