Fortuna Düsseldorf have not won many points this league season. Can the gang get some when Schalke 04 visit Merkur Spiel-Arena?
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Fortuna Düsseldorf have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Merkur Spiel-Arena. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Düsseldorf with their four defeats in a row. Not since the St. Pauli game, 63 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Fortuna Düsseldorf haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 382 minutes ago. Hennings scored that one.
No payout for Fortuna Düsseldorf in their previous match, an away game at Holstein Kiel that ended in defeat 0-1. Gavory, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Gavory hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Nurnberg (0-1).Düsseldorf are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fortuna Düsseldorf defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Playing away, Schalke 04, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Schalke are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Jahn Regensburg (placed 9th). Ouwejan got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, top player of the team. Ouwejan hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Erzgebirge Aue at their stadium, the result 5-0.Schalke 04 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 have met previously this season: Schalke 04 - Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-1. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Fortuna Düsseldorf victories, two draws and four Schalke 04 wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 15 goals |   R. Hennings 9 goals |  M. Bülter 6 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 42 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 86% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 62% |
| 29% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 10% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 24% |
| 57% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 62% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 6 | 7.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 15.9 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 31% | 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 33% |
| 13.7 | 12.6 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | St. Pauli | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Nurnberg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 23 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -21 | 13 |
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