It's been rough for Fortuna Düsseldorf so far, and the same description fits Erzgebirge Aue. The bottom dwellers have a chance to get some vital points here.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Erzgebirge Aue have the most conceded goals (42) 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.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Fortuna Düsseldorf's results here at Merkur Spiel-Arena in the 2. Bundesliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Fortuna Düsseldorf's last game was hosting Schalke 04 (placed 5th) and winning 2-1. Midfield player Narey got a match rating of 8.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Narey scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Heartbreak before that as Fortuna Düsseldorf lost 0-1 at Holstein Kiel's place.Fortuna Düsseldorf has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Düsseldorf have conceded 16 goals. Fortuna Düsseldorf has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Erzgebirge Aue so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Erzgebirge Aue as they have been defeated three times in a row since the St. Pauli match.
Erzgebirge Aue failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Holstein Kiel (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfield player Strauss was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.02/10. Strauss dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Erzgebirge manager Dochev faced defeat when travelling to Sandhausen and losing 0-2.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Erzgebirge Aue as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Erzgebirge Aue's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged match involving both these sides is the Erzgebirge Aue - Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-1 played earlier this season. Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: eight wins for Düsseldorf, one draw and one win for Erzgebirge Aue. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 10 goals |  K. Narey 6 goals |   A. Jonjic 5 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Erzgebirge Aue | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 25 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 73% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 77% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 27% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 36% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 59% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 32% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| 6.1 | 7.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 16.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.1 | 12.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 29% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| 13.5 | 12.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 15.4 | 15 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
- Erzgebirge Aue have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Erzgebirge Aue have the most conceded goals (42) in 2. Bundesliga
- Erzgebirge Aue have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Erzgebirge Aue have the the worst goal difference (-23) in 2. Bundesliga
- Erzgebirge Aue is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- 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 | St. Pauli | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -21 | 14 |
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