On Jul 22nd, Fortuna Düsseldorf will host Paderborn at Merkur Spiel-arena in a clash of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Fortuna Düsseldorf, recorded a 2-1 win against Magdeburg. Rouwen Hennings scored the first goal for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 43rd minute on a penalty shot, then Felix Klaus added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Dawid Kownacki. Fortuna Düsseldorf is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while paderborn sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Karlsruher SC. Florent Muslija struck first for Paderborn in the 56th minute on a penalty shot, then Robert Leipertz added another in the 65th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Karlsruher SC couldn’t manage to score, and Paderborn took the shutout win. Paderborn is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Paderborn won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Florent Muslija has been the most prolific scorer on Paderborn in the last five matches with three goals. Fortuna Düsseldorf’s most prolific scorer has been Felix Klaus. The German midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.