Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
There will be fireworks when Fortuna Dusseldorf and Hannover square off against each other at Merkur Spiel-Arena in the 2. Bundesliga round 13. Die Fortunen have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team sharing the spoils with HSV, beating Karlsruher, while losing to Hansa Rostock in their last league match. Shinta Appelkamp has been tested positive for coronavirus, while all Dawid Kownacki, Emmanuel Iyoha, and Thomas Pledl are out of contention with injuries.
Die Roten, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team failing to win the previous five league fixtures. Considering that Hannover are not regarded as good travellers, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Fortuna Dusseldorf. As for the visiting side, both Lukas Hinterseer and Ron-Robert Zieler are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Alfredo Morales):
Alfredo Morales is an American football player who was born in Berlin on 12 May, 1990. The USA midfielder moved to Germany as a boy and he played for the likes of BSC Reinickendorf 21, Borussia Pankow, FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh and Hertha BSC during his youth career.
Morales played 81 games for Hertha II at senior level, scoring 11 league goals for the capital club. He made 20 appearances for the first team as well, but in 2013 he joined Ingolstadt on a two-year deal. Alfredo Morales was eligible to play for both Germany and USA, but he decided to represent the Yanks on the international level.
The 183-cm-tall midfielder made his USA debut on 29 January, 2013 against Canada. He came as a substitute 15 minutes before the final whistle. It has to be noted that Morales represented United States of America at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as both centre back and a defensive midfielder.
Highlighted Team (Hannover):
Hannover 96 is a German football club from the city Hannover. The club is currently active in the highest German football division the Bundesliga. Hannover 96 hosts it’s home games in the HDI Arena which holds the capacity of 49 000 seats. The current manager of Hannover 96 is Thomas Doll. The main club colors are Red, Blackand White. The club was founded in 1896 and is called Die Roten by its supporters.
Unlike the form of Hannover 96 in the last 20/30 years the club had several big succeses in their history winning the Bundesliga twice (in 1938 and 1954) and the DFB Pokal once in 1992. Hannover 96 got into the news on 10 november 2009 when goalkeeper Robert Enke decided to commit suicide. Other known players that wore the Hannover 96 kit are: Bobic, Asamoah, Mertesacker, Popescu, Heynckes and Xavier.