Fortuna Düsseldorf conquers Kaiserslautern after recovering from a 1-3 deficit

DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf was able to reverse the scoreline against Kaiserslautern.

By
John Ross
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Fortuna Düsseldorf conquers Kaiserslautern after recovering from a 1-3 deficit

DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf succeeded in reverse the score against Kaiserslautern. Fortuna Düsseldorf was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena stadium in Düsseldorf on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 52,000 spectators.​ The referee was Benjamin Brand with the assistance of Thomas Stein and Mario Hildenbrand. The 4th official was Guido Kleve. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.78 degrees Celsius or 58.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Düsseldorf

4 - 3

Team 1

Kaiserslautern

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 20 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 9
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 4
  • 94 Attack 99
  • 35 Dangerous attack 60
  • 78 Ball safe 44
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 5 Total 4
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fortuna Düsseldorf was in firm control of the ball 61% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Fortuna Düsseldorf was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 20 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern shot 17 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Düsseldorf received 4 yellow cards (Takashi Uchino, Marcel Sobottka, Vincent Vermeij and Felix Klaus). Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern received 1 yellow card (Kenny Prince Redondo).

Match Timeline

Felix Klaus- Yellow
18'
21'
Richmond Tachie(goal)
J. Siebert(own-goal)
30'
32'
Marlon Ritter(goal)
Ao Tanaka(goal)Jamil Siebert
36'
46'
Matthias Zimmermann(goal)
49'
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson- sub ->Christos Tzolis
46'
Felix Klaus(goal)Matthias Zimmermann
57'
62'
Aaron Opoku- sub ->Julian Niehues
Ao Tanaka(goal)Vincent Vermeij
63'
74'
74'
Philipp Klement- sub ->Marlon Ritter
Vincent Vermeij- Yellow
79'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Shinta Karl Appelkamp
80'
Marcel Sobottka- sub ->Vincent Vermeij
80'
T. Uchino- sub ->Felix Klaus
84'
86'
Philipp Hercher- sub ->Jean Zimmer
T. Uchino- Yellow
86'
N. Gavory- sub ->Emmanuel Iyoha
90'
Marcel Sobottka- Yellow
90'
90'
Kenny Prince Redondo- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this match, Fortuna Düsseldorf will have 18 points like Hannover 96 to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Kaiserslautern will stay with 17 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 20th of April with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (8 draws).

Kaiserslautern will play away agasint Hertha BSC on the 11th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (2 draws).

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
7.5
D
Emmanuel Iyoha 19.Germany
6.8
90'
D
J. Siebert 20.Germany
7.0
D
Matthias Zimmermann 25.Germany
9.1
Goals49'
D
Jordy de Wijs 30.Netherlands
6.8
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
7.0
80'
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
8.4
Goals36', 63'
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
6.7
F
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
7.9
84' 18' Goals57'
F
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
6.8
46'
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
7.0
80' 79'
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
D
N. Gavory 34.France
90'
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
6.4
84' 86'
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
M
Marcel Sobottka 31.Germany
6.6
80' 90'
M
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 8.Iceland
6.8
46'
F
Daniel Ginczek 10.Germany
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
7.0
80'

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Daniel Thioune decided to play with the following team: Florian Kastenmeier (7.5), Matthias Zimmermann (9.1), Jamil Siebert (7.0), Jordy de Wijs (6.8), Emmanuel Iyoha (6.8), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (7.0), Yannik Engelhardt (6.7), Ao Tanaka (8.4), Felix Klaus (7.9), Vincent Vermeij (7.0) and Christos Tzolis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Takashi Uchino (6.4), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (6.8), Daniel Ginczek, Tim Christopher Oberdorf, Jona Niemiec (7.0), Dennis Jastrzembski, Marcel Sobottka (6.6) and Nicolas Gavory.

Fortuna Düsseldorf could not rely on the presence of Nicolas Gavory (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 5 changes: Christos Tzolis for Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (46′), Felix Klaus for Takashi Uchino (84′), Emmanuel Iyoha for Nicolas Gavory (90′), Shinta Karl Appelkamp for Jona Niemiec (80′) and Vincent Vermeij for Marcel Sobottka (80′).

Best player: Matthias Zimmermann​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Matthias Zimmermann.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 72 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Julian Krahl 18.Germany
6.0
D
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
6.4
D
Nikola Soldo 14.Croatia
7.0
D
Jan Elvedi 33.Switzerland
6.8
M
Jean Zimmer  8.Germany
6.6
86'
M
R. Ache 9.Germany
6.8
46'
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
6.6
90'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
6.7
62'
M
Tobias Raschl 20.Germany
6.8
M
Richmond Tachie 29.Germany
7.5
74' Goals21'
F
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
8.4
74' Goals32'
Substitutes
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
D
Philipp Hercher 23.Germany
7.0
86'
M
Philipp Klement 10.Germany
6.7
74'
M
Ben Zolinski 31.Germany
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
7.5
46'
F
Aaron Opoku 17.Germany
7.3
62'
F
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
F
Lex-Tyger Lobinger 27.Germany
6.7
74'

Kaiserslautern started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Dirk Schuster played with: Julian Krahl (6.0), Jan Elvedi (6.8), Boris Tomiak (6.4), Nikola Soldo (7.0), Jean Zimmer (6.6), Julian Niehues (6.7), Tobias Raschl (6.8), Kenny Prince Redondo (6.6), Richmond Tachie (7.5), Ragnar Ache (6.8) and Marlon Ritter (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Kevin Kraus, Philipp Klement (6.7), Terrence Boyd (7.5), Aaron Opoku (7.3), Daniel Hanslik, Philipp Hercher (7.0), Lex-Tyger Lobinger (6.7) and Ben Zolinski.

Kaiserslautern could not rely on the presence of Terrence Boyd (injured).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Ragnar Ache for Terrence Boyd (46′), Julian Niehues for Aaron Opoku (62′), Jean Zimmer for Philipp Hercher (86′), Richmond Tachie for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (74′) and Marlon Ritter for Philipp Klement (74′).

Best player: Marlon Ritter​

The most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was Marlon Ritter.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​