Betting preview: SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs Fortuna Düsseldorf should be interesting

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer (15000 seats)

Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer: Get set for a football jamboree when SpVgg Greuther Fürth engage Fortuna Düsseldorf. Read up on the match here at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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.

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SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for SpVgg Greuther Fürth at their home stadium (Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Greuther, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth faced defeat in their previous match, away at Karlsruher SC (1-2). The forward Green was announced as "man of the match" for Greuther with a rating of 7.24/10. Green hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).

Before that, SpVgg Greuther Fürth had a home game versus Nurnberg which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Greuther have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 4 and lost 3.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 18 most recent league games highlights that 14 of them had goals from both teams.

The SpVgg Greuther Fürth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. SpVgg Greuther Fürth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats

There's been little loot from Fortuna Düsseldorf's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Fortuna Düsseldorf only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Düsseldorf has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Oberdorf and Hennings scored in Fortuna Düsseldorf's previous match, the home game against Sandhausen that ended 2-0. Attacker Hennings got a player rating of 8.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Hennings scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that, 1-1 away against Nurnberg (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in the DFB Pokal. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Fortuna Düsseldorf in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Düsseldorf, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Fortuna Düsseldorf struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Greuther have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive games without losing (4-4-0) when playing Fortuna Düsseldorf.

The most up to date past match featuring both these sides is the Fortuna Düsseldorf - SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-2 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna DüsseldorfD. Kownacki
D. Kownacki
8 goals
SpVgg Greuther FürthB. Hrgota
B. Hrgota
6 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfS. Appelkamp
S. Appelkamp
5 goals

SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players

Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fortuna Düsseldorf
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
5 4 2 Won W 2 3 10
8 5 0 Drew D 0 1 2
7 1 1 Lost L 1 6 8
25 14 4 Scored S 4 10 32
30 12 4 Conceded C 3 16 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
60% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 60%
35% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 35%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 15%
75% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 55%
20% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 20%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 25%
 
5.5 6.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5 5.4
4.4 3.1 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.3 4.8
2.3 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.1 16.5 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 17 13.4 14.8
4.5 5.4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 4.7 5.2
27% 26% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 30%
 
12.2 10.7 14 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 11.8 11.3
4.2 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.3 4
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in 2. Bundesliga
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • SpVgg Greuther Fürth 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 20 13 6 1 35 16 11 7 4 0 19 7 9 6 2 1 16 9 19 45
2 Hamburger SV 20 13 2 5 38 24 10 6 1 3 19 12 10 7 1 2 19 12 14 41
3 Heidenheim 20 10 7 3 38 25 10 7 3 0 26 13 10 3 4 3 12 12 13 37
4 Paderborn 20 11 2 7 44 26 10 7 0 3 30 12 10 4 2 4 14 14 18 35
5 Kaiserslautern 20 9 8 3 34 26 10 4 4 2 16 15 10 5 4 1 18 11 8 35
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 20 10 2 8 32 26 10 7 1 2 22 10 10 3 1 6 10 16 6 32
7 Hannover 96 20 8 4 8 29 27 10 5 2 3 16 13 10 3 2 5 13 14 2 28
8 Holstein Kiel 20 7 7 6 35 34 10 4 3 3 18 14 10 3 4 3 17 20 1 28
9 St. Pauli 20 6 8 6 27 25 10 5 5 0 16 6 10 1 3 6 11 19 2 26
10 Hansa Rostock 20 7 3 10 18 27 10 3 1 6 8 13 10 4 2 4 10 14 -9 24
11 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 20 5 8 7 25 30 10 4 5 1 14 12 10 1 3 6 11 18 -5 23
12 Karlsruher SC 20 6 4 10 29 33 11 4 2 5 18 19 9 2 2 5 11 14 -4 22
13 Nurnberg 20 6 4 10 17 27 10 4 1 5 9 12 10 2 3 5 8 15 -10 22
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 20 5 6 9 23 32 10 4 2 4 12 11 10 1 4 5 11 21 -9 21
15 Magdeburg 20 6 3 11 26 39 9 2 2 5 7 14 11 4 1 6 19 25 -13 21
16 Arminia Bielefeld 20 6 2 12 27 32 10 4 0 6 17 17 10 2 2 6 10 15 -5 20
17 Sandhausen 20 5 4 11 23 36 9 3 2 4 12 16 11 2 2 7 11 20 -13 19
18 Jahn Regensburg 20 5 4 11 21 36 10 3 4 3 10 16 10 2 0 8 11 20 -15 19

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.