After a long spell in the relegation zone, Sandhausen looks to end their bad form this week when they take on Fortuna Dusseldorf. The match is scheduled for Friday at Merkur Spiel-Arena, with a kickoff at 8:30 pm.
Sandhausen, in the relegation zone, is five games without a win. Both teams drew the last league fixture, and Dusseldorf is hoping for a home win even though it has a poor record at home this season.
In addition, Sandhausen is in a tight spot, finding themselves in the relegation zone, with only 14 points in hand.
They have won only three times this season, drawing five and losing nine. They have woeful goals to conceding ratio on the table at 19:36. They haven’t won in five consecutive games.
Sandhausen will be up against opponents who have scored only 8 while letting in a total of 13 from their past 6 league fixtures. After 3 back to back losses, they drew the last 2 matches against Paderborn and Holstein Kiel.
Fortuna Dusseldorf’s football team is located in the 12th spot in the table, with 20 points in hand.
Of the 17 games played, they won and drew 5 matches each, while losing on 7 other occasions. They score many goals but concede almost as many, totaling at 23:24.
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs SV Sandhausen Head to Head
Both sides have 15 games against each other with hosts taking 8 wins while visitors with 5 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-1 FC St. Pauli
- Darmstadt 1-3 Fortuna Dusseldorf
- Fortuna Dusseldorf 0-1 FC Heidenheim
- Dynamo Dresdern 1-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf
- Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-1 Heracles Almelo
Away
- Holstein Kiel 2-2 Sandhausen
- Sandhausen 1-1 Paderborn
- FC Schalke 5-2 Sandhausen
- FC St. Pauli 3-1 Sandhausen
- Sandhausen 1-2 FC Nurnberg
Fortuna Dusseldorf Team News
Dusseldorf manager Christian Preußer has no injury worries ahead of this match, given that a fully fit squad will be able to take on the visitors.
SV Sandhausen Team News
SV Sandhausen has some fitness concerns regarding their players. Rick Wulle (shoulder injury), Tim Kister (ankle problems), Christian Conteh (muscular problems), and Julius Biada (muscular problems) are not able to play. Marcel Ritzmaier will miss the game due to a suspension.
Prediction and Odds
We believe that SV Sandhausen can score against this Fortuna Dusseldorf team, but we don’t see it being enough to avoid defeat.
- Fortuna Dusseldorf Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Under 3.5
