St. Pauli Fortuna Düsseldorf betting prediction

The away team comes to this stage of the DFB Pokal (Quarter‑finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Magdeburg, Unterhaching and Illertissen. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 24 conceded. In their last match, for the 2. Bundesliga, they got a home loss against St. Pauli by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Düsseldorf has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 17 of the last 25 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in all of those 3 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in all of them. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 11 times but have turned the score around in 4. In the last 15 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Fortuna Dusseldorf comes for this clash after a 1-2 home defeat to St. Pauli, in a match counting for Bundesliga 2: the team's only goal was scored by Christos Tzolis. It should be noted that the away team reaches this stage of the German Cup after eliminating Magdeburg in the previous round. Dusseldorf usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, favoring quick transitions and attacks through the wings. In this tactical formation, the three most advanced men will be Jona Niemiec, Vincent Vermeij and Christos Tzolis, with midfielder Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson being the player responsible for defining and leading his team's attacks. Out of this match are Marcel Sobottka, Jamil Siebert, Tim Oberdorf, Shinta Appelkamp and Matthias Zimmermann, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Florian Kastenmeier , Andre Hoffmann, Nicolas Gavory, Jordy de Wijs, Ísak Jóhannesson, Felix Klaus, Ao Tanaka, Yannik Engelhardt, Emmanuel Iyoha, Christos Tzolis, Vincent Vermeij.
Coach: U. Rösler.