On Feb 8th, Fortuna Düsseldorf will travel to Neurenberg to battle Nürnberg in a DFB Pokal match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Nürnberg recorded a 0-1 loss against Greuther Fürth. Ragnar Ache scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Nürnberg couldn’t muster any offence and Greuther Fürth ran away with the shutout win. Nürnberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Fortuna Düsseldorf recorded a 1-4 loss against Paderborn. Marvin Pieringer scored the first goal for Paderborn in the 37th minute, but Rouwen Hennings got the equalizer for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 59th minute. Fortuna Düsseldorf is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nürnberg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Fortuna Düsseldorf, their top scorers are Dawid Kownacki and Rouwen Hennings, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Lukas Schleimer has been the most prolific scorer on Nürnberg in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.