Fortuna Düsseldorf II have performed better than Schalke 04 II so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II has the most scored goals (22) at home in Regionalliga: West
- Schalke 04 II have not yet lost a game away.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Regionalliga: West match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Alemannia Aachen, was also a home game here at Paul-Janes-Stadion. The away team is better rested.
Fortuna Düsseldorf II form and stats
Home games in the Regionalliga: West have been a walk in the park for Fortuna Düsseldorf II so far, with 20 points won from 8 matches; 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Düsseldorf, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Fortuna Düsseldorf II's previous game was a Regionalliga: West match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Alemannia Aachen (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Rot-Wei Oberhausen.
Goals are plentiful at Paul-Janes-Stadion in the league this season as Düsseldorf has scored 22 goals here in 8 home games. From these home matches, Düsseldorf have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Schalke 04 II form and stats
Playing away, Schalke 04 II have won 1 game, drawn 7 and suffered 0 defeats in the Regionalliga: West this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Rot-Wei Oberhausen game have they lost an away game, meaning Schalke has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Schalke had fun at their own home (Paul-Janes-Stadion) last time out, beating Lippstadt 08 6-2. F. Candan, D. Berisha and J. Ceka (2) scored. Before that, Schalke travelled to Rot Weiss Ahlen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
An amazing comeback from Schalke 04 II last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to D. Berisha scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. As you can tell from the results above, Schalke 04 II was very dominant against Lippstadt 08, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-2 (!) with F. Candan, D. Berisha and J. Ceka (2) providing the goals.
The attacking power of Schalke when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Düsseldorf won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Schalke 04 II has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  S. Meuer 10 goals |  K. Hagemann 5 goals |  T. Bornemann 4 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf II missing players
Schalke 04 II missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | Schalke 04 II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 88% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 76% |
| 81% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 50% | 62% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 19% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 59% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 25% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 7.6 |
| 4.4 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| 45% | 50% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 43% |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II has the most scored goals (22) at home in Regionalliga: West
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II has the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Regionalliga: West
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Schalke 04 II have scored away.
- Schalke 04 II have not yet lost a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 38 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund II | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | Koln II | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Preuen Munster | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Fortuna Koln | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | Rodinghausen | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Schalke 04 II | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Wiedenbruck | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 11 | Alemannia Aachen | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | SV 1919 Straelen | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Wegberg-Beeck | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Wuppertaler SV | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Homberg | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 15 |
| 18 | Bergisch Gladbach | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | Lippstadt 08 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Bonner SC | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 10 |
| 21 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 8 |
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