Match Report
33 points for Fortuna Düsseldorf II (11th), 20 for Düren Merzenich (16th): a 13-point gap. Fortuna Düsseldorf II ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortuna Düsseldorf II 1.13 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Düren Merzenich 0.87 and 2, with the league averaging 1.53.
Düren Merzenich entered with four wins in a row.
Paul-Janes-Stadion, capacity 8,698, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Fortuna Düsseldorf II: Deniz-Fabian Bindemann (45') · Düren Merzenich: Vleron Statovci (86')