Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Fortuna Dusseldorf will look to build on back-to-back wins over Kaiserslautern and Eintracht Braunschweig when they take on Wehen at Merkur Spiel-Arena on Matchday 12. Fir Fortunen have been in a fine form of late and a win over St. Pauli could see them climb to top position in the standings. All Shinta Appelkamp, Matthias Zimmermann, Daniel Ginczek, and Andre Hoffmann should miss out with injuries for the home team.
Wehen, on the other hand, head into Friday’s clash following back-to-back wins over Osnabruck and Hansa Rostock, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Fortuna Dusseldorf, who have been scoring goals for fun of late. Both Carstens and Taffertshofer are out of contention for the visiting side. It has to be noted that the two teams meet for the first time in the German second tier.
Highlighted Team (Dusseldorf):
Founded on May 5, 1985, Fortuna Dusseldorf are a German side that compete in Bundesliga . The Fingeraner welcome their rivals at their Espirit Arena, the venue that was opened in 2004. The capacity of the stadium is 54,600, but the venue did not host 2016 FIFA World Cup games.
Fortuna Dusseldorf play home games in red shirts and red shorts, with the team wearing white shirts with red stripes and white shorts on the travels. The club did well to win the Western German championship in 1931 and two years later they lifted the trophy in the German championship, which is considered their biggest success.
Speaking of the German Cup, Fortuna Dusseldorf won the DFB-Pokal twice (1979, 1980), while making it to the final of the competition in 1937, 1957, 1958, 1962 and 1978. The likes of Paul Janes, Anton Turek, Stanislaus Kobierski, Klaus Allofs, Ernst Albrecht and Erich Juskowiak are some of notable footballers who played for the Fingeraner in the past.