Nuremberg visit Merkur Spiel-Arena on Saturday for the Bundesliga 2 meeting with hosts Fortuna Dusseldorf.
All Fortuna Dusseldorf v Nuremberg match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Fortuna Dusseldorf
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Fortuna Dusseldorf prepare for this match following a 1-1 Bundesliga 2 tied result vs Elversberg.
In that game, Fortuna Dusseldorf had 39% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Fortuna Dusseldorf was Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (73'). Elversberg got 25 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Carlo Sickinger (80') scored for Elversberg.
Fortuna Dusseldorf have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.
They have totted up the amount of 7 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 9. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, though.
Analysis of their past results shows that Fortuna Dusseldorf:
- have not lost a league tie with Nuremberg in their previous 3 games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Nuremberg
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After a loss in their previous game against SC Paderborn 07 in Bundesliga 2 competition, Nuremberg and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Nuremberg managed 59% possession and 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Nuremberg was Mahir Emreli (2', 92'). Paderborn 07 got 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Tjark Scheller (20'), Ilyas Ansah (49') and Sven Michel (77') scored for SC Paderborn 07.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Nuremberg, three or more goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match within that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Nuremberg equalling 1.5.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 15/10/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Fortuna Dusseldorf winning 2 of those games, Nuremberg 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.
18 goals were scored between them in these games, with 11 of them for Fortuna and 7 belonging to Nürnberg. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The previous league match featuring these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 14 on 01/12/2024 when it ended Nuremberg 2-2 Fortuna Dusseldorf.
On that occasion, Nuremberg had 55% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Finn Jeltsch (15'), Stefanos Tzimas (84') and Julian Justvan (90' Own goal).
On the other side, Fortuna Dusseldorf got 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (67') was the scorer.
The referee was Lars Erbst.
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Team News: Nuremberg
Nuremberg boss Miroslav Klose has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Robin Knoche (Calf problems), Stefanos Tzimas (Ill) and Jens Castrop (Torn lateral knee ligament) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
It seems to us that Nuremberg will need to play some great football to be scoring even one goal against a Fortuna Dusseldorf outfit who certainly have the ability to win well here.
We can see a convincing 3-0 win for Fortuna Dusseldorf when the referee blows the final whistle.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the full-time result market, a win for Fortuna Dusseldorf is best priced at 1.75, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.8 & putting your money on victory for Nuremberg will get you 4. They’re the best bets offered at present.
Lucas Pereira,
15:03 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Formed: 1895
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena (54,600)
Captain: Andre Hoffmann
Chairman: Alexander Jobst
Manager: Daniel Thioune
Competitions: Bundesliga 2 position 6
⭐ Key Player: Dawid Kownacki
Regularly taking up the Striker position, Dawid Kownacki was born in Poland. Having made his senior debut playing for Lech Poznań in the 2013 - 2014 season, the gifted Forward has managed 12 league goals in this 2. Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 25 appearances.