Match Report
TSG Hoffenheim, 6th with 52 points, sat 22 points above Fortuna Düsseldorf (17th, 30). The last five rounds placed TSG Hoffenheim 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortuna Düsseldorf 1.06 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, TSG Hoffenheim 1.56 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf win, 1 for TSG Hoffenheim, 3 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf (capacity 54,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.