Preview

• As week 3 of the 2025-2026 2. Bundesliga arrives, Paderborn take on Fortuna Düsseldorf at Home Deluxe Arena on 2025-08-23 (kick-off 12:00 GMT).
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between R. Kettemann and D. Thioune.
• Paderborn are 6th in the standings with 4 points, followed by Fortuna Düsseldorf in 18th on 0 points.
• Paderborn and Fortuna Düsseldorf will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• We expect Paderborn to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Fortuna Düsseldorf are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• The previous match saw A. Grimaldi lead Paderborn with a 8.3 TheyScored rating, and S. Appelkamp top-rating for Fortuna Düsseldorf at 10.
• Paderborn came off a win (3-1 vs Viktoria Köln) and Fortuna Düsseldorf also triumphed (4-2 vs Schweinfurt).
• Paderborn (2-3-0) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Paderborn have clearly got the edge H2H: in 23 meetings, they've beaten Fortuna Düsseldorf 10 times, with 7 draws and only 6 losses.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Paderborn's 1-0-0 home form and Fortuna Düsseldorf's 0-0-1 away record.

Predictions

Summary

H2H

Standings