Elbflorenz moved further clear at the top of the 2. Bundesliga with a 38:31 victory over Dormagen Bayer on Saturday. The hosts had already picked up some confidence from their 34:27 win over Hamm-Westfalen two weeks ago, but they ran out of legs against the league leaders. Elbflorenz are running out of games now, and this was their fourth straight win.
The difference in the table tells the story. Elbflorenz sit in first place after three matches, three wins, six points. Dormagen Bayer are seventeenth, two draws, zero points. The gap between them isn't just mathematical — it's in how they play.
Elbflorenz have been consistent. They beat Essen 33:32, then Dormagen Bayer 33:30 in May, and have kept that standard. Against Aue on 23 August they put up 38 goals, and they did something similar here. Dormagen, by contrast, have lost to Eisenach 34:26 and drawn twice. They dug in against Elbflorenz but couldn't hold on.
What stands out is the form Elbflorenz are on. Three wins from three, six points, and they've only grown stronger. Dormagen are picking up results — they won away at Bergischer 30:24 — but they are not yet consistent enough to trouble the top teams.
After this match Elbflorenz sit four points clear at the summit. Dormagen remain in the bottom half, two draws and no wins. The relationship between these sides has been there before — Elbflorenz beat them 33:30 in May — but on Saturday it was clear they should have too much for them.
