Here's everything you need to know about the 2. Bundesliga game Fortuna Düsseldorf - St. Pauli!
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals in the second half (21) 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 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Happy days for Düsseldorf in their previous game, a 2. Bundesliga match away at Darmstadt 98 (placed 2nd) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper Raphael Wolf did an outstanding job against Darmstadt 98 with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. Rouwen Hennings, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.84 (out of 10). Hennings scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Heidenheim (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fortuna Düsseldorf have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost five.
A decent goal production from Düsseldorf in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fortuna Düsseldorf defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
St. Pauli form and stats
Playing away, St. Pauli have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
St. Pauli had fun at their own home (Merkur Spiel-Arena) last time out, beating Schalke 04 2-1. Guido Burgstaller (2) scored. Guido Burgstaller, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.9. Burgstaller scored two goals.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Nürnberg.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by St. Pauli in our archives, and the results are: four wins for St. Pauli, three draws and six defeats.
Pauli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. In the opposite end, Pauli have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Düsseldorf victories, one draw and three St. Pauli wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burgstaller 14 goals |   R. Hennings 8 goals |  K. Narey 5 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
St. Pauli missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | St. Pauli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 75% |
| 38% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 12% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 69% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 19% |
| 6.2 | 7.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 16.4 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 31% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 36% | 42% |
| 14.1 | 12.9 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5 | 3.6 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli 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 | St. Pauli | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 7 |
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