Hertha BSC vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf Match Preview Article

Hertha BSC, Recent Form

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Hertha BSC will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 4-3 winners in their away fixture against Kaiserslautern.  In that game they had 64% possession and managed 17 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Kaiserslautern who had 25 attempts and 9 on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  Their goal scoring streak now stands at 13 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

They've been performing well at Olympiastadion of late, with an unbeaten record of 5 games from 6, 3 of which were wins.  

Fortuna Dusseldorf, Recent Form

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Fortuna Dusseldorf will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their home outing against Hannover 96.  They achieved 49% possession in that match and had 22 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Hannover 96's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.  

Manager Daniel Thioune will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period.  Their goal scoring streak away from home now stands at 13 games in a row.  

Their impressive run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 18 games in a row.  

Shinta Appelkamp has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Hertha BSC.