In this week 4 match on Aug 14th, Fortuna Düsseldorf hosts Greuther Fürth in a clash of these two mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 6th placed Fortuna Düsseldorf is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sandhausen. Janik Bachmann struck first for Sandhausen in the 46th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Fortuna Düsseldorf couldn’t muster any offence and Sandhausen ran away with the shutout win. Fortuna Düsseldorf is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while greuther Fürth sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Karlsruher SC. Ragnar Ache scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the 57th minute, then Wanitzek tied it up for Karlsruher SC in the 66th minute earning them at least the one point. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Greuther Fürth is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Timothy Tillman and Green each only have 1 goal in their last five. Daniel Ginczek has been the most prolific scorer on Fortuna Düsseldorf in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.