Fortuna Düsseldorf and Eintracht Frankfurt measured forces in ESPRIT arena, in a match for the 20th round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct showdown for this edition of the league, on 01‑09-2019, Eintracht Frankfurt won at home by (2‑1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 18th and 9th of the table of the league, it is actually a confrontation between the 15th classified in home games and the 16th as a visitor.
Fortuna Düsseldorf:
The home team is currently in 18th position, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Werder Bremen by (0-1). In the last match, he lost out against Bayer Leverkusen by (3‑0). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 10 points in its stadium, where it scored 8 goals and suffered 15, against only 5 points out, with 10 goals scored and 25 suffered. For the championship, Fortuna Düsseldorf conquered 10 points in 27 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in the last 9 games he played in his stadium. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 19 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 4 of his 10 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Fortuna Dusseldorf’s team comes to this demotivated game, as a result of the defeat against Leverkusen, thus totaling the second consecutive defeat in this German championship. The situation of the local club is very complicated, since it occupies the last position of the league table. Usually the home team plays in 4-2-3-1, favoring the defensive organization and counterattacks. However, in some moments of the games the team gives privilege to the long balls for the attack, mainly towards the forward Hennings: this player is the best scorer of the team, with 11 goals. Out of this game are Steffen, Wiesner, Siadas and Bodzek, all with physical problems.
Eintracht Frankfurt :
The visiting team is currently in the 9th position, with 24 points won, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out against Hoffenheim by (1-2). In the last match, he won at home against RB Leipzig by (2‑0). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he conquered 18 points, against only 6 in his away matches. In its last 9 away matches for the championship, Eintracht Frankfurt records 2 wins and 7 losses, so it has won 6 points in 27 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final score was 2‑1 (4 in 9 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 19 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 4 of his 11 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Eintracht Frankfurt comes to this game with a 2-0 victory against RB Leipzig, thus adding the second consecutive victory in this German championship: Kostic and Touré scored the team’s goals. In this match against Fortuna Dusseldorf, coach Adi Hutter will play in the usual tactical system, that is, in 4-4-2, privileging ball possession and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Kostic and Gacinovic are The main responsible for this process. Gonçalo Paciência is the top scorer in Frankfurt, with 7 goals scored. For this match, the visiting coach cannot count on Gelson Fernandes, Torró and Marco Russ, all injured.
