Erzgebirge Aue will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- All of Erzgebirge Aue's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf is in the best form (5-1-0)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Erzgebirge Aue have performed here at Erzgebirgsstadion this season with 4 wins from 7 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Erzgebirge has recorded two wins in a row here at Erzgebirgsstadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Erzgebirge lost their last game at Paderborn (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Eintracht Braunschweig.
Erzgebirge's goalkeeper Martin Männel was extremely busy against Paderborn, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The Erzgebirge manager D. Schuster has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. On the other hand, Erzgebirge have conceded 7 goals.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Fortuna Düsseldorf have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Eintracht Braunschweig (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The 2. Bundesliga match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Paderborn.
Fortuna Düsseldorf have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Erzgebirge, one draw and seven wins for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Testroet 9 goals |  F. Krüger 8 goals |   R. Hennings 6 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 73% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 67% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 12.5 | 14.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 37% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 35% | 37% |
- All of Erzgebirge Aue's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Erzgebirge Aue haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- 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 is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Bochum | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Greuther Furth | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Osnabruck | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 13 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
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