A win for the hosts is expected from this fixture if the league standings is to be believed. The Fortuna Düsseldorf regulars are confident that the difference between 6th and Sandhausen's 15th position in the table will be visible on the grass.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in 2. Bundesliga
There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they played a DFB Pokal fixture only four days ago. That game was an away game at Nürnberg, so at least Fortuna Düsseldorf are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Fortuna Düsseldorf have performed here at Merkur Spiel-Arena this season with 6 wins from 9 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
The Düsseldorf manager Thioune and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Nürnberg in the DFB Pokal. Oberdorf was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.15 out of 10. The defender Oberdorf hit two key passes and won 17 of 27 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga.Fortuna Düsseldorf can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 20 times. Düsseldorf's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sandhausen form and stats
There's been little loot from Sandhausen's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Sandhausen only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a DFB Pokal home defeat versus Freiburg with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Zenga was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.1. Zenga hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
A loss against Darmstadt 98 was the result prior to that, in a 2. Bundesliga home game.Sandhausen have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Sandhausen have conceded 18 goals in their away games. Sandhausen has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the records show this recent match: Sandhausen - Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Düsseldorf, two draws and four wins for Sandhausen. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kownacki 8 goals |   D. Kinsombi 6 goals |  S. Appelkamp 5 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 30 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 74% |
| 63% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 37% | 56% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 32% |
| 16% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 21% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 63% |
| 16% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 26% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 21% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.2 | 15 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.5 | 10.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | 32% |
| 11.6 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Kaiserslautern | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 21 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -14 | 18 |
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