1.FC Magdeburg vs TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf Best odds and tips

Magdeburg currently sit 7th in the 2. Bundesliga table with 50 points from 33 matches, while TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf occupy 5th spot with 53 points from the same number of games. Christian Titz’s side have been on a poor run of results recently, with just one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five fixtures, and a 0-5 home defeat to Preussen Münster last time out will have done little to help the coach’s cause. Dusseldorf are a much more solid side, as Daniel Thioune has seen his team win two and draw three of their last five matches. Thioune has got the best out of his attackers in the run-in and the visitors should be able to make life difficult for Magdeburg on Sunday. Danny Schmidt has scored three goals in his last five appearances for Fortuna as they have notched ten goals in that period. Düsseldorf’s main goal threat remains Dawid Kownacki, who has scored 13 goals in 28 league appearances this season, while Martijn Kaars has bagged 18 in 32 for Magdeburg. The hosts have won four, drawn seven and lost five of their 16 home fixtures in 2. Bundesliga this season, conceding an average of 1.69 goals per game on their own patch.

Düsseldorf have conceded just 21 goals on their travels this season, and they will be able to cause Magdeburg problems on Sunday if the hosts overcommit players forward and leave themselves open on the counter. Düsseldorf are unbeaten in their last three away fixtures (W1, D2) and will be confident of avoiding defeat on Sunday. Magdeburg split their last two home fixtures (W1, L1) and are unlikely to be able to get the better of a disciplined Düsseldorf side on Sunday. The odds for a home win are not attractive at 2.07, while a draw is 3.95 and a Düsseldorf win is 3.20, so the bookies are not far off the mark in this one. The visitors have a good record against Magdeburg, winning two and losing one of the last three meetings, although in their last encounter, they lost 5-2 away to Magdeburg. This looks set to be a close match, but the visitors’ form and away strength could be enough to cause an upset on Sunday.