One of the ScoreMondo model’s 20,000 simulations — an estimate, not a result.
Fortuna DusseldorfKick-off0-0SV Meppen
90 minutes play in about half a minute.
Before kick-off: Model simulation (20,000 runs): expected goals Fortuna Dusseldorf 1.9 – 1.2 SV Meppen. Most frequent scores: 1-1 (11%), 2-1 (9%), 1-0 (9%). Both teams score in 60% of the simulated matches. About 9.6 corners on average. About 4.4 yellow cards on average; a red card in 17%.
No goals between Fortuna Dusseldorf and SV Meppen at Merkur Spielarena: it ended 0-0. L. Lord was our player of the match, rated 6.5 by the ScoreMondo model for Fortuna Dusseldorf. Friday 30 October, Merkur Spielarena (Dusseldorf): Fortuna Dusseldorf against SV Meppen on matchday 12, kick-off 18:00.
The statistics
The shot count read 23-5, 10-4 on target. By our xG model, Fortuna Dusseldorf's chances were worth 3.16 goals and SV Meppen's 0.60. Corners finished 9-1. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 2 to Fortuna Dusseldorf and 3 to SV Meppen, and a red. Fortuna Dusseldorf produced 95 dangerous attacks to SV Meppen's 13. Fouls: 9 by Fortuna Dusseldorf, 8 by SV Meppen.
Before kick-off, Fortuna Dusseldorf's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Fortuna Dusseldorf drew 1-1 with FC Hansa Rostock last time out. SV Meppen came into the match with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 4. Their most recent game was a 4-0 win over FC Wurzburger Kickers for SV Meppen. When they last met, on 1 March 1998, Fortuna Dusseldorf won 4-3. There have been 20 goals in the 4 meetings, 5.0 a game. Referee Yannick Sager showed 5 yellow cards and 1 red; the average in our records is 5.4 yellows per game over 7 matches.
What the result means
Fortuna Dusseldorf's run of 4 matches with a goal comes to an end. SV Meppen extend their unbeaten run to 5 matches. Across 5 meetings in our records: 3 wins for Fortuna Dusseldorf and 2 draws.
