Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Elversberg 2nd with 62 points, Fortuna Düsseldorf 17th with 37, 25 apart. Fortuna Düsseldorf had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Fortuna Düsseldorf ran at 0.97 scored and 1.56 conceded, Elversberg at 1.88 and 1.15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2 draws and 2 for Elversberg, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Merkur Spiel-Arena, capacity 54,600, hosted the game. Fortuna Düsseldorf led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fortuna Düsseldorf: Florian Le Joncour (25' og), Cedric Itten (43'), Cedric Itten (51') · Elversberg: Tim Oberdorf (90' og)
Key stats
Possession: Fortuna Düsseldorf 44% · Elversberg 56% · Total shots: 9-16 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 2-5