Football 2. Bundesliga: Düsseldorf vs. Rostock – live ticker – 8th matchday – 2022/2023

20:02

So far, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Hansa Rostock have faced each other 18 times in a competitive match and Die Kogge leads the direct comparison with six wins (seven draws, five defeats). The home team prevailed in both games last season. After the Baltic Sea townspeople won the first leg in their own stadium 2-1, the last match in the Merkur Spiel-Arena in April of this year brought the Flingerans an unchallenged 3-0 home win.

19:56

Most recently, the Kogge lost the home game against Hannover 96 0-1 despite having a clear chance. Jens Härtel is therefore changing to two positions: Frederic Ananou and Sébastien Thill are starting today for Lukas Hinterseer (bench) and Ryan Malone (injured).

19:51

So far, there has only been victory or defeat for the Baltic Sea townspeople. The cog has already emerged victorious three times, beating top teams such as Hamburg, Bielefeld and St. Pauli. Jens Härtel’s team lost all of the other four league games. Most recently, there were two defeats in a row against Karlsruhe and Hanover, in which Rostock failed to score a goal of their own. In general, Hansa scored only five goals after the seventh day of the game, which together with Regensburg was the weakest offensive in the 2nd division.

19:42

Fortuna started the 2022/23 season strongly with two wins, but then only got one more three from the last five games. Compared to the recent 2-1 defeat in Heidenheim, coach Thioune has made five changes: Tanaka, Oberdorf, Karbownik, Klarer and Appelkamp are starting today for Hendrix (bench), Gavory (bruised ribs), de Wijs (torn adductor muscles), Hoffmann (muscular problems) and Ginczek (tendon rupture in the thigh).

19:36

The Flingerans go into the evening game heavily decimated. After the hospital was already bursting to capacity, numerous other players dropped out during the week. Only 14 players from the professional squad took part in the final training session. Accordingly, the first eleven tonight is almost on its own, while the bench is filled with numerous youth players.

19:30

Good evening and welcome from the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf. Fortuna Düsseldorf is hosting FC Hansa Rostock today as part of the eighth matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. Kick-off is at 8:30 p.m.

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