31st matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga
Düsseldorf wins the relegation battle – Braunschweig also hopes to continue
April 24, 2026 – 8:24 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Fortuna plays big on coach Alexander Ende’s debut and gives Dynamo Dresden no chance. An early double strike sets the tone. Braunschweig benefits from a bad mistake.
Three very important points in the fight to stay in the league: Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3-1 (2-0) against Dynamo Dresden on Alexander Ende’s coaching debut and at least temporarily left the relegation zone. Cedric Itten (11th), Emmanuel Ihoya (17th) and Luca Raimund scored against disappointing Dresden at the start of the 31st matchday on Friday evening. Jakob Lemmer (90th) scored the consolation goal for the guests.
Eintracht Braunschweig was also able to celebrate in the parallel game. Lower Saxony, who were also in danger of relegation, won 2-0 (1-0) at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Faride Alidou (14th) took advantage of a bad mistake by the young Lauter goalkeeper Enis Kamga, Erencan Yardimci followed up in the final phase (72nd). Braunschweig is 13th in the table. like Düsseldorf 34 points, but the goal difference is one goal better. On Saturday and Sunday, however, Arminia Bielefeld (in Münster), Greuther Fürth (in Bochum) or 1. FC Magdeburg (in Nuremberg) could overtake them again.
