Füssen beat Bregenzerwald 5:4 on Thursday evening in the Oberliga South, ending a run of mixed results for the hosts and dashing hopes of an away victory for the visitors. The match, played on 2 October 2026, produced more goals than either side expected from a contest between two teams still finding their feet in the table.
Both sides had come into the game with four matches under their belts and zero points on the board, a peculiar state of affairs that speaks to the league's early-season structure. Füssen sat eighth after two wins and two losses, while Bregenzerwald occupied third with three victories and a single defeat. The standings told you nothing about what would happen on the ice.
Füssen had shown flashes of promise in recent outings. A 1:0 victory over Hochstadt Alligators on 27 September suggested they could grind out results when needed, and a 4:2 win against Erding earlier in the month hinted at offensive potential. But they had also dropped points to Deggendorf and Riessersee, so form was unpredictable. Bregenzerwald, meanwhile, had delivered an 8:3 demolition of Passau but also suffered defeats to Lindau and others.
The game itself was a back-and-forth affair. Five goals for Füssen, four for Bregenzerwald, and neither side could pull clear for long. By then, the result felt inevitable only in retrospect. The visitors pressed forward, looking to build on their three wins, but Füssen refused to go away. They picked up two bookings in five minutes at one point, a sign of the tension, and somehow held on.
Our prediction had gone for an away win with 71 per cent confidence. It did not materialise. The match broke in the moments nobody saw coming — a couple of quick transitions, a missed clearance, a shot that found the net when it shouldn't have. That is how these games are decided, not by league position or recent form.
The result leaves both teams level on points after four games, though the table will not change much. Füssen move to two wins, still eighth. Bregenzerwald add another defeat to their record, slipping to one loss. Nothing dramatic, but every point matters when you are this far in.
