A crucial fixture in 2. Bundesliga as both participants are struggling for the top positions. With Hamburger SV in 2nd position and Fortuna Düsseldorf at 4th, this has all the looks of a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!
- Hamburger SV have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the most matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hamburger SV form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Hamburger SV at their home stadium (Volksparkstadion) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Hamburger enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Holstein Kiel's place. The match ended 3-2 with Heyer, Reis and Glatzel scoring. Hamburger SV goalkeeper Fernandes did an outstanding job against Holstein Kiel with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Ahead of that match, Hamburger SV won a home game hosting Karlsruher SC (1-0).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 Hamburger have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.
Hamburger SV aren't scoring a lot here at Volksparkstadion in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Hamburger have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fortuna Düsseldorf in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.
Fortuna Düsseldorf go into this game after a win, the home game against Hansa Rostock that ended 3-1. Kownacki has scored at least one goal for this team three games in a row. The efficiency! The attacker Kownacki got a match rating of 8.43 in that game. Kownacki scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A 1-2 defeat away at Heidenheim before that.Fortuna Düsseldorf are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 4 matches.
Goal fest? This side have played 5 consecutive league games all featuring three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).
Fortuna Düsseldorf have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. Düsseldorf's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Hamburger SV have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) against Fortuna Düsseldorf.Top Goalscorers
  R. Glatzel 5 goals |   D. Kownacki 5 goals | L. Reis 2 goals |
Hamburger SV missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Hamburger SV | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 7.8 | 8.2 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.6 | 15.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.2 | 13 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 19% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 42% |
| 16.9 | 13.5 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.2 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have the most matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hamburger SV have the most clean sheets (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have the most matches under the total-line (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV 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 | Paderborn | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Nurnberg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 17 | Greuther Furth | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
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