DARMSTADT. Darmstadt 98 conquers Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 after P. Pfeiffer scored just 1 goal (73′).

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Max Burda with the support of Richard Hempel and Justus Zorn. The 4th official was Lars Erbst. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Darmstadt 98

1 - 0

Fortuna Düsseldorf

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 120 Attack 101
  • 68 Dangerous attack 47
  • 110 Ball safe 129
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 6 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Darmstadt 98 was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Darmstadt 98 won the match​.

Darmstadt 98 shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Düsseldorf shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 6 yellow cards (B. M. Manu, J. Muller, M. Mehlem, F. Holland, E. Karic and P. Pfeiffer). On the opposite side, Fortuna Düsseldorf received 4 yellow cards (E. Iyoha, M. Sobottka, M. Mansfeld and C. Klarer).

Match Timeline

Braydon Manu- Yellow
30'
43'
Marcel Sobottka- sub ->J. Hendrix
Jannik Müller- Yellow
45'
56'
64'
Emmanuel Iyoha- Yellow
Emir Karic- sub ->F. Ronstadt
69'
69'
73'
77'
77'
Marvin Mehlem - Yellow
78'
79'
Marcel Sobottka- Yellow
Thomas Isherwood- sub ->J. Muller
84'
Clemens Riedel - sub ->P. Tietz
84'
84'
Fabian Holland - Yellow
88'
Emir Karic- Yellow
90'
90'
90'
Christoph Klarer- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After this contest, Darmstadt 98 will have 24 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Düsseldorf will stay with 17 points like Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC and Hannover 96 to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (4 draws).

Fortuna Düsseldorf will play away agasint Karlsruher SC on the 23rd of October with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Düsseldorf (7 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
6.8
D
Fabian Holland 32.Germany
7.2
88'
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
7.5
D
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
7.1
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
8.1
90' 73'
M
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
6.1
84' 45'
M
Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany
6.6
69'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
6.8
69'
M
Marvin Mehlem 6.Germany
6.6
78'
F
Braydon Manu 7.Ghana
6.8
56' 30'
F
Phillip Tietz 9.Germany
7.0
84'
Substitutes
G
Steve Kroll 21.Germany
D
Emir Karic 19.Austria
6.4
69' 90'
D
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
84'
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
84'
M
Yassin Ben Balla 28.France
6.4
69'
F
Magnus Warming 14.Denmark
6.7
56'
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany

Darmstadt 98 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Marcel Schuhen (6.8), Matthias Bader (7.1), Christoph Zimmermann (7.5), Patric Pfeiffer (8.1), Fabian Holland (7.2), Frank Ronstadt (6.6), Jannik Müller (6.1), Tobias Kempe (7.1), Marvin Mehlem (6.6), Phillip Tietz (7.0) and Braydon Manu (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Emir Karić (6.4), Clemens Riedel, Thomas Isherwood, Steve Kroll, Magnus Warming (6.7), Aaron Seydel and Yassin Ben Balla (6.4).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: B. M. Manu for M. Warming (56′), F. Ronstadt for E. Karic (69′), T. Kempe for Y. Ben Balla (69′), J. Muller for T. Isherwood (84′) and P. Tietz for C. Riedel (84′).

Best player: Patric Pfeiffer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Patric Pfeiffer.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 51 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7.

Fortuna Düsseldorf – Formation

Fortuna Düsseldorf
G
Florian Kastenmeier 33.Germany
6.5
D
T. Oberdorf 15.Germany
7.0
D
Christoph Klarer 5.Austria
7.4
90'
D
Michal Karbownik 8.Poland
6.6
D
Matthias Zimmermann 25.Germany
6.8
M
Felix Klaus 11.Germany
7.0
84'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 29.Netherlands
6.5
43'
M
Ao Tanaka 4.Japan
6.7
77'
M
Shinta Appelkamp 23.Germany
7.0
M
Emmanuel Iyoha 19.Germany
6.8
77' 64'
F
Dawid Kownacki 9.Poland
6.7
Substitutes
G
Raphael Wolf 1.Germany
M
Tom Geerkens 45.Germany
M
Niko Vukančić 47.Germany
M
Elione Fernandes Neto 46.Angola
M
Kwadwo Baah 14.Germany
84'
M
Marcel Sobottka 31.Germany
6.8
43' 79'
M
D. Bunk 35.Germany
F
Kristoffer Peterson 7.Sweden
6.4
77'
F
Marcel Mansfeld 44.Germany
6.8
77' 90'

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

Daniel Thioune played with: Florian Kastenmeier (6.5), Matthias Zimmermann (6.8), Tim Christopher Oberdorf (7.0), Christoph Klarer (7.4), Michał Karbownik (6.6), Jorrit Hendrix (6.5), Ao Tanaka (6.7), Felix Klaus (7.0), Shinta Karl Appelkamp (7.0), Emmanuel Iyoha (6.8) and Dawid Kownacki (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Geerkens, Niko Vukančić, Kristoffer Peterson (6.4), Marcel Mansfeld (6.8), Elione Fernandes Neto, Raphael Wolf, Kwadwo Baah, Marcel Sobottka (6.8) and Daniel Bunk.

Substitutions

Fortuna Düsseldorf made 4 changes: J. Hendrix for M. Sobottka (43′), A. Tanaka for K. Peterson (77′), E. Iyoha for M. Mansfeld (77′) and F. Klaus for K. Baah (84′).

Best player: Christoph Klarer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Düsseldorf was Christoph Klarer.

His rating is (7.4) with 40 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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