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Football Germany - 2. Bundesliga Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor Sat 21 Feb 07:00
Fortuna Dusseldorf
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

2. Bundesliga Betting Preview: Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf

Darmstadt go head-to-head with Fortuna Dusseldorf at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, with kick-off set for 07:00 on Saturday 21 February.

Darmstadt to Get the Job Done

Darmstadt have the capability of securing a victory when they clash with Fortuna Dusseldorf. For this reason, we are going to take the Full-Time Result odds of +105 with a large degree of confidence.

Darmstadt Overcame Fortuna in Last Meeting

Darmstadt played out a 2-2 draw when last in action. This was on the road at Eintracht Stadion against Eintracht Braunschweig. The Hesse club managed four shots on target and enjoyed 64% possession, with Matej Maglica grabbing the goals.

Fortuna Dusseldorf drew 0-0 in their previous game. This was at home against Preussen Munster at Merkur Spiel-Arena. The Flingeraner had the lion’s share of the ball enjoying 57% possession and two shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Darmstadt triumphed in the last encounter between the pair. Landing a 3-0 away victory when playing Fortuna at Merkur Spiel-Arena. The past 9 H2H matches have seen Fortuna triumph six times, one draw and two Darmstadt wins.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Darmstadt logo Darmstadt 28 13 11 4 50 32 18 50:32 50
12 F. Dusseldorf logo F. Dusseldorf 28 9 4 15 26 43 -17 26:43 31
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Darmstadt – Last 10 League Games

5 wins and 5 draws, averaging 2.3 goals from 9.6 attempts and 5.3 shots on goal. Darmstadt have had 41.3% possession and 5.5 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.3 goals from 9.6 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 5.6 corners.

Fraser Hornby is the top scorer with 6 goals, while Matej Maglica and Isac Lidberg both have 3. Sergio Lopez and Marco Richter have recorded the most assists with 5 apiece.

Fortuna Dusseldorf – Last 10 League Games

Fortuna have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.0 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 8.2 attempts. Markus Anfang's side have averaged 41.3% possession, 3.2 corners awarded and 4.3 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.1 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 6.8 attempts.

Cedric Itten is top of the team’s scoring charts with 6, while Shinta Appelkamp, Elias Egouli, Florent Muslija and Christian Rasmussen have 1. Florent Muslija is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 4.

Confirmed Lineups

Darmstadt confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Marcel Schuhen (GK), Sergio Lopez, Patric Pfeiffer, Matej Maglica, Fabian Holland, Kai Klefisch, Niklas Schmidt, Marco Richter, Fraser Hornby, Killian Corredor, Isac Lidberg.

Fortuna Dusseldorf confirmed lineup (3-3-2-2): Florian Kastenmeier (GK), Tim Oberdorf, Elias Egouli, Jordy de Wijs, Emmanuel Iyoha, Satoshi Tanaka, Christopher Lenz, Anouar El Azzouzi, Florent Muslija, Cedric Itten, Shinta Appelkamp.

Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Prediction & Betting Tips

This Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks, corners analysis and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Match Prediction

We’re keeping things simple with our standout bet considering that Darmstadt are currently priced at +105. We think they can secure a victory in this 2. Bundesliga match and the hosts looks a value play.

The formbook always proves to be helpful when it comes to providing football betting tips. The latest 2. Bundesliga team news is also vital, with the stats helping to shape our opinion too.

Key Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf league stats:

  • Darmstadt have won 5 consecutive games at home.
  • Darmstadt have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Darmstadt have won 13 of their last 19 games at home.
  • Fortuna have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • Fortuna have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
Darmstadt to Win Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 48.8% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Darmstadt Darmstadt logo 2 - 1 Fortuna logo Fortuna

Let’s take a chance on the +550 available that Darmstadt secure a 2-1 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Luca Marseiler to Score +340 BetMGM logo

Luca Marseiler (Darmstadt) has racked up two goals in his past four 2. Bundesliga home games. It’s worth a gamble on the +340 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -115 BetMGM logo

There has been under 9.5 corners in five straight Fortuna Dusseldorf games. It stands to reason that the line won’t be reached and you can secure odds of -115 for this Total Corners bet.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Darmstadt Logo Darmstadt
Total
11.10 5.50 5.60
Home
10.20 5.30 4.90
Away
10.30 4.70 5.60
Fortuna Logo Fortuna
Total
7.50 3.20 4.30
Home
7.60 3.90 3.70
Away
9.30 3.60 5.70
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Darmstadt +105
Total Goals Over 2.5 -167
Total Corners Under 9.5 -115

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Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest 1x2 Odds Suggest Darmstadt Victory

Darmstadt are the shortest price to win this 2. Bundesliga clash according to the bookies, with the favourites given a 53% probability due to their -115 betting odds. Fortuna Dusseldorf are seen as the most unlikely winner at +275.

Darmstadt are -122 on the Asian Handicap -0.5 which is the same as a victory on the Full-Time Result. The alternative is to oppose the favourites and get the draw onside by going for Fortuna +0.5 at -116 instead.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. For those expecting both sides to find the net, Both Teams to Score Yes is available at -189.

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Isac Lidberg Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

There is +132 available that Isac Lidberg finds the net, while he is available at +320 to register the first goal which makes him favourite.

Player Goals
Isac Lidberg (Darmstadt)
First
+132
Anytime
+320
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Cedric Itten (Fortuna)
First
+180
Anytime
+450
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Fraser Hornby (Darmstadt)
First
+188
Anytime
+440
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Fynn Lakenmacher (Darmstadt)
First
+330
Anytime
+750
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Darmstadt Racking Up the Home Wins

Darmstadt have clocked up five straight wins at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. The Hesse club have secured eight victories and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.40 goals per game and conceding 0.70.

Fortuna Dusseldorf haven’t triumphed in six straight games on the road. The Flingeraner have six defeats, three victories and one draw in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.50.

Fortuna overcame Darmstadt 2-0 when the sides last met at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. Fortuna have landed victory in three of the previous 4 H2H games at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, with Darmstadt winning once.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Darmstadt logo Darmstadt Home Stats 8-2-0 3.10 2.40 0.70 6 4 4 6
Fortuna Dusseldorf logo Fortuna Dusseldorf Away Stats 3-1-6 2.40 0.90 1.50 5 5 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Darmstadt logo Darmstadt League Stats
Fortuna Dusseldorf logo Fortuna Dusseldorf League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Lineups & Team News

Make sure you're up to date on the Darmstadt vs Fortuna team news before betting. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the 2. Bundesliga along with up-to-date injury news.

Darmstadt Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Fortuna Dusseldorf Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

Darmstadt Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Marcel Schuhen
2 Sergio Lopez 6 Patric Pfeiffer 5 Matej Maglica 32 Fabian Holland
17 Kai Klefisch 31 Niklas Schmidt
23 Marco Richter 9 Fraser Hornby 34 Killian Corredor
7 Isac Lidberg
33 Florian Kastenmeier
15 Tim Oberdorf 44 Elias Egouli 30 Jordy de Wijs
19 Emmanuel Iyoha 16 Satoshi Tanaka 3 Christopher Lenz
8 Anouar El Azzouzi 24 Florent Muslija
13 Cedric Itten 23 Shinta Appelkamp

Fortuna Dusseldorf Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

Darmstadt Substitutes

  • 4Grayson Dettoni
  • 8Luca Marseiler
  • 16Hiroki Akiyama
  • 18Raoul Petretta
  • 19Fynn Lakenmacher
  • 20Aleksandar Vukotic
  • 21Merveille Papela
  • 30A. Brunst-Zoellner
  • 44Yosuke Furukawa

Fortuna Dusseldorf Substitutes

  • 1Marcel Lotka
  • 2Jesper Daland
  • 5Moritz Heyer
  • 9Zan Celar
  • 10Christian Rasmussen
  • 12V. L. Fridriksson
  • 14S. Alexandropoulos
  • 25Matthias Zimmermann
  • 27Jordi Paulina

Previous Darmstadt Lineups

14 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Braunschweig 2-2 Darmstadt
07 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 4-0 Kaiserslautern
01 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Hertha BSC 2-2 Darmstadt
23 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 2-0 Nurnberg
18 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 3-3 Darmstadt
19 Dec 2. Bundesliga
Paderborn 2-2 Darmstadt

Previous Fortuna Dusseldorf Lineups

13 Feb 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 0-0 Preussen Munster
08 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher 1-1 F. Dusseldorf
01 Feb 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 2-1 Paderborn
24 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Hannover 96 2-1 F. Dusseldorf
16 Jan 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 1-0 A. Bielefeld
20 Dec 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 2-1 Greuther Furth

Injuries & Suspensions

Darmstadt Injury Table
Type Name Info
Matej Maglica Yellow cards
Luca Marseiler Cruciate ligame
Fortuna Dusseldorf Injury Table
Type Name Info
V. L. Fridriksson Muscle
Emmanuel Iyoha Calf
Matthias Zimmermann Knee
Tim Rossmann Muscle
Kenneth Schmidt Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Darmstadt Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Florian Kohfeldt

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Marcel Schuhen 1 G 22 1980 22 0 0 1 2 0
Patric Pfeiffer 5 D 22 1952 22 0 0 0 0 0
Isac Lidberg 7 F 19 1595 19 0 12 1 2 0
Kai Klefisch 17 M 18 1585 18 1 1 0 3 0
Hiroki Akiyama 16 M 21 1548 21 1 3 0 3 0

Fortuna Dusseldorf Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Markus Anfang

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Florian Kastenmeier 33 G 22 1980 22 0 0 0 2 0
Anouar El Azzouzi 8 D 21 1803 21 0 1 1 7 0
Florent Muslija 24 M 21 1773 20 1 3 5 3 0
Cedric Itten 13 F 20 1753 20 0 9 2 4 0
Tim Oberdorf 15 D 20 1717 20 0 1 0 4 2
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 28 16 7 5 39:24 55
2 Paderborn 28 16 6 6 47:31 54
3 Elversberg 28 15 7 6 48:30 52
4 Darmstadt 28 13 11 4 50:32 50
5 Hannover 96 28 14 8 6 47:35 50
6 Hertha BSC 28 13 8 7 43:33 47
7 Kaiserslautern 28 13 4 11 48:41 43
8 Nurnberg 28 10 7 11 38:38 37
9 Karlsruher 28 10 7 11 43:52 37
10 Bochum 28 8 9 11 39:40 33
11 A. Bielefeld 28 8 7 13 41:40 31
12 F. Dusseldorf 28 9 4 15 26:43 31
13 Magdeburg 28 9 3 16 43:51 30
14 Braunschweig 28 8 6 14 30:45 30
15 D. Dresden 28 7 8 13 45:47 29
16 Holstein Kiel 28 7 8 13 34:42 29
17 Greuther Furth 28 8 5 15 40:61 29
18 Preussen Munster 28 6 9 13 31:47 27
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Darmstadt 14 10 4 0 29:10 34
2 Schalke 04 14 10 3 1 23:13 33
3 Kaiserslautern 15 10 1 4 33:17 31
4 Paderborn 14 9 2 3 27:19 29
5 Elversberg 13 8 4 1 23:11 28
6 Nurnberg 14 7 4 3 23:15 25
7 Karlsruher 13 7 3 3 26:22 24
8 Hannover 96 14 7 3 4 20:16 24
9 Bochum 14 6 4 4 23:18 22
10 A. Bielefeld 14 6 3 5 26:18 21
11 Hertha BSC 14 5 5 4 14:15 20
12 Braunschweig 15 5 4 6 17:24 19
13 F. Dusseldorf 14 5 3 6 15:22 18
14 Holstein Kiel 14 4 4 6 16:16 16
15 Greuther Furth 14 4 4 6 19:28 16
16 D. Dresden 14 4 3 7 25:21 15
17 Preussen Munster 14 3 6 5 19:22 15
18 Magdeburg 14 3 2 9 20:27 11