In a weekend match in week 20, on Friday Jan 21st, Fortuna Düsseldorf will host Nürnberg at Merkur Spiel-arena in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Fortuna Düsseldorf sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Werder Bremen. Niclas Füllkrug struck first for Werder Bremen in the 66th minute on a feed from Marvin Ducksch, then Marvin Ducksch added another in the 80th minute on a feed from Niklas Schmidt In the end, Fortuna Düsseldorf was frustrated by Werder Bremen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Werder Bremen ended the match with the shutout victory. Fortuna Düsseldorf looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Nürnberg is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Paderborn. Sven Michel struck first for Paderborn in the 41st minute on a feed from Ron Schallenberg, then Felix Platte added another in the 44th minute. Nürnberg is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf last played eachother at the Max-morlock-stadion on the 14th of August. Nürnberg was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Christopher Schindler scored the first goal for Nürnberg in the 58th minute, then Enrico Valentini added another in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Fortuna Düsseldorf was frustrated by Nürnberg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nürnberg ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nürnberg’s most prolific scorer has been Dovedan. The Austrian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Rouwen Hennings has been the most effective weapon for Fortuna Düsseldorf lately. The German attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.