Fortuna Düsseldorf and Darmstadt 98 meet at Merkur Spiel ‑ Arena, in a match for the 10th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the last 3 years there is only a record of 2 head-to-head matches between these two teams: one on 02‑04‑2018, which ended in a victory for Darmstadt 98 by (1‑0), and another more recent on 20‑10‑2017 , which ended in a victory for Fortuna Düsseldorf by (1‑0). Attention to the home factor, since Fortuna Düsseldorf tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Düsseldorf:
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 12th position, with 11 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Bochum by (5‑0), after having won (1‑0) at home in the previous match, in a match against Sandhausen. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Fortuna Düsseldorf won 10 points out of a possible 12, after 3 victories and 1 draw in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 4 matches at their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 17 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 9 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Fortuna Dusseldorf have improved in recent games and this has allowed them to achieve good results. He wants to stay in this rhythm to gain positions in the table and to have a calmer campaign. He knows that everything will depend on how he is going to behave on the field, because that is where things are decided. As this game tends to be balanced, you will have to play with quality and without giving space to the rival team, to have a better chance of scoring the three points.
Darmstadt:
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they beat Eintracht Braunschweig at home by (4‑0), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against Erzgebirge Aue, by (3‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In their last 5 away matches for the championship, Darmstadt 98 has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, for which they have won 7 points out of 15 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 19 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
After suffering two consecutive defeats, Darmstadt ended up scoring points on the final matchday. The team has to stop swinging so much, because otherwise it will not be able to improve its campaign. On this day, there is a real possibility of scoring points, so you have to put together a strategy with which you are able to overcome the local team. If this works, you can get at least a draw.
