In a weekend match on Sat Aug 20th, in week 5, Eintracht Braunschweig will host Fortuna Düsseldorf at Eintracht-stadion in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Eintracht Braunschweig, recorded a 0-3 loss against Holstein Kiel. Steven Skrzybski struck first for Holstein Kiel in the 12th minute, then Steven Skrzybski added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Eintracht Braunschweig was frustrated by Holstein Kiel’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Holstein Kiel ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while fortuna Düsseldorf is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Greuther Fürth. Branimir Hrgota struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 43rd minute on a feed from Julian Green, then in the 63rd minute, Appelkamp sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andre Hoffmann . Fortuna Düsseldorf is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Daniel Ginczek has been the most prolific scorer on Fortuna Düsseldorf in his last five matches with three goals. Eintracht Braunschweig hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Bryan Henning and Manuel Pherai, and they each have 1 goal.