Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Fortuna Dusseldorf and Heidenheim face each other at Merkur Spiel-Arena in what is the closing match of Saturday’s program. Dusseldorf aim to build on back-to-back wins over Braunschweig and Regensburg, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach. Barring any fresh injury worries, Daniel Thioune is unlikely to make changes to the team that outplayed Regensburg at the weekend. All Tim Oberdorf, Kwadwo Baah, and Nicolas Gavory remain in the recovery room.
Heidenheim, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, and a triumph over Dusseldorf could see them climb to automatic promotion berth. Since the visitors want this win more than the hosts, we are tempted to put our money on Frank Schmidt’s troops. Midfielder Dzenis Burnic is banned for the match, while all Denis Thomalla, Adrian Beck, and Elidon Qenaj remain on the sidelines with injuries.
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.