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Fortuna Dusseldorf v FC Nurnberg : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf

Miroslav Klose pays counterpart Daniel Thioune a visit on Saturday evening in the Bundesliga 2, as their FC Nurnberg and Fortuna Dusseldorf sides go head to head at the Merkur Spiel-Arena. Bundesliga 2 stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. There's so much to explore, with infographics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for every betting markets via the tabs.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf's next match is v Schalke at 12:00 on Saturday 10th May
FC Nurnberg's next match is v Köln at 17:30 on Friday 9th May
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Dusseldorf and Nurnberg was on Saturday 26th April 2025
German Bundesliga 2
April 26th 2025
Dusseldorf 3
3 Nurnberg
 
D. Schmidt 68'19' J. Antiste
D. Schmidt 71'45' M. Mədətov
S. Appelkamp 78'61' J. Justvan
 
F95
NUR
Shots On
10
4
Shots Off
5
2
Corners
7
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
3
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
DusseldorfNurnberg
 
F. Kastenmeier
A. Hoffmann (S. Appelkamp 46')
N. Gavory
M. Heyer (E. Iyoha 64')
J. Siebert
T. Oberdorf
M. Zimmermann
Í. Jóhannesson
G. Haag
D. Kownacki (D. Schmidt 64')
M. van Brederode
J. Reichert
R. Knoche
T. Drexler
F. Gruber
(O. Villadsen 72') D. Soares
(J. Serra 87') R. Lubach
C. Jander
football iconJ. Justvan
(O. Karafiát 76') football iconJ. Antiste
(L. Schleimer 87') football iconM. Mədətov
T. Janisch

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Dusseldorf are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dusseldorf
49%
8/11
1%
-
Draw
23%
29/10
3%
-
Nurnberg
28%
7/2
13%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2-
Dusseldorf 2-1
9%
15/2-
Dusseldorf 1-0
8%
15/2
6%
-
Dusseldorf 2-0
7%
8/1
5%
-
Nurnberg 2-1
7%
14/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
-
Dusseldorf 3-1
6%
12/1-
Nurnberg 1-0
6%
14/1-
Dusseldorf 3-0
4%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
12/1
13%
-
Dusseldorf 3-2
4%
22/1
10%
-
Nurnberg 2-0
4%
22/1-
Nurnberg 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
-
Nurnberg 3-2
3%
33/1-
Dusseldorf 4-1
3%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
8/11
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
43/40
8%
-
Home 1st Goal
52%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
46%
7/4
6%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
62%
4/6
3%
-
BTTS - No
38%
11/10
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
27%
12/5-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
7/1
14%
-
Home/draw
72%
2/11
3%
-
Away/draw
51%
21/20
3%
-
Home/away
77%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
3/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
7/4
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
2/5
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
9/2
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
10/1
10%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/20
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
12/1
13%
-
Home DNB
65%
3/10
4%
-
Away DNB
44%
12/5
13%
-
Dusseldorf win to nil
22%
9/4
4%
-
Nurnberg win to nil
12%
8/1
13%
-
Dusseldorf / Dusseldorf
31%
13/8
9%
-
Dusseldorf / Nurnberg
2%
33/1
17%
-
Dusseldorf / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Dusseldorf
17%
15/4
5%
-
Draw / Nurnberg
9%
17/2
6%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
8%
-
Nurnberg / Dusseldorf
4%
20/1-
Nurnberg / Nurnberg
11%
13/2
15%
-
Nurnberg / Draw
5%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Dusseldorf have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 5 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 51 goals to 48 goals.

Home League Performance

Dusseldorf have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 24 goals at home.

Nurnberg are in 8th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 44 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Nurnberg have conceded 25 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dusseldorf
Nurnberg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hamburg32151163056 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
2
Köln3216791055 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
May 9
l
 
3-1A
3
Elversberg32141082352 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-1F
4
Paderborn32141081252 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
5
Magdeburg32131181150 
l
 
2-5A
May 18
l
 
0-4A
w
 
3-4F
6
Dusseldorf Home3213118550 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
d
 
3-3F
7
Kaiserslautern3214810450 
l
 
3-4A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
8
Hannover3213109549 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
9
Karlsruher3213910-148 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2F
10
Nurnberg Away3213613145 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
2-2A
-
-
11
H.Berlin3212713043 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
12
Darmstadt3210913039 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
13
Schalke3210814-738 
May 10
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
14
Greuther329815-1535 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
15
E. Braun3281113-2035 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
May 18
16
Preussen Munster3271114-532 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
17
Ulm3261115-729 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
18
Regensburg326620-4624 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
8-3F
l
 
2-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Dusseldorf 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Nurnberg 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Dusseldorf since 2013
Dusseldorf
Nurnberg
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
5 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
4 / 9
F95
3
D
1
NUR
5
League games at Nurnberg since 2012
Nurnberg
Dusseldorf
Goals: Scored
17
14
Games: Scored
9 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
1 / 10
F95
3
D
2
NUR
5
Goal Statistics

Fortuna Dusseldorf have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 17 consecutive Bundesliga 2 games. Their PG of 1.8 against FC Nurnberg on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Dusseldorf 6th Nurnberg 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Dusseldorf will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 74% probability that Nurnberg will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Dusseldorf’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Nurnberg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Dusseldorf
PG (predicted goals)
Nurnberg
1.8
1.3
Attack rating
0%
better
F95
NUR
view stats
Games scored26
24
Failed to score4
6
Scored first15
17
Goals scored48
51
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
1%
better
F95
NUR
view stats
Games conceded22
22
Clean sheets8
8
Conceded first14
11
Goals conceded43
48
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded12
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+1%

Dusseldorf v Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Dusseldorf Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321269
F KastenmeierD KownackiS AppelkampA Hoffmann
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Kastenmeier GLK32
1
-
T Oberdorf DEF3123
6
-
A Hoffmann DEF28
9
-
J Siebert DEF192
7
-
M Heyer MID13
2
-
M Zimmermann MID2822
6
-
G Haag MID222
7
1
N Gavory  MID1611
1
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson FWD30104
7
-
M Brederode FWD2234
4
1
D Kownacki FWD27124
7
-
Subs
F Schock GLK
-
V Lunddal DEF21
4
-
D. Schmidt MID235
1
-
S Appelkamp MID2516
4
-
K. Affo FWD
-
J Niemiec FWD2822
6
-
E Iyoha FWD2011
1
-
D Jastrzembski FWD
-
Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
327138
J ReichertJ JustvanJ JustvanC. Jander
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Reichert GLK32
1
-
T. Drexler DEF1311
2
-
F. Gruber DEF71
1
-
R Knoche DEF2912
-
T. Janisch MID15
4
-
C. Jander MID3038
7
1
R. Lubach MID2611
4
-
D Soares MID2212
4
-
J Justvan FWD30713
3
-
J Antiste FWD1043
2
1
M Emreli FWD2271
8
-
Subs
C Mathenia  GLK
2
-
E Valentini DEF31
-
N. Seidel DEF9
2
-
O Karafiat DEF302
2
-
O Villadsen DEF252
2
-
F Flick  MID201
3
-
S. Joachims MID4
-
J Serra FWD8
3
-
L Schleimer FWD2541
1
-