German 2.Bundesliga
2025-09-21 - Fortuna Dusseldorf vs SV Darmstadt 98
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: 2.Bundesliga
Merkur Spiel Arena – Dusseldorf
Sunday, 21st September 2025 - kickoff 13:30 CET
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Fortuna Dusseldorf is finally waking up. After losing their opening two games against solid Arminia Bielefeld and Hannover 96, Fortuna Dusseldorf is now unbeaten in three 2. Bundesliga games, winning twice.
Last week’s 1-2 away win against Preussen Munster was valuable, where they were labeled as underdogs. Some are still undervaluing Fortuna Dusseldorf, who I believe are Bundesliga contenders, even though they did not start that dominantly this season.
Last week’s win was especially sweet because Fortuna Dusseldorf managed to overturn a goal deficit at half-time and win. A massive confidence booster before this game.
Fortuna Dusseldorf still awaits their first home win this 2.Bundesliga season, after previously losing 0-2 to Hannover 96 and drawing goalless against Karlsruher SC.
However, Fortuna Dusseldorf has a fantastic recent record against SV Darmstadt 98, beating them four times in their most recent six head-to-head duels.
SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 is doing fairly well so far, winning three and drawing once in their five 2.Bundesliga games. They beat lowly Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1 last week, their first win after two winless games.
A thing to note is that SV Darmstadt 98 are doing much better than at this same period last season, which coincidentally, was the period when coach Florian Kohfeldt took over.
Last season, SV Darmstadt 98 collected just two points after five matchdays, and this season they have 10 from five games. A significant improvement.
The Betting Verdict
Interestingly, only one of the 18 duels between the sides had ended in a draw, with Fortuna Dusseldorf winning 11 matches and SV Darmstadt winning six times.
Fortuna Dusseldorf remained unbeaten in both duels last season, winning in Darmstadt and drawing at home.
Fortuna Dusseldorf now has the momentum going; they are on the rise, and I believe they can get a valuable win against SV Darmstadt 98 this weekend.
The Pick :
Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-1 SV Darmstadt 98
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Fortuna Dusseldorf to win at odds of 2.50 at BetFred
