Match preview: 13 points are between the teams before this game, Fortuna Düsseldorf the superior team. Will Eintracht Braunschweig strike back?
- Eintracht Braunschweig have the fewest scored goals (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Eintracht Braunschweig at their home stadium (Eintracht-Stadion) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Eintracht Braunschweig has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Härtel and the players.
Braunschweig are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Elversberg. Donkor was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.05 out of 10. The defender Donkor hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Paderborn that was lost 1-3.Eintracht Braunschweig's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
Fortuna Düsseldorf are travelling after their nice 4-3 home win in the game against Kaiserslautern (placed 5th). That victory felt nice as this side had gone three league fixtures without winning. Düsseldorf can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Kaiserslautern. Buried deep in trouble at 0-3, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-3 victory. Tanaka scored the final goal. Goalkeeper Kastenmeier was absolutely vital in the Fortuna Düsseldorf victory against Kaiserslautern, making seven saves. Zimmermann was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 9.05. The defender Zimmermann scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Osnabrück.Fortuna Düsseldorf have another match away from home in just four nights, a DFB Pokal match versus Unterhaching. A strenuous calendar for them!
Düsseldorf are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Düsseldorf have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (2-4-0) when playing Eintracht Braunschweig.Top Goalscorers
  C. Tzolis 5 goals |   A. Ujah 3 goals |  F. Klaus 2 goals |
Eintracht Braunschweig missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 90% |
| 70% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 70% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 40% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 60% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 50% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 14.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 13.8 | 16.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 22% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 42% | 41% |
| 14.9 | 13 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 14 | 11.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
- Eintracht Braunschweig have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Eintracht Braunschweig have the fewest scored goals (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Eintracht Braunschweig haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eintracht Braunschweig is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored more than double the goals of Eintracht Braunschweig.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the the best goal difference (+6) away in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Elversberg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Magdeburg | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Osnabrück | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -12 | 5 |
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