Match Report
3 points and 14 places separated them: Fortuna Düsseldorf 17th with 3, Hoffenheim II 3rd with 6. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.67 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Hoffenheim II 3 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.8.
Defeat had followed defeat for Hoffenheim II — four in succession.
With 31 matches recorded and 2.7 yellow cards per game, M. Wilke was the man in the middle. Merkur Spiel-Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,600. On the scoreboard, Hoffenheim II led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Hoffenheim II: Tiago Poller (3'), Jakov Dedic (52')
Key stats
Possession: Fortuna Düsseldorf 46% · Hoffenheim II 54% · Total shots: 19-8 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 8-1