Fortuna Düsseldorf - TSV 1860 München 09/08/2013 17:30 BST
Having failed to record a win in their last 12 games of the Bundesliga last season, the team of Fortuna Düsseldorf naturally relegated from the German elite. Despite this frightening decline in the form of Fortuna, the team ended the season just 3 points behind the 15th position in the standings. Undoubtedly, the team`s ambition for this season is to return as quickly as possible in the Bundesliga.
1860 München is also one of the contenders to finish the season amongst the first three teams, which makes this meeting very intriguing. The team finished season 2012/2013 of the Bundesliga 2 in the 6th place and now whether 1860 München has the strength to win a promotion, remains to be seen.. The team had some troubles in its away games at the end of the last season, and now 1860 München did not start its visits well, losing to St. Pauli in the first round.
Fortuna Düsseldorf definitely has a serious home team advantage at its great stadium with a capacity of 54 600 seats. The statistics of the matches between these two teams over the past years shows no clear dominant team, as so far 2 wins were exchanged and 2 games ended in a draw. In this match, however, Fortuna Düsseldorf is undoubtedly the favorite, because the team will play in front of own audience, and has fresh experience of matches against major teams from the Bundesliga.