Fortuna Düsseldorf surprises Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 win

DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf had a surprising win over Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Klaus (42') and a penalty scored by C. Tzolis (55').

By
David Brown
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Fortuna Düsseldorf surprises Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 win

DüSSELDORF. Fortuna Düsseldorf had a surprising win over Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Klaus (42′) and a penalty scored by C. Tzolis (55′). Fortuna Düsseldorf took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena stadium in Düsseldorf on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the support of Philipp Hüwe and Mario Hildenbrand. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.95 degrees Celsius or 69.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Düsseldorf

2 - 0

Team 1

Eintracht Braunschweig

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 140 Attack 95
  • 55 Dangerous attack 40
  • 99 Ball safe 83
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 3 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 60% while Eintracht Braunschweig was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fortuna Düsseldorf was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match​.

Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Braunschweig shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Düsseldorf received 3 yellow cards (Felix Klaus, T. Uchino and Emmanuel Iyoha). On the other side, Eintracht Braunschweig received 1 yellow card (Hasan Kuruçay).

Match Timeline

Felix Klaus- Yellow
26'
Emmanuel Iyoha- Yellow
35'
Felix Klaus(goal)Shinta Appelkamp
42'
51'
Hasan Kuruçay- Yellow
Christos Tzolis(penalty)
55'
T. Oberdorf(VAR)
54'
62'
Hampus Finndell- sub ->Thórir Jóhann Helgason
62'
J. Gómez- sub ->Fabio Kaufmann
62'
Niklas Tauer- sub ->Florian Krüger
74'
Youssef Amyn- sub ->Robin Krauße
75'
Anthony Ujah- sub ->Hasan Kuruçay
Christoph Daferner- sub ->Vincent Vermeij
77'
J. Niemiec- sub ->Felix Klaus
77'
Marcel Sobottka- sub ->Christos Tzolis
87'
T. Uchino- sub ->Emmanuel Iyoha
87'
Jordy de Wijs- sub ->J. Siebert
90'
T. Uchino- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
63
31
Holstein Kiel
61
31
Fortuna Düsseldorf
56
31
Hamburger SV
52
31
Karlsruher SC
49
31
Hannover 96
46
31
Paderborn
46
31
Hertha BSC
45
31
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
45
31
Elversberg
40
31
Magdeburg
37
31
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
31
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
31
Kaiserslautern
33
31
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
31
Hansa Rostock
31
31
Osnabrück
25
31

After this match, Fortuna Düsseldorf has 49 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Eintracht Braunschweig will stays with 30 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf will play away against Wehen Wiesbaden on the 11th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Wehen Wiesbaden (0 draws).

Eintracht Braunschweig will host Hannover 96 on the 11th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Hannover 96 (3 draws).

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
8.7
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
8.1
D
Emmanuel Iyoha 19.Germany
7.5
87' 35'
D
J. Siebert 20.Germany
7.3
90'
D
Matthias Zimmermann 25.Germany
7.9
M
Yannik Engelhardt 6.Germany
7.5
M
Christos Tzolis 7.Greece
7.9
87' Goals55'
M
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson 8.Iceland
7.0
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
7.5
77' 26' Goals42'
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
8.5
F
Vincent Vermeij 9.Netherlands
6.3
77'
Substitutes
G
K. Niemczycki 1.Poland
D
T. Uchino 2.Japan
87' 90'
D
J. Quarshie 5.Germany
D
Jordy de Wijs 30.Netherlands
90'
M
D. Jastrzembski 27.Poland
M
Marcel Sobottka 31.Germany
87'
F
J. Niemiec 18.Germany
6.6
77'
F
Christoph Daferner 22.Germany
6.8
77'
F
Marlon Mustapha 36.Austria

Fortuna Düsseldorf started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Daniel Thioune decided to play with the following team: Florian Kastenmeier (8.7), Matthias Zimmermann (7.9), T. Oberdorf (8.1), J. Siebert (7.3), Emmanuel Iyoha (7.5), Yannik Engelhardt (7.5), Felix Klaus (7.5), Shinta Appelkamp (8.5), Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (7.0), Christos Tzolis (7.9) and Vincent Vermeij (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: K. Niemczycki, T. Uchino, J. Quarshie, J. Niemiec (6.6), Christoph Daferner (6.8), D. Jastrzembski, Jordy de Wijs, Marcel Sobottka and Marlon Mustapha.

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 5 changes: Vincent Vermeij for Christoph Daferner (77′), Felix Klaus for J. Niemiec (77′), Emmanuel Iyoha for T. Uchino (87′), Christos Tzolis for Marcel Sobottka (87′) and J. Siebert for Jordy de Wijs (90′).

Player of the match: Florian Kastenmeier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was the goalkeeper: Florian Kastenmeier. His rating is 8.67. He performed 5 saves.

Eintracht Braunschweig – Formation

Eintracht Braunschweig
G
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 1.Germany
6.7
D
Saulo Decarli 3.Switzerland
7.0
D
Robert Ivanov 5.Finland
7.0
D
Hasan Kuruçay 29.Turkey
7.0
75' 51'
M
Marvin Rittmüller 18.Germany
7.0
M
Anton Donkor 19.Germany
7.0
M
Thórir Jóhann Helgason 20.Iceland
7.0
62'
M
Fabio Kaufmann 37.Germany
7.0
62'
M
Robin Krauße 39.Germany
6.8
74'
F
Rayan Philippe 9.France
6.7
F
Florian Krüger 10.Germany
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Tino Casali 13.Austria
D
Anderson Lucoqui 15.Germany
M
Niklas Tauer 8.Germany
6.7
62'
M
Hampus Finndell 12.Sweden
6.8
62'
M
Danilo Wiebe 23.Germany
M
Sebastian Griesbeck  33.Germany
F
Anthony Ujah 14.Nigeria
6.4
75'
F
Youssef Amyn 17.Iraq
6.6
74'
F
J. Gómez 44.United States
7.0
62'

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

Daniel Scherning played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (6.7), Robert Ivanov (7.0), Saulo Decarli (7.0), Hasan Kuruçay (7.0), Robin Krauße (6.8), Marvin Rittmüller (7.0), Fabio Kaufmann (7.0), Thórir Jóhann Helgason (7.0), Anton Donkor (7.0), Rayan Philippe (6.7) and Florian Krüger (6.4).

They had on the bench: Niklas Tauer (6.7), Hampus Finndell (6.8), Tino Casali, Anthony Ujah (6.4), Anderson Lucoqui, Youssef Amyn (6.6), Danilo Wiebe, Sebastian Griesbeck  and J. Gómez (7.0).

Substitutions

Eintracht Braunschweig made 5 changes: Robin Krauße for Youssef Amyn (74′), Hasan Kuruçay for Anthony Ujah (75′), Thórir Jóhann Helgason for Hampus Finndell (62′), Fabio Kaufmann for J. Gómez (62′) and Florian Krüger for Niklas Tauer (62′).

Player of the match: Saulo Decarli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Braunschweig was Saulo Decarli.

His rating is 7.0 with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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