Match preview 2. Bundesliga: Eintracht Braunschweig - Fortuna Düsseldorf at Eintracht-Stadion

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Mon 11.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Eintracht-Stadion (23325 seats)

Struggling Eintracht Braunschweig will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Fortuna Düsseldorf in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Eintracht Braunschweig has the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in 2. Bundesliga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Eintracht Braunschweig have to build on here at Eintracht-Stadion in the 2. Bundesliga. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Braunschweig, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Braunschweig lost their last game at Erzgebirge Aue (placed 6th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Borussia Dortmund with the scoreline 0-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Eintracht Braunschweig as they are travelling to their away game against Wurzburger Kickers in the 2. Bundesliga. That match is four days after this one.

Braunschweig has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Braunschweig have conceded 12 from these games.

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Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats

Fortuna Düsseldorf have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 2-1-4 (7 played). Düsseldorf have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Düsseldorf has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Düsseldorf had fun at their own home (Eintracht-Stadion) last time out, beating Paderborn 2-1. Kenan Karaman and Kristoffer Peterson scored. A 2-3 defeat away at Rot-Weiss Essen before that.

Düsseldorf find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Düsseldorf have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Braunschweig, four draws and three wins for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna DüsseldorfR. Hennings
R. Hennings
6 goals
Eintracht BraunschweigN. Proschwitz
N. Proschwitz
5 goals
Eintracht BraunschweigF. Kaufmann
F. Kaufmann
4 goals

Eintracht Braunschweig missing players

Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players

Eintracht Braunschweig Fortuna Düsseldorf
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 1 7 14
3 3 1 Won W 1 2 8
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
8 3 1 Lost L 0 4 4
14 8 2 Scored S 3 8 21
32 12 4 Conceded C 0 14 19
93% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 79%
79% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 71%
50% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
57% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 50%
7% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 14% 36%
43% 43% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.4 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 5 5
 
10.8 10.4 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 20 8.7 10.6
3 2.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 2.7 3.8
33% 40% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 42% 40%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Fortuna Düsseldorf's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Eintracht Braunschweig has the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Eintracht Braunschweig has the most points from losing position (11) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Eintracht Braunschweig have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hamburger SV 14 9 2 3 30 18 8 5 1 2 18 9 6 4 1 1 12 9 12 29
2 Holstein Kiel 14 8 4 2 23 13 8 4 2 2 12 10 6 4 2 0 11 3 10 28
3 Greuther Furth 14 8 3 3 27 16 7 3 1 3 10 10 7 5 2 0 17 6 11 27
4 Bochum 14 8 2 4 26 15 8 5 2 1 17 5 6 3 0 3 9 10 11 26
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 14 8 2 4 21 19 7 6 1 0 13 5 7 2 1 4 8 14 2 26
6 Erzgebirge Aue 14 6 4 4 23 16 7 4 2 1 14 7 7 2 2 3 9 9 7 22
7 Heidenheim 14 6 4 4 19 16 8 5 3 0 13 4 6 1 1 4 6 12 3 22
8 Osnabruck 14 6 4 4 18 18 6 2 1 3 7 10 8 4 3 1 11 8 0 22
9 Hannover 96 14 6 2 6 19 14 7 5 1 1 15 4 7 1 1 5 4 10 5 20
10 Karlsruher SC 14 6 1 7 23 21 6 2 0 4 9 9 8 4 1 3 14 12 2 19
11 Nurnberg 14 5 4 5 21 19 7 3 2 2 10 9 7 2 2 3 11 10 2 19
12 Darmstadt 98 14 5 3 6 26 25 6 2 2 2 9 8 8 3 1 4 17 17 1 18
13 Paderborn 14 5 3 6 18 17 6 3 1 2 11 9 8 2 2 4 7 8 1 18
14 Jahn Regensburg 14 4 5 5 18 20 7 3 2 2 11 9 7 1 3 3 7 11 -2 17
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 14 3 3 8 14 32 7 3 1 3 8 12 7 0 2 5 6 20 -18 12
16 Sandhausen 14 3 2 9 12 31 7 2 2 3 8 14 7 1 0 6 4 17 -19 11
17 St. Pauli 13 1 5 7 16 26 6 1 2 3 8 13 7 0 3 4 8 13 -10 8
18 Wurzburger Kickers 13 1 1 11 14 32 7 1 1 5 10 18 6 0 0 6 4 14 -18 4

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