Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Dusseldorf
Match Time & Date:
26/04/2025
20:30
Prediction: 2-1
Nurnberg
Fortuna Dusseldorf welcome Nurnberg to the Merkur Spiel-Arena on Friday evening in a clash that could prove crucial in the race for the 2. Bundesliga playoffs. With both sides still harboring hopes of breaking into the top three, a tight and competitive contest is expected. However, form and home advantage both lean heavily in Fortuna’s favour. The hosts have been in fine touch recently and continue to assert themselves as one of the division’s most consistent home performers.
Despite injuries to key players such as Kwarteng, Pejcinovic, Sobottka, Vermeij, and Rossmann, Dusseldorf’s squad depth and confidence remain high. Nurnberg, meanwhile, have struggled to find momentum and will be further weakened by the suspension of defender Berkay Yilmaz. Their away form has also been anything but good, which only adds to the challenge of taking points from a fortress like Düsseldorf. With the stakes high and pressure mounting, expect a tense affair, but the hosts are closer to picking up all three points from Saturday's clash than the visitors.
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.
Everton
Southampton
West Ham 
Nottingham Forest 
Brentford 
Fulham 
Leicester 
Ipswich 
Arsenal 
Newcastle 
Atletico Madrid 
Betis 
