Fortuna Dusseldorf
Football Germany - 2. Bundesliga Merkur Spiel-Arena Sun 1 Feb 08:30
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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

2. Bundesliga Betting Preview: Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn

Fortuna Dusseldorf square off against Paderborn at Merkur Spiel-Arena, with kick-off set for 08:30 on Sunday 1 February.

Can Fortuna Make it a Close Game?

The way forward could be to back Fortuna with a +0.25 Asian Handicap at -111 against Paderborn. This means our stake is split between 0 and +0.5, which allows us to land a return with a draw.

Fortuna Landed 2-1 Victory in Previous H2H

Fortuna Dusseldorf have landed two 2. Bundesliga home wins on the spin. It was an away defeat to Hannover 96 in their last league clash, losing 2-1 at Heinz von Heiden-Arena. The Flingeraner managed two shots on target and had 47% possession, while Elias Egouli bagged the goal.

Paderborn claimed a home win in their previous game. A 2-1 victory occurred against Preussen Munster at Home Deluxe Arena. Ralf Kettemann's team had seven shots on goal and enjoyed 67% possession, with Steffen Tigges netting twice.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Fortuna have claimed back-to-back wins over Paderborn, with both away victories coming at Home Deluxe Arena by scorelines of 2-1 and 2-1. The previous 10 H2H matches have included five wins for Paderborn, three victories for Fortuna along with two draws.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Paderborn logo Paderborn 26 14 6 6 43 30 13 43:30 48
11 F. Dusseldorf logo F. Dusseldorf 26 9 4 13 24 35 -11 24:35 31
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Fortuna Dusseldorf – Last 10 League Games

Fortuna have 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, averaging 0.8 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. Markus Anfang's side have averaged 39.1% possession and 3.4 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.2 goals from 4.7 shots on goal, 8.6 attempts and 5.0 corners.

Top scorer Cedric Itten has found the net 4 times, with Elias Egouli, Florent Muslija, Christian Rasmussen and Sima Suso getting 1 goals each. Florent Muslija is the leading assists maker with 3.

Paderborn – Last 10 League Games

Paderborn have won 5, lost 4 and drawn 1, with an average of 1.5 goals from 9.9 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 58.0% possession, 6.2 corners awarded and 4.6 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.3 goals from 7.3 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

Laurin Curda has scored 4 goals, followed by Steffen Tigges, Mika Baur, Sebastian Klaas and Filip Bilbija on 2. Raphael Obermair has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Fortuna Dusseldorf confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Florian Kastenmeier (GK), Tim Oberdorf, Jesper Daland, Kenneth Schmidt, Sima Suso, Matthias Zimmermann, Anouar El Azzouzi, Satoshi Tanaka, Florent Muslija, Shinta Appelkamp, Cedric Itten.

Paderborn confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Dennis Seimen (GK), Felix Goetze, Tjark Scheller, Mattes Hansen, Laurin Curda, Mika Baur, Santiago Castaneda, Raphael Obermair, Sven Michel, Sebastian Klaas, Kennedy Okpala.

Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the key Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn betting angles, showcasing our expert match prediction, best corners pick, correct score selection, top player props and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

Fortuna look capable of winning this 2. Bundesliga encounter and we’ll take them on the Asian Handicap. Back them at -111 with a +0.25 goal start, with confidence high that they can perform well.

We’re constantly keeping tabs on the 2. Bundesliga team news. Along with the latest form, this helps us get the value every time. Our football experts are able to take a stats-led approach, with the key numbers providing a guide.

Key Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Fortuna in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Fortuna in 12 of their last 18 games at home.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Fortuna in 2 consecutive games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Paderborn in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Fortuna in 3 consecutive games against Paderborn.
Fortuna +0.25 Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 52.6% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Fortuna Fortuna logo 2 - 1 Paderborn logo Paderborn

Fortuna are available to back at +700 to secure a 2-1 victory. This is a risky but potentially more rewarding bet, with this correct score option providing appeal.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Cedric Itten to Score +160 BetMGM logo

Cedric Itten (Fortuna) has scored in his past two 2. Bundesliga matches on home soil. It’s worth a play on the +160 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

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Corners Prediction

Paderborn To Have Most Corners -106 BetMGM logo

Paderborn have had a corner average of 6.80 in the past 5 games, with Fortuna Dusseldorf averaging 2.80 corners in their last 5 home matches. We can’t resist the opportunity to take -106 that Paderborn win the Corner Match bet.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Fortuna Logo Fortuna
Total
8.40 3.40 5.00
Home
7.70 3.90 3.80
Away
9.10 3.60 5.50
Paderborn Logo Paderborn
Total
10.80 6.20 4.60
Home
11.30 6.40 4.90
Away
9.40 5.10 4.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Fortuna +0.25 -111
Total Goals Over 2.5 -179
Most Corners Paderborn -106

You’re welcome to follow our bet builder which has Fortuna Dusseldorf on the Asian Handicap at +0.25, three or more goals in total accompanied by Paderborn racking up the most corners.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn 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.

Bookies Giving Paderborn Plenty of Respect

For this 2. Bundesliga encounter, the bookmakers have Paderborn as the +110 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 48% chance of triumphing. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +215 about Fortuna Dusseldorf.

You can back Paderborn at -185 on the Draw No Bet market, with money back if the game is a draw. Fortuna are +128 and this could be an attractive option for those who want some insurance.

The Total Goals odds suggest that Over 2.5 is a strong probability in this contest. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -200.

There are hundreds of markets from which to select your preferred bet when it comes to 2. Bundesliga matches. The leading football betting sites push the boat out to provide lots of choice.

Filip Bilbija Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

Filip Bilbija is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +270 while there’s also the chance to back him to find the net at +107.

Player Goals
Filip Bilbija (Paderborn)
First
+107
Anytime
+270
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Cedric Itten (Fortuna)
First
+163
Anytime
+410
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Steffen Tigges (Paderborn)
First
+190
Anytime
+480
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Sven Michel (Paderborn)
First
+200
Anytime
+500
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Five Fortuna Defeats in Previous Ten at Home

Fortuna have finished with five losses, three victories and two draws in the past 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.60.

Paderborn have secured five victories, three defeats and two draws in the previous 10 away games, netting an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

The most recent Merkur Spiel-Arena meeting saw Fortuna draw 1-1 with Paderborn. The previous 6 H2H matches at Merkur Spiel-Arena have yielded two wins apiece and two draws.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Fortuna Dusseldorf logo Fortuna Dusseldorf Home Stats 3-2-5 2.60 1.00 1.60 6 4 6 4
Paderborn logo Paderborn Away Stats 5-2-3 2.30 1.30 1.00 5 5 4 6
  • 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
Fortuna Dusseldorf logo Fortuna Dusseldorf League Stats
Paderborn logo Paderborn League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Fortuna vs Paderborn before making your bets. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the 2. Bundesliga, along with current injury news.

Fortuna Dusseldorf Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Paderborn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Fortuna Dusseldorf Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

33 Florian Kastenmeier
15 Tim Oberdorf 2 Jesper Daland 4 Kenneth Schmidt 46 Sima Suso
25 Matthias Zimmermann 8 Anouar El Azzouzi 16 Satoshi Tanaka 24 Florent Muslija
23 Shinta Appelkamp 13 Cedric Itten
41 Dennis Seimen
20 Felix Goetze 25 Tjark Scheller 22 Mattes Hansen 17 Laurin Curda
14 Mika Baur 5 Santiago Castaneda 23 Raphael Obermair 11 Sven Michel
26 Sebastian Klaas 10 Kennedy Okpala

Paderborn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Fortuna Dusseldorf Substitutes

  • 1Marcel Lotka
  • 3Christopher Lenz
  • 9Zan Celar
  • 10Christian Rasmussen
  • 12V. L. Fridriksson
  • 14S. Alexandropoulos
  • 19Emmanuel Iyoha
  • 27Jordi Paulina
  • 30Jordy de Wijs

Paderborn Substitutes

  • 1Markus Schubert
  • 2Ruben Mueller
  • 3Jonah Sticker
  • 6Luis Engelns
  • 8David Kinsombi
  • 9Nick Baetzner
  • 27Steffen Tigges
  • 30Stefano Marino

Previous Fortuna Dusseldorf Lineups

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
14 Dec 2. Bundesliga
Elversberg 1-0 F. Dusseldorf
05 Dec 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 0-2 Schalke 04
30 Nov 2. Bundesliga
D. Dresden 2-1 F. Dusseldorf

Previous Paderborn Lineups

25 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Paderborn 2-1 Preussen Munster
18 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Holstein Kiel 2-0 Paderborn
19 Dec 2. Bundesliga
Paderborn 2-2 Darmstadt
13 Dec 2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher 0-4 Paderborn
06 Dec 2. Bundesliga
Paderborn 1-2 Elversberg
28 Nov 2. Bundesliga
Schalke 04 2-1 Paderborn

Injuries & Suspensions

Fortuna Dusseldorf Injury Table
Type Name Info
Christian Rasmussen Other
Tim Rossmann Muscle
Cedric Itten Other
Christopher Lenz Calf
Matthias Zimmermann Knee
Jordy de Wijs Other
Kenneth Schmidt Cruciate ligame
Paderborn Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sven Michel Yellow cards
Marcel Hoffmeier Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Fortuna Dusseldorf Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Markus Anfang

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Florian Kastenmeier 33 G 19 1710 19 0 0 0 2 0
Anouar El Azzouzi 8 D 18 1537 18 0 1 1 6 0
Florent Muslija 24 M 18 1503 17 1 3 4 3 0
Cedric Itten 13 F 17 1493 17 0 7 2 3 0
Tim Oberdorf 15 D 17 1447 17 0 1 0 4 2

Paderborn Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ralf Kettemann

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Dennis Seimen 41 G 19 1710 19 0 0 0 0 0
Raphael Obermair 23 M 17 1529 17 0 1 3 2 0
Laurin Curda 17 M 18 1529 18 0 5 4 6 0
Mika Baur 14 F 18 1342 17 2 3 3 4 0
Tjark Scheller 25 D 17 1318 16 1 1 0 2 1
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 26 15 6 5 37:23 51
2 Darmstadt 26 13 10 3 48:29 49
3 Elversberg 26 14 6 6 44:28 48
4 Paderborn 26 14 6 6 43:30 48
5 Hannover 96 26 13 7 6 45:34 46
6 Hertha BSC 26 11 8 7 37:31 41
7 Kaiserslautern 26 12 4 10 45:38 40
8 Karlsruher 26 9 7 10 40:50 34
9 Bochum 26 8 9 9 36:33 33
10 Nurnberg 26 9 6 11 34:37 33
11 F. Dusseldorf 26 9 4 13 24:35 31
12 D. Dresden 26 7 8 11 44:44 29
13 Braunschweig 26 8 5 13 29:43 29
14 Greuther Furth 26 8 5 13 39:56 29
15 A. Bielefeld 26 7 7 12 38:36 28
16 Preussen Munster 26 6 8 12 30:44 26
17 Holstein Kiel 26 6 7 13 31:40 25
18 Magdeburg 26 7 3 16 36:49 24
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Darmstadt 13 10 3 0 28:9 33
2 Schalke 04 13 9 3 1 22:13 30
3 Kaiserslautern 14 9 1 4 30:17 28
4 Paderborn 13 8 2 3 25:18 26
5 Elversberg 12 7 4 1 20:10 25
6 Bochum 13 6 4 3 21:15 22
7 Nurnberg 13 6 4 3 20:15 22
8 Karlsruher 12 6 3 3 23:21 21
9 Hannover 96 12 6 2 4 18:15 20
10 Hertha BSC 14 5 5 4 14:15 20
11 A. Bielefeld 13 5 3 5 24:17 18
12 F. Dusseldorf 13 5 3 5 13:17 18
13 Braunschweig 14 5 3 6 16:23 18
14 Greuther Furth 13 4 4 5 19:26 16
15 D. Dresden 13 4 3 6 25:20 15
16 Holstein Kiel 13 4 3 6 16:16 15
17 Preussen Munster 13 3 6 4 18:19 15
18 Magdeburg 13 2 2 9 16:26 8