Match Report
4 points and 5 places separated them: Fortuna Düsseldorf 17th with 37, Holstein Kiel 12th with 41. Recent form flatters Holstein Kiel's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.56 for Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1.29/1.41 for Holstein Kiel (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
Fortuna Düsseldorf had been beaten in three straight games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fortuna Düsseldorf 1, draws 2, Holstein Kiel 4, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The match was played at Merkur Spiel-Arena (capacity 54,600). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Fortuna Düsseldorf: Cedric Itten (71') · Holstein Kiel: Phil Harres (50'), Ivan Nekic (79')
Key stats
Possession: Fortuna Düsseldorf 58% · Holstein Kiel 42% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-3