After a long break, the Bundesliga finally returned and we got to see high-class football for the first time in some weeks. While a huge focus was on the games Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04 or Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, a lot of the people forgot about another important match: Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Paderborn. While the other games were interesting as we had top teams facing each other in the race for the title and UEFA Champions League spots, this was a pure relegation battle.
Ahead of this game, Paderborn was in the last position with 16 points out of the opening 25 games and Fortuna Düsseldorf was in the 16th place with 22 points. Therefore, both teams needed to get points in this match and especially for Paderborn it was a huge chance to collect something in the fight against relegation.
In this tactical analysis, we will look at the tactics of both sides and discuss what led to the fact that the match ended 0-0 what none of the two teams really helps.
Lineups
The home team went with a 3-4-3 and a 3-4-2-1 respectively, but you have to note at this point that the three forwards were very flexible and often exchanged their positions. Florian Kastenmeier was in goal as the Manchester City loanee Zack Steffen is currently injured. The back three consisted out of Kaan Ayhan, André Hoffmann and Niko Gießelmann while the wing-backs were Markus Suttner and Matthias Zimmermann. Kevin Stöger and Marcel Sobotka. Valon Berisha and Erik Thommy supported upfront Kenan Karaman.
On the other side, Steffen Baumgart went for a 4-1-4-1 and a 4-3-3 formation respectively with Leopold Zingerle between the sticks and the back four was made of Jamilu Collins, Uwe Hünemeier, Sebastian Schonlau and Mohamed Dräger. Klaus Gjasula was the player between the two banks of four and was supported in the centre by Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Sebastian Vasiliadis. The wings were occupied by Dennis Jastrzembski and Kai Pröger. Upfront Dennis Srbeny who joined Paderborn in the winter from the Premier League side Norwich City was the only striker.
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