SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim
- SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim average 1.40 goals per game and have already scored 7 in 5 home games in all competitions.
- SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim have been more consistent in the last 10 games (W3, D4, L3) but their form has been much less impressive across the past 5 (W2, D1, L2).
- Last 10: W3, D4, L3
- Last 5: W2, D1, L2
- Waldhof's solid home record across all competitions makes the draw look good enough (W2, D2, L1).
TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf
- TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf have failed to score in 5 games in a row and are yet to register a single point away from home across all competitions.
- Fortuna have conceded an average of 2.20 goals per match on the road.
- Fortuna's recent results have been volatile, with a 3W-0D-7L record across all competitions leaving them as a bit of a tough nut to crack.
Key Players
Cedric Itten has scored 2 of Fortuna's 4 goals across the previous 5 games and is still by far their most reliable finisher.
Betting Insights
- The 2.2 pre-match odds for TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf to snatch a season opening away victory in Mannheim make little sense, with 2.95 about a home win for SV Waldhof 07 Mannheim and 3.6 on the draw making much more appeal.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.67 and both teams to score at 1.55 point to a game with chances.
Prediction
- The teams are stylistically mismatched, as Alexander Ende's Fortuna set-up will look to remain compact and structured, before unleashing their forwards on the break in vertical transitions.
- Fortuna's away struggles keep Waldhof very much in the frame, and Waldhof's solid home record across all competitions makes the draw look good enough (W2, D2, L1).
