Fortuna Düsseldorf are flying at 6th, while Holstein Kiel are loitering 10 points behind in the league standings. Can they reduce the gap?
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) 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!
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
33 points is a decent return from 15 2. Bundesliga games here at Merkur Spiel-Arena for Fortuna Düsseldorf. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Düsseldorf after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Fortuna Düsseldorf fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Karlsruher SC and win 3-2. Manager Thioune felt very clever after de Wijs scored the winning goal against Karlsruher SC, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 61st minute. The forward Kownacki outdid all the other players in that fixture and got a match rating of 8.05 out of 10. Kownacki served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Nurnberg.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fortuna Düsseldorf have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Goals decide football matches and Düsseldorf are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 15 league matches. Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
5-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Holstein Kiel in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.
Holstein Kiel aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 231 league minutes without a goal. Reese was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Holstein in their previous game as they lost hosting Darmstadt 98, 0-3. Arp got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, top player of the team. Arp hit three key passes.
A 0-3 defeat away at Heidenheim before that.Holstein Kiel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 7 matches.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this club's 13 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Holstein are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. As for defending, Holstein Kiel rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the final score Holstein Kiel - Düsseldorf 1-2 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Fortuna Düsseldorf wins - draws - Holstein Kiel wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Skrzybski 13 goals |   D. Kownacki 12 goals |  F. Reese 9 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 51 | 32 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 48 |
| 40 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 28 | 52 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 87% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 67% | 70% |
| 40% | 53% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 47% | 40% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 40% | 30% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 73% | 77% |
| 20% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 20% | 17% |
| 20% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 27% | 17% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.3 | 15.4 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13.2 | 15.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 32% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 38% | 33% |
| 11.9 | 11.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 17.3 | 15.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 64 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 60 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 56 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Greuther Furth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -18 | 33 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -16 | 32 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -20 | 31 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 29 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -24 | 28 |
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