Dusseldorf vs FreiburgPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Freiburg already have five recent meetings on record: Freiburg won 3-1 away in October 2025, Düsseldorf won 2-0 while playing away in February 2020, Freiburg won again 2-1 away in September 2019, then a 1-1 draw in May 2019 with Düsseldorf on the road, and finally a 2-0 home win for Düsseldorf in December 2018. Heading into the first round of the German Cup, the hosts come in off a 0-2 home defeat to Hoffenheim II, after a 1-2 loss at Waldhof Mannheim, a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund, a 0-2 defeat away at Lask Linz and a 2-0 win over Ružomberok. Freiburg arrive having won four of their last five, most recently 3-1 away at Motherwell, before that 3-0 over Crystal Palace, 2-0 over Strasbourg, 3-1 over Derby and a single defeat, 0-3, to Aston Villa. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.