Fortuna Dusseldorf – SC Verl match report
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It finished 2-2 between Fortuna Dusseldorf and SC Verl at Merkur Spielarena. It was 1-1 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to SC Verl's A. Mesanovic: 8.1. The match was played on Sunday, 11 October 2026 at Merkur Spielarena in Dusseldorf (matchday 8).
How the match unfolded
T. Oberdorf opened the scoring for Fortuna Dusseldorf after 38 minutes. SC Verl drew level at 1-1 in the 45th minute through T. Heike, set up by A. Mesanovic. It was Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-1 SC Verl at half-time.
Fortuna Dusseldorf went 2-1 up on 46 minutes thanks to J. Hendrix. SC Verl drew level at 2-2 in the 55th minute through J. Berner, set up by M. Clausen.
What the numbers say
The shot count read 7-5, 3-3 on target. Corners finished 3-9. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 4 to Fortuna Dusseldorf and 1 to SC Verl. Fortuna Dusseldorf committed 9 fouls to SC Verl's 4, and the offside count read 3-1.
Fortuna Dusseldorf's yellow cards went to A. Muller in the 24th minute, E. Wekesser in the 59th minute, E. Arden in the 78th minute and T. Oberdorf in the 84th minute. Booked for SC Verl: N. Seidel (37').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to T. Schlieck (SC Verl, 7.9), P. Forster (Fortuna Dusseldorf, 7.8) and J. Hendrix (Fortuna Dusseldorf, 7.4). From the Fortuna Dusseldorf bench came S. Risch on 69 minutes, J. Consbruch on 69 minutes, J. Paulina on 69 minutes and Y. Bouchama on 73 minutes, among 5 changes. SC Verl made 3 changes: R. Araoye for N. Seidel (67'), F. Wessig for J. Eze (80') and D. Martinovic for T. Heike (86').
The context
Fortuna Dusseldorf came into the match with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Alemannia Aachen beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-0 last time out. Before kick-off, SC Verl's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. SC Verl lost 2-0 away to Hannover 96 in their last match. The last meeting, in 2008, ended in a 2-1 win for Fortuna Dusseldorf. Sebastian Hilsberg was the referee, averaging 5.1 yellow cards per match across 14 matches in our records.
What the result means
Across 3 meetings in our records: 2 wins for Fortuna Dusseldorf and 1 draw.
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