Match report

Eintracht Braunschweig Defeats Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 in 2. Bundesliga

Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
1–0
FT
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Mar 14, 2026

Eintracht Braunschweig held on to secure a vital 1-0 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf in a tightly contested match in the 2. Bundesliga. Robin Heufer's 62nd-minute goal proved decisive as Braunschweig managed to keep their opponents at bay for the rest of the game, despite multiple yellow cards and substitutions from both sides.

Key Facts

  • • Eintracht Braunschweig defeats Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0
  • • Robin Heufer scores the only goal in the 62nd minute
  • • Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Fortuna Düsseldorf) receives a yellow card in the 4th minute
  • • A. Opoku (Eintracht Braunschweig) receives a yellow card in the 45th minute
  • • Three substitutions made by Eintracht Braunschweig, four by Fortuna Düsseldorf
  • • Two yellow cards issued to Fortuna Düsseldorf players Jordi Paulina and E. Egouli

Lineups

Eintracht Braunschweig

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (G)
  • 8 Mehmet Aydın (D)
  • 21 Kevin Ehlers (D)
  • 4 Andi Hoti (D)
  • 22 Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (D)
  • 6 Florian Flick (M)
  • 15 Max Marie (M)
  • 17 Aaron Opoku (M)
  • 30 Robin Heußer (M)
  • 44 Johan Arath Gomez (M)
  • 9 Erencan Yardımcı (F)

Substitutes

  • 25 Grant-Leon Ranos
  • 11 Jovan Mijatović
  • 13 Elhan Kastrati
  • 16 Louis Breunig
  • 19 Leon Bell Bell
  • 7 Fabio Kaufmann
  • 26 Hugo Luis Afonso
  • 10 Faride Alidou
  • 24 Sidi Sané

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Marcel Lotka (G)
  • 15 Tim Christopher Oberdorf (D)
  • 44 Elias Egouli (D)
  • 2 Jesper Daland (D)
  • 16 Satoshi Tanaka (M)
  • 5 Moritz Heyer (M)
  • 14 Sotiris Alexandropoulos (M)
  • 46 Sima Suso (M)
  • 24 Florent Muslija (M)
  • 20 Marin Ljubičić (F)
  • 23 Shinta Karl Appelkamp (F)

Substitutes

  • 27 Jordi Paulina
  • 26 Florian Schock
  • 42 Leonard Brodersen
  • 29 Kilian Sauck
  • 6 Tim Breithaupt
  • 19 Emmanuel Iyoha
  • 9 Žan Celar
  • 7 Luca Raimund

Timeline

  1. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    4' Fortuna Düsseldorf Card · Yellow Card
    Sotiris Alexandropoulos
  2. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    14' Fortuna Düsseldorf Var · Goal Disallowed - offside
    M. Ljubicic
  3. Eintracht Braunschweig
    45'+1 Eintracht Braunschweig Card · Yellow Card
    A. Opoku
  4. Eintracht Braunschweig
    46' Eintracht Braunschweig subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Opoku · On: G. Ranos
  5. Eintracht Braunschweig
    46' Eintracht Braunschweig subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Erencan Yardımcı · On: J. Mijatovic
  6. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    61' Fortuna Düsseldorf subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Sotiris Alexandropoulos · On: Jordi Paulina
  7. Eintracht Braunschweig
    62' Eintracht Braunschweig Goal · Normal Goal
    Robin Heußer
  8. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    64' Fortuna Düsseldorf Card · Yellow Card
    Jordi Paulina
  9. Eintracht Braunschweig
    71' Eintracht Braunschweig subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Johan Arath Gomez · On: S. Sané
  10. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    77' Fortuna Düsseldorf Card · Yellow Card
    E. Egouli
  11. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    79' Fortuna Düsseldorf subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Heyer · On: L. Raimund
  12. Fortuna Düsseldorf
    86' Fortuna Düsseldorf subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Daland · On: Z. Celar
  13. Eintracht Braunschweig
    86' Eintracht Braunschweig subst · Substitution 4
    Off: F. Di Michele Sanchez · On: L. Bell Bell
  14. Eintracht Braunschweig
    90'+2 Eintracht Braunschweig Card · Yellow Card
    Ron-Thorben Hoffmann
  15. Eintracht Braunschweig
    90' Eintracht Braunschweig subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Max Marie · On: F. Kaufmann

Match Stats

Stat Eintracht Braunschweig Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fouls 9 14
Pass Accuracy 83% 76%
Offsides 4 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 9
Corners 4 5
Total Passes 395 378
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 5 4
Shots on Target 4 2
xG 1.14 0.44
Shots off Target 5 3
Possession 51% 49%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 329 289
Shots Inside Box 10 7
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 4 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Fortuna Düsseldorf had a goal disallowed in the 14th minute due to an offside call, which could have shifted the momentum of the game
  • ▸ Robin Heufer's goal in the 62nd minute was a crucial turning point as it broke the deadlock and provided Eintracht Braunschweig with the lead they needed to secure a narrow victory