Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fortuna Köln 1st with 70 points, Fortuna Düsseldorf II 12th with 40, 30 apart. Fortuna Köln had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf II were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.71, Fortuna Köln 2.09 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Fortuna Köln had not lost in 15 games.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Fortuna Düsseldorf II, 3 by Fortuna Köln, 3 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
Paul-Janes-Stadion, capacity 7,150, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Fortuna Köln: David Haider Kamm Al-Azzawe (63'), Timo Bornemann (78')