Fortuna Düsseldorf hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 27 points and a 16th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Hoffenheim holds 7th place with 42 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hoffenheim, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.
Düsseldorf are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Hoffenheim are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Fortuna Düsseldorf are 4-4-6 (wins-draw-losses).
Düsseldorf are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Bayern München. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Schalke 04.
As you see from the result above, Fortuna Düsseldorf suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The Düsseldorf fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Düsseldorf defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Hoffenheim form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Hoffenheim have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Hoffenheim, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Mainz 05 (placed 15th) in the Bundesliga last time out. Before that, Hoffenheim secured a home win against Köln with the score 3-1.
Ihlas Bebou came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Mainz 05 last time out, making the manager A. Schreuder feel like a tactical genius.
Hoffenheim are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Hoffenheim as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Hoffenheim - Düsseldorf 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Düsseldorf victory, three draws and one Hoffenheim win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 12 goals |  K. Karaman 6 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 31 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 58 | 24 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 48 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 90% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 86% |
| 62% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 62% |
| 34% | 29% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 17% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 59% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 59% |
| 14% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 29% | 21% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 351 | 181 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 179 | 384 |
| 102 | 51 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 60 | 133 |
| 30% | 29% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | 30% |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf has the most dropped points from leading position (22)
- Hoffenheim has the fewest conceded goals (13) away
- Hoffenheim has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
| 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 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 58 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 45 | 60 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 43 | 58 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 56 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -8 | 42 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 38 |
| 9 | Hertha BSC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 37 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Köln | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -10 | 34 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -25 | 28 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -27 | 27 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 29 | -32 | 25 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -29 | 19 |