The visiting Borussia Dortmund side should be favourites in this visit to Fortuna Düsseldorf, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.
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.
Relegation threatens Düsseldorf who should definitely be looking for some points here. Borussia are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Fortuna Düsseldorf at their home stadium (Merkur Spiel-Arena) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Düsseldorf's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hoffenheim (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Fortuna Düsseldorf lost 0-5 at Bayern München's place.
Düsseldorf are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at RB Leipzig awaits in four days.
Fortuna Düsseldorf are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. Düsseldorf have conceded 26 from these games.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Borussia Dortmund playing as the away team in the Bundesliga this season. A great winning streak in away games for Borussia as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Bayer Leverkusen have they travelled home without three points.
The supporters enjoyed Borussia Dortmund's previous game versus Hertha BSC (placed 9th), a Bundesliga 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Borussia won their away game at Paderborn. The scoreline was 6-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mainz 05 in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Borussia are regular goalscorers on their travels. Borussia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Borussia Dortmund - Düsseldorf 5-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - two - five (Düsseldorf wins - draws - Borussia Dortmund wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Sancho 17 goals |   R. Hennings 14 goals |  M. Reus 11 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | 81 |
| 60 | 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 35 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 83% |
| 63% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | 77% |
| 37% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 60% | 63% |
| 17% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | 30% |
| 60% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 50% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 43% |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 365 | 195 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 180 | 418 |
| 106 | 55 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 77 | 175 |
| 31% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 46% |
- Borussia Dortmund has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
- Borussia Dortmund has the most scored goals in the second half (55)
- Borussia Dortmund have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- Borussia Dortmund have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf has the most dropped points from leading position (24)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 60 | 70 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 46 | 63 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 75 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 43 | 59 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 56 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | -8 | 43 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -12 | 38 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Köln | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 33 | -10 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -16 | 32 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 32 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 35 | -23 | 31 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -27 | 28 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -33 | 25 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -29 | 20 |