October 8th features a match where Fortuna Düsseldorf and Darmstadt 98 will play a match in Darmstadt in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Darmstadt 98 is fresh off their 2-1 win against Paderborn. Robert Leipertz struck first for Paderborn in the 3rd minute, then Braydon Manu tied it up for Darmstadt 98 in the 10th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 24th minute on a goal by Jannik Müller to cap off a wild match. Darmstadt 98 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Fortuna Düsseldorf, recorded a 4-1 win against Arminia Bielefeld. Appelkamp struck first for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 21st minute on a feed from Michal Karbownik, then Robin Hack tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 34th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Fortuna Düsseldorf should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fortuna Düsseldorf won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Dawid Kownacki and Appelkamp have been the hottest scorers for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Braydon Manu has been the most effective weapon for Darmstadt 98 lately. The Ghanaian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.