Bad Nauheim — Starbulls Rosenheim: 1:2, DEL2

Starbulls Rosenheim secured a 2:1 victory over Bad Nayheim in the Del2 on 4 October 2026. The away side took all three points in a match that kept both teams rooted at the bottom of the table. By then, neither squad had managed to find any points after five games.

Bad Nayheim sat in 14th place with five defeats and no points to show for their opening campaign. Rosenheim occupied 13th spot on identical terms — one win, four losses, zero points. The gap between them remained as narrow as the scoreboard suggested.

The hosts had shown flashes of promise earlier in the month. They had beaten Weiden 4:3 on 20 September before losing to Regensburg 1:2 and then falling to Lausitzer Füchse 0:3. Their most recent outing saw them lose 2:4 to Ravensburg on 2 October. Things came to a head on this evening when Rosenheim proved more clinical.

Rosenheim's path had been similarly uneven. They had defeated Bietigheim Steelers 5:3 on 27 September, only to lose to Landsberg 1:2 and then to Kassel 3:4. Their latest defeat before this match came 1:3 against Düsseldorf on 2 October. And here's the thing — the away win was exactly what we had flagged in our pre-match forecast, a 51% probability that finally materialised.

The result changed little in the standings. Both teams remained on zero points after five matches, a situation that tells you more about the league's opening phase than any tactical shift. The table has not yet found its shape.