Soccer betting preview: Fortuna Düsseldorf welcomes Hamburger SV in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena (54600 seats)

Hamburger SV can not ask for any handouts from the home team Fortuna Düsseldorf in this 2. Bundesliga fixture. Here's the comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (26) in 2. Bundesliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games. Fortuna Düsseldorf are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The Düsseldorf coach Thioune and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Paderborn (placed 8th). Kastenmeier, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.31 out of 10 in that game. Kastenmeier saved a penalty.

Ahead of that match, Fortuna Düsseldorf won a home game hosting Ingolstadt (3-0).

A decent goal production from Fortuna Düsseldorf in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hamburger SV form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.

Hamburger are travelling again after losing away to Nurnberg in their previous match (1-2). Midfield player Reis was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.81/10. Reis scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).

Hamburger SV are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the match result Hamburger SV - Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-1 logged in the official records. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Düsseldorf victory, three draws and two Hamburger SV wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hamburger SVR. Glatzel
R. Glatzel
15 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfR. Hennings
R. Hennings
12 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfK. Narey
K. Narey
7 goals

Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players

Hamburger SV missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortuna Düsseldorf Hamburger SV
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 12 25
8 4 0 Won W 2 4 10
7 4 1 Drew D 1 5 11
11 5 3 Lost L 0 3 4
32 20 3 Scored S 6 19 45
33 17 6 Conceded C 3 12 26
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
73% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
46% 54% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 52%
27% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 28%
8% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
58% 69% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 72%
15% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 24%
31% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
6.1 7.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.1 6.4
4.8 3.6 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.9 5.3
2 2.1 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.5 17 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16 12.3 14.4
3.8 4.6 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.9 5.4
32% 33% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 33%
 
13.1 11.8 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 13.2 12.7
4.8 4.2 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.3 4.8 4.3
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (26) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 26 14 6 6 53 33 13 7 3 3 28 17 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 48
2 St. Pauli 26 14 6 6 52 37 12 9 2 1 31 13 14 5 4 5 21 24 15 48
3 Werder Bremen 26 14 6 6 50 36 12 6 4 2 22 12 14 8 2 4 28 24 14 48
4 Nurnberg 25 12 6 7 36 33 13 7 2 4 19 15 12 5 4 3 17 18 3 42
5 Heidenheim 26 12 6 8 34 34 13 8 4 1 21 12 13 4 2 7 13 22 0 42
6 Hamburger SV 25 10 11 4 45 26 13 6 6 1 26 14 12 4 5 3 19 12 19 41
7 Schalke 04 25 12 5 8 49 32 13 7 2 4 31 20 12 5 3 4 18 12 17 41
8 Paderborn 26 9 10 7 46 37 14 2 6 6 19 22 12 7 4 1 27 15 9 37
9 Karlsruher SC 25 8 9 8 42 39 13 5 5 3 25 19 12 3 4 5 17 20 3 33
10 Jahn Regensburg 25 9 5 11 42 38 13 5 3 5 27 22 12 4 2 6 15 16 4 32
11 Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 8 7 11 32 33 13 4 4 5 20 17 13 4 3 6 12 16 -1 31
12 Hansa Rostock 26 8 7 11 34 43 13 3 3 7 13 21 13 5 4 4 21 22 -9 31
13 Holstein Kiel 26 8 7 11 35 45 13 5 2 6 17 22 13 3 5 5 18 23 -10 31
14 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 24 35 12 4 4 4 10 13 13 4 3 6 14 22 -11 31
15 Sandhausen 26 7 9 10 30 43 12 2 4 6 12 23 14 5 5 4 18 20 -13 30
16 Dynamo Dresden 26 7 6 13 25 35 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 2 3 8 9 21 -10 27
17 Erzgebirge Aue 25 4 7 14 24 48 13 3 2 8 11 23 12 1 5 6 13 25 -24 19
18 Ingolstadt 25 3 6 16 22 48 12 1 4 7 9 19 13 2 2 9 13 29 -26 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 26 14 6 6 53 33 13 7 3 3 28 17 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 48
2 St. Pauli 26 14 6 6 52 37 12 9 2 1 31 13 14 5 4 5 21 24 15 48
3 Werder Bremen 26 14 6 6 50 36 12 6 4 2 22 12 14 8 2 4 28 24 14 48
4 Nurnberg 25 12 6 7 36 33 13 7 2 4 19 15 12 5 4 3 17 18 3 42
5 Heidenheim 26 12 6 8 34 34 13 8 4 1 21 12 13 4 2 7 13 22 0 42
6 Hamburger SV 25 10 11 4 45 26 13 6 6 1 26 14 12 4 5 3 19 12 19 41
7 Schalke 04 25 12 5 8 49 32 13 7 2 4 31 20 12 5 3 4 18 12 17 41
8 Paderborn 26 9 10 7 46 37 14 2 6 6 19 22 12 7 4 1 27 15 9 37
9 Karlsruher SC 25 8 9 8 42 39 13 5 5 3 25 19 12 3 4 5 17 20 3 33
10 Jahn Regensburg 25 9 5 11 42 38 13 5 3 5 27 22 12 4 2 6 15 16 4 32
11 Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 8 7 11 32 33 13 4 4 5 20 17 13 4 3 6 12 16 -1 31
12 Hansa Rostock 26 8 7 11 34 43 13 3 3 7 13 21 13 5 4 4 21 22 -9 31
13 Holstein Kiel 26 8 7 11 35 45 13 5 2 6 17 22 13 3 5 5 18 23 -10 31
14 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 24 35 12 4 4 4 10 13 13 4 3 6 14 22 -11 31
15 Sandhausen 26 7 9 10 30 43 12 2 4 6 12 23 14 5 5 4 18 20 -13 30
16 Dynamo Dresden 26 7 6 13 25 35 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 2 3 8 9 21 -10 27
17 Erzgebirge Aue 25 4 7 14 24 48 13 3 2 8 11 23 12 1 5 6 13 25 -24 19
18 Ingolstadt 25 3 6 16 22 48 12 1 4 7 9 19 13 2 2 9 13 29 -26 15

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