Nurnberg vs Fortuna Düsseldorf Preview

Nurnberg have earned six points from maximal twelve from the four played matches. After the victory in the opening round, they suffered two defeats from Greuther Furth and FFSF rankfurt. Their best performance was in the last round when they won away convincingly over Union Berlin. The result was 4:0. New signing striker Daniel Candeias scored on his debut in Berlin and also provide an assistance for the second goal that was scored by Timo Gebhart. The third and fourth goal were scored by Peniel Mlapa and Robert Koch. I will also mention that the defender Ondrej Celustka made his debut against Union Berlin. It is clear the defense is stronger with him. Here are the results:

29.08.2014. Union Berlin - Nurnberg 0:4
23.08.2014. Nurnberg - FSV Frankfurt 0:1
11.08.2014. Greuther Furth - Nurnberg 5:1
03.08.2014. Nurnber - Aue 1:0

The defender Even Hovland, the striker Danny Blum, the midfielder Jan Polak and the goalkeeper Raphael Schafer will miss the match due to injuries.

Fortuna Dusseldorf managed to beat Aue in the last match which was their first victory in this season. Erwin Hoffer was double scorer on this match, he scored the first and third goal. Charlison Benschop scored the remaining goal. I believe the atmosphere in the squad is much better now. Dusseldorf started with two draws in the first two rounds, but then lost to Karlsruher in the third. Here are the results:

30.08.2014. Aue - Dusseldorf 0:3
23.08.2014. Dusseldorf - Karlsruher 0:2
08.08.2014. Union Berlin - Dusseldorf 1:1
01.08.2014. Dusseldorf - Braunschweig 2:2

The defender Heinrich Schmidtgal will miss the match due to injury. The midfielder Christian Gartner recovered from a knock and is expected to play on this match.

Their last mutual match in Bundesliga was in the season 2012/13. Nurnberg won both games. Here are the results:

11.05.2013. Dusseldorf - Nurnberg 1:2
08.12.2012. Nurnberg - Dusseldorf 2:0

Nurnberg played in Bundesliga last season and they are favorites in this duel. The players confidence is high in both teams after the last victories, but I still believe the quality is on Nurnberg side. Plus, they have the home advantage on this match. Should be enough for another victory. Home win is my pick.