National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jahn Regensburg or Fortuna Düsseldorf that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Jahn Regensburg form and stats
Action has already taken place for Jahn Regensburg in DFB Pokal as they have defeated Köln to reach the 2nd Round. Regensburg was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the DFB Pokal.Jahn Regensburg have collected 9 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 2-3-1.
Happy days for Jahn Regensburg in their previous game, a fixture away at Kaiserslautern that ended with a 3-0 victory. The forward Albers outshone all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.82 out of 10. Albers scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Before that, Jahn Regensburg drew at home versus Greuther Furth.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sandhausen are coming to town in three days.
Regensburg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kickers Offenbach in order to reach 2nd round of DFB Pokal. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 2nd round.Fortuna Düsseldorf have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-1-4 (6 played).
Fortuna Düsseldorf have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 194 minutes ago. Oberdorf was the goal scorer.
Düsseldorf might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nurnberg proved too strong as Fortuna Düsseldorf slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Merkur Spiel-Arena.
Prior to that match, the Fortuna Düsseldorf manager Thioune faced defeat when travelling to Darmstadt 98 and losing 0-1.Fortuna Düsseldorf have another game away in just four nights, a 2. Bundesliga fixture versus Karlsruher SC. A grim schedule for the visiting team!
The attacking power of Düsseldorf when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Düsseldorf have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (1-4-0) when playing Jahn Regensburg.Top Goalscorers
  A. Albers Nielsen 5 goals |  D. Kownacki 5 goals |  S. Appelkamp 3 goals |
Jahn Regensburg missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Jahn Regensburg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | ||
| 14.2 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Magdeburg | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
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