12:42
The last direct comparison between the two clubs was quite special, as the away team won again for the first time after eight meetings in the league. Fortuna won 5-2 in Rostock. Matthias Zimmermann scored his first brace in the 2nd Bundesliga. In addition, the slap at the Hansa-Kogge resulted in the expulsion of Patrick Glöckner, who took over for Alois Schwartz and saved the team from relegation.
12:35
After the success against Karlsruher SC, Daniel Thioune made two changes to the Düsseldorf team. André Hoffmann returns to central defense for Jamil Siebert and Emmanuel Iyoha starts for Nicolas Gavory.
12:33
Alois Schwartz only makes one change compared to the duel against Hamburger SV. Jonas David, on loan from HSV, is making his starting debut. Kevin Schumacher will remain outside for the time being.
12:27
The break actually came at a bad time for Düsseldorf. The Fortunes were able to quickly recover from the 2-1 defeat against Paderborn and start a small series with two confident victories against Elversberg (5-0) and Karlsruhe (3-1). Of course, they want to continue to expand this 15 days later and continue to leave their direct pursuer from Rostock behind. To ensure that this succeeds, the Rhinelanders are relying on good defensive work today. With only three goals conceded, they have the second best defense in the league after St. Pauli. They didn’t even concede a goal away from home.
12:19
Before the two-week break, Rostock remained goalless for the first time in the young season and suffered a 2-0 defeat at the leaders from Hamburg. Since Hansa is still in fifth place with nine points and is one of the surprises at the start of the season, the bankruptcy should not have thrown the Ostseestädter off course. Today they also have the opportunity to do better against another top team. With a possible threesome, FCH could even temporarily move up to one of the top three places.
12:00
Hello and welcome back to the 2nd Bundesliga after the international break. Hansa Rostock welcomes Fortuna Düsseldorf. The game on the sixth match day kicks off at 1 p.m. in the Ostseestadion.