Hansa (home)
- FC Hansa Rostock: Two defeats back-to-back for FC Hansa Rostock following last Saturday's 0-2 home defeat by Meppen and the previous weekend's 2-0 away loss to Alemannia Aachen will not have gone down well with coach Andre Breitenreiter.
- His team have won just one of their four home matches in 3. Liga 2026/2027, drawing two and losing one.
- 8 goals conceded - Hansa have conceded 8 goals in 4 home games in 3. Liga 2026/2027, which Fortuna should be able to exploit.
Fortuna (away)
- Fortuna Dusseldorf have been more consistent away from home, winning two, drawing one and losing only two of their away matches.
- However, they have scored only 5 goals in 5 road games, so won't be looking to go gung-ho on Saturday.
Head-to-Head
- Fortuna have won the last three head-to-heads (2-0 in 2. Bundesliga 2023/2024) and Hansa have failed to beat them in their last two home games.
- Fortuna will have been boosted by the fact that they have won their last three meetings with Hansa, including a 2-0 victory in the 2. Bundesliga 2023/2024, and they will feel they can exploit Hansa's defensive wobble of late - 8 goals conceded in four home matches.
Key Players
Andreas Voglsammer leads Hansa's scoring charts with 3 goals from 7 league games so far this term, while Kogge can get the better of Fortuna's number 10 and top scorer Fabian Schleusener who has 2 in 7 for Die Fortunen.
Betting Insights
- Hansa are a touch favorite at 2.02, the visitors are a little too big at 3.09, while the draw is 3.48.
- The value might be found in 'both teams to score' at 1.51, which seems more likely here than many will expect in what should be a lively, transitional contest.
- Hansa's recent results and the visitors' strong head-to-head record will all be considered by the smart bettors, but the prices are very close and will turn some punters away from Fortuna's chance of an away win on Saturday.
Prediction
- Fortuna's central overloads, discipline and no.10's ability to knit attacks together from central positions should be more than enough to win this contest against an attack-minded Hansa outfit that are playing with a bit too much of a negative mindset.
- Fortuna to nick this one seems the way to go, but it will not be an easy afternoon for them and we should see plenty of end-to-end action.
- Breitenreiter's 4-4-2 has been more aggressive and free-flowing than Alexander Ende's compact 4-3-1-2, which means that press-and-break, half-space play and the players' ability to make transitions will most likely decide the rhythm and outcome of this contest.
