Weiden claimed a 4:3 victory over Ravensburg in the DEL2 on Sunday evening, overturning what looked like a straightforward away win for the visitors. The home side, languishing in 13th place with a single point from seven games, managed to outlast the seventh-placed visitors who had won five of their previous seven outings. By then the result seemed inevitable, but football has a habit of refusing to follow the script.
The visitors arrived with momentum, having beaten Freiburg 2:1 and Memmingen 6:5 in their last two matches. Weiden's recent form told a different story entirely — heavy defeats to Dresden, Düsseldorf and Regensburg had left them winless in six consecutive games. To be fair, form is a temporary condition, and sometimes the longest losing streak ends with a single moment of clarity.
Ravensburg's run of five wins came to an abrupt halt as Weiden found another gear in the closing stages. The away side had looked comfortable for stretches, controlling possession and creating chances, but couldn't convert them when it mattered most. The home side, sensing blood, pushed forward and eventually found the equaliser that changed everything.
Our prediction had backed the visitors at 53 per cent confidence, and that assessment wasn't without merit. Ravensburg's five wins from seven games deserved recognition, and Weiden's defensive frailties were well-documented. And here's the thing — sometimes the numbers don't tell the whole story, especially when a team with nothing to lose decides to fight for something.
The result leaves Weiden still rooted to the bottom half of the table with zero points, but it provides a psychological boost that statistics cannot measure. Ravensburg drop to third place in the standings, their five-match winning streak now broken. The gap between the sides remains significant, but this match proved that points are awarded at the final whistle, not in the form guide.
What matters now is how both teams respond. Weiden have shown they can compete, even against superior opposition. Ravensburg must ensure this setback doesn't become a pattern. The DEL2 table goes out of the window in games like these — you either take the points or you don't, and today Weiden refused to let them slip away.
