Fortuna Dusseldorf hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 18th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Eintracht Frankfurt holds 9th place with 24 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Fortuna Düsseldorf have collected 10 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 3-1-5.
E. Thommy was the last player to score a league goal for Fortuna Düsseldorf and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Fortuna Düsseldorf haven't scored in 180 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Fortuna Düsseldorf will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen (placed 5th). Preceding that match was the home game against Werder Bremen that was lost 0-1.
Fortuna Düsseldorf's goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier was extremely busy against Bayer Leverkusen, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 7 saves.
There will be little rest for Fortuna Düsseldorf after this match as they are travelling to Kaiserslautern for a DFB Pokal game in only three days.
Fortuna Düsseldorf aren't scoring a lot here at Merkur Spiel-Arena in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Eintracht Frankfurt have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 2-0-7 (9 played).
The supporters enjoyed Eintracht Frankfurt's previous game versus RB Leipzig (placed 1st), a Bundesliga 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hoffenheim at their stadium, the result 2-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Eintracht Frankfurt are hosting RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal only three days away.
Eintracht Frankfurt have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Eintracht Frankfurt - Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2 draws and 4 wins for Eintracht Frankfurt. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 11 goals |   G. Mendes Paciencia 7 goals |  M. Hinteregger 6 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 31 |
| 40 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 68% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 32% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 53% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 242 | 127 | 54 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 139 | 297 |
| 70 | 34 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 37 | 107 |
| 26% | 24% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 29% |
- Eintracht Frankfurt have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Eintracht Frankfurt have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Eintracht Frankfurt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf has the fewest scored goals (18)
- Fortuna Düsseldorf has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf 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 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 36 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 15 |