DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf overcomes Schalke 04 5-3 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena stadium in Düsseldorf on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder who had the assistance of Jan Clemens Neitzel and Daniel Bartnitzki. The 4th official was Thorben Siewer. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.61 degrees Celsius or 43.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Düsseldorf

5 - 3

Schalke 04

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 106 Attack 80
  • 48 Dangerous attack 52
  • 22 Ball safe 22
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 2 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fortuna Düsseldorf had a superior ball possession 55% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Fortuna Düsseldorf was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Düsseldorf received 1 yellow card (Ao Tanaka). Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (Ron Schallenberg and Paul Seguin).

Match Timeline

Vincent Vermeij(goal)Nicolas Gavory
12'
Felix Klaus(goal)Christos Tzolis
19'
Vincent Vermeij(goal)
26'
33'
Blendi Idrizi- sub ->Dominick Drexler
33'
Tobias Mohr- sub ->Thomas Ouwejan
33'
Paul Seguin- sub ->Lino Tempelmann
38'
Paul Seguin- Yellow
Ao Tanaka- sub ->Marcel Sobottka
48'
Ao Tanaka- Yellow
54'
57'
Marcin Kaminski(goal)Bryan Lasme
60'
Ron Schallenberg- Yellow
Christos Tzolis(goal)Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
65'
66'
K. Topp- sub ->Ron Schallenberg
73'
Tomas Kalas(goal)Tobias Mohr
75'
Bryan Lasme(goal)Blendi Idrizi
Shinta Appelkamp- sub ->Felix Klaus
76'
D. Jastrzembski- sub ->Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
76'
85'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Nicolas Gavory
90'
T. Uchino- sub ->Christos Tzolis
90'
J. Niemiec(goal)Dennis Jastrzembski
90'

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 playing this encounter, Fortuna Düsseldorf will have 24 points like SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Elversberg to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will stay with 13 points to hold in the 16th 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 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (8 draws).

Schalke 04 will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
7.5
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
7.1
D
Emmanuel Iyoha 19.Germany
7.1
D
J. Siebert 20.Germany
6.3
D
N. Gavory 34.France
7.0
90'
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
7.5
M
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
8.4
90' 65'
M
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 8.Iceland
7.3
76'
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
7.7
76' 19'
M
Marcel Sobottka 31.Germany
6.7
48'
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
8.7
12', 26'
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
90'
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
6.3
48' 54'
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
6.8
76'
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
7.7
76'
M
S. Suso 46.Germany
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
7.5
90' 90'

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

The manager Daniel Thioune decided to play with the following team: Florian Kastenmeier (7.5), Emmanuel Iyoha (7.1), Jamil Siebert (6.3), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (7.1), Nicolas Gavory (7.0), Marcel Sobottka (6.7), Yannik Engelhardt (7.5), Felix Klaus (7.7), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (7.3), Christos Tzolis (8.4) and Vincent Vermeij (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Takashi Uchino, Ao Tanaka (6.3), Jona Niemiec (7.5), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (6.8), Dennis Jastrzembski (7.7) and Klaus Sima Suso.

Fortuna Düsseldorf could not rely on the presence of Ao Tanaka (injured) and Takashi Uchino (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 5 changes: Felix Klaus for Shinta Karl Appelkamp (76′), Marcel Sobottka for Ao Tanaka (48′), Nicolas Gavory for Jona Niemiec (90′), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson for Dennis Jastrzembski (76′) and Christos Tzolis for Takashi Uchino (90′).

Player of the match: Vincent Vermeij​

The most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Vincent Vermeij.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
6.1
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
6.3
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
7.3
73'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.0
57'
M
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
6.4
33'
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
6.8
66' 60'
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
6.6
33'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.3
33'
M
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.8
F
Bryan Lasme 11.France
7.8
85' 75'
F
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
6.7
Substitutes
G
J. Heekeren 28.Germany
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
6.7
33' 38'
M
Blendi Idrizi 18.Kosovo
7.7
33'
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
7.9
33'
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
F
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
7.0
85'
F
K. Topp 42.Germany
7.0
66'

Schalke 04 started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).

Karel Geraerts played with: Ralf Fährmann (6.1), Tomáš Kalas (7.3), Marcin Kamiński (7.0), Derry Murkin (6.3), Henning Matriciani (6.8), Lino Tempelmann (6.6), Ron Schallenberg (6.8), Dominick Drexler (6.3), Thomas Ouwejan (6.4), Bryan Lasme (7.8) and Kenan Karaman (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Paul Seguin (6.7), Simon Terodde, Yusuf Kabadayi, Blendi Idrizi (7.7), Timo Baumgartl, Justin Heekeren, Tobias Mohr (7.9), Sebastian Polter (7.0) and Keke Maximilian Topp (7.0).

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Blendi Idrizi (injured), Keke Maximilian Topp (injured) and Tobias Mohr (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Dominick Drexler for Blendi Idrizi (33′), Ron Schallenberg for Keke Maximilian Topp (66′), Lino Tempelmann for Paul Seguin (33′), Thomas Ouwejan for Tobias Mohr (33′) and Bryan Lasme for Sebastian Polter (85′).

Player of the match: Tobias Mohr​

The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was Tobias Mohr.

His rating is (7.9) with 30 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 33′.

Results of the day

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