MAGDEBURG. Fortuna Düsseldorf overcame Magdeburg 3-2 thanks to V. Vermeij who scored in the 46th and 75th minute. Magdeburg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the MDCC-Arena stadium in Magdeburg on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 20,647 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Bacher with the collaboration of Nico Fuchs and Tobias Fritsch. The 4th official was Steven Greif. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.28 degrees Celsius or 45.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Magdeburg

2 - 3

Fortuna Düsseldorf

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 97
  • 67 Dangerous attack 32
  • 78 Ball safe 52
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Magdeburg was in firm control of the ball 58% while Fortuna Düsseldorf was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Magdeburg was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Fortuna Düsseldorf found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Magdeburg shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 12 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Magdeburg received 2 yellow cards (Barış Atik and Xavier Amaechi). Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Düsseldorf received 3 yellow cards (Yannik Engelhardt, Dennis Jastrzembski and Christos Tzolis).

Match Timeline

Herbert Bockhorn(goal)Amara Condé
16'
Xavier Amaechi(goal)Luc Castaignos
37'
40'
Christos Tzolis- Yellow
46'
D. Jastrzembski- sub ->Takashi Uchino
46'
Vincent Vermeij(goal)Shinta Karl Appelkamp
46'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Felix Klaus
49'
D. Jastrzembski- Yellow
Xavier Amaechi- Yellow
59'
Mohammed El Hankouri- sub ->Xavier Amaechi
62'
70'
Shinta Appelkamp(goal)Tim Christopher Oberdorf
75'
Vincent Vermeij(goal)Christos Tzolis
Tatsuya Ito- sub ->Leon Bell Bell
76'
83'
86'
Yannik Engelhardt- Yellow
Alexander Nollenberger- sub ->Herbert Bockhorn
83'
83'
S. Suso- sub ->Christos Tzolis
Baris Atik- Yellow
89'
90'
D. Bunk- sub ->Shinta Karl Appelkamp

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, Magdeburg stays with 20 points like Schalke 04 to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Düsseldorf will has 30 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg will host Wehen Wiesbaden on the 20th of January with a 0-0 head to head record.

Fortuna Düsseldorf will play away against Hertha BSC on the 20th of January with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Magdeburg – Formation

Magdeburg
G
Dominik Reimann 1.Germany
6.4
D
Daniel Elfadli 6.Libya
5.8
D
Daniel Heber 15.Germany
6.8
D
Leon Bell Bell 19.Cameroon
7.0
76'
D
A. Hoti 3.Kosovo
6.4
M
Herbert Bockhorn 7.Germany
7.3
83' 16'
M
Connor Krempicki 13.Germany
7.0
M
Amara Condé 29.Germany
7.7
F
Luc Castaignos 9.Netherlands
7.3
F
Xavier Amaechi 20.England
7.5
62' 59' 37'
F
Baris Atik 23.Germany
8.5
89'
Substitutes
G
Noah Kruth 30.Germany
D
J. Lawrence 5.Germany
D
Tarek Chahed 34.Germany
M
Ahmet Arslan 8.Germany
M
Jonah Fabisch 16.Zimbabwe
F
Jason Ceka 10.Germany
F
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
6.7
62'
F
Alexander Nollenberger 17.Germany
6.3
83'
F
Tatsuya Ito 37.Japan
7.1
76'

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

The manager Christian Titz decided to play with the following team: Dominik Reimann (6.4), Andi Hoti (6.4), Daniel Elfadli (5.8), Daniel Heber (6.8), Leon Bell Bell (7.0), Herbert Bockhorn (7.3), Amara Condé (7.7), Connor Krempicki (7.0), Xavier Amaechi (7.5), Luc Castaignos (7.3) and Barış Atik (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Lawrence, Ahmet Arslan, Jason Ceka, Mo El Hankouri (6.7), Jonah Fabisch, Alexander Nollenberger (6.3), Noah Kruth, Tarek Chahed and Tatsuya Ito (7.1).

Substitutions

Magdeburg made 3 changes: Leon Bell Bell for Tatsuya Ito (76′), Xavier Amaechi for Mo El Hankouri (62′) and Herbert Bockhorn for Alexander Nollenberger (83′).

Player of the match: Barış Atik​

The player that probably impressed the most for Magdeburg was Barış Atik.

His rating is 8.5 with 47 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
7.0
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
6.3
46'
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
7.3
D
J. Siebert 20.Germany
6.7
D
Jordy de Wijs 30.Netherlands
6.6
83'
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
6.7
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
7.0
86'
M
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
7.9
83' 40'
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
8.4
90' 70'
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
8.8
46', 75'
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
Seymour Fünger 42.Germany
D
King Samuel Manu 43.Germany
6.7
83'
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
6.6
46' 49'
M
D. Bunk 35.Germany
90'
M
S. Suso 46.Germany
6.8
83'
F
Daniel Ginczek 10.Germany
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
6.8
46'

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Daniel Thioune played with: Florian Kastenmeier (7.0), Takashi Uchino (6.3), Jamil Siebert (6.7), Jordy de Wijs (6.6), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (7.3), Felix Klaus (6.4), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (8.4), Ao Tanaka (6.7), Yannik Engelhardt (7.0), Christos Tzolis (7.9) and Vincent Vermeij (8.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karol Niemczycki, Daniel Ginczek, Jona Niemiec (6.8), Dennis Jastrzembski (6.6), Daniel Bunk, Seymour Fünger, King Samuel Manu (6.7) and Klaus Sima Suso (6.8).

Fortuna Düsseldorf could not rely on the presence of King Samuel Manu (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 3 changes: Takashi Uchino for Dennis Jastrzembski (46′), Felix Klaus for Jona Niemiec (46′) and Shinta Karl Appelkamp for Daniel Bunk (90′).

Player of the match: Vincent Vermeij​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Vincent Vermeij.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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