Fortuna Dusseldorf
- TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf have lost three consecutive games ahead of this matchup.
- Dusseldorf are in twelfth place in the table with 31 points from 28 games.
- TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf come into this matchup on the back of three successive 2. Bundesliga defeats after a 2-5 home defeat to Hertha Berlin and a 0-3 defeat away to Kaiserslautern in their previous two outings.
- Fortuna Dusseldorf’s home form is mixed, with one win and one defeat from their two previous home games.
Holstein Kiel
- KSV Holstein Kiel have won one of their last five (D2, L2), a slight improvement over Fortuna Dusseldorf’s recent form.
- Kiel are in sixteenth, with 29 points.
- Holstein Kiel have won their previous away game at Bochum (3-2), but have lost at home to Nuernberg (2-3) and drawn at home to Preussen Muenster (0-0) in their prior two matches.
- Kiel have won once and lost once from their prior two away matches.
Head-to-Head
The reverse fixture between these sides in the 2. Bundesliga back in November finished 1-0 to KSV Holstein Kiel at Holstein Stadion.
Key Players
Key players (quick view):
- Cedric Itten leads the scoring for Dusseldorf this 2. Bundesliga with 11 goals in 25 appearances this campaign, and although the home side are in a tough spot at the moment, the danger man can still be trusted to score, having bagged two of Fortuna Dusseldorf’s last four goals in their recent five-match run.
- David Zec is the main goalscorer for KSV Holstein Kiel with five goals in 25 2. Bundesliga appearances this term, but Jonas Torrissen Therkelsen has chipped in with two goals in Kiel’s last five matches.
- Cedric Itten - 11 goals in 25 appearances; 2 of last 4 goals
- David Zec - 5 goals in 25 appearances
- Jonas Torrissen Therkelsen - 2 goals in last five matches
Betting Insights
- Holstein Kiel to Win at 3.4 and Over 2.5 Match Goals at 1.6 are the main selections for this game.
- Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.5 is highlighted as top value.
Prediction
- Kiel, however, are a solid team who play a strong, high-pressing system, and will want to take the game to Dusseldorf on Friday.
- KSV Holstein Kiel are the right side to come out on top, however, as they have a more positive mindset and can break Dusseldorf down in the latter stages of games.
