Prediction Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Eintracht Braunschweig 2025/2026 – Betting Tips for the 2. Bundesliga on 17/10/2025

Form and context

Fortuna Düsseldorf welcome Eintracht Braunschweig to the Merkur Spiel-Arena on 17 October with both teams struggling to find consistent form in the early weeks of the 2025/2026 2. Bundesliga season. Fortuna sit 13th with ten points from eight matches, a campaign peppered with roller-coaster results: a 2-3 reverse against Nürnberg, a solid 1-0 away success at Bochum, and a heavy 0-3 loss to Darmstadt among recent results. Braunschweig, down in 15th, have been worse adrift — a run that includes a 1-2 defeat to Paderborn, a 1-3 loss to Preußen Münster and a damaging 1-4 loss away to Elversberg. The recent head-to-head was entertaining too; these sides drew 2-2 in May, suggesting they can produce open, goal-laden contests when they meet.

Tactical snapshot and key numbers

Numbers tell a telling story: both teams leak goals. Fortuna have conceded 15 while scoring just 8, and Braunschweig have shipped 16 while scoring 9. Home and away splits underline the fragility at the back — Fortuna have only two clean sheets so far, Braunschweig only one. Shot volumes are healthy but not clinical; Fortuna average 11.25 total shots per match while Braunschweig average 9.75, with both teams recording plenty of efforts inside the box. The over 2.5 goals percentage sits at 62.5% for both teams, underlining how frequently their fixtures produce multiple goals. Recent scorelines reinforce that trend: a cluster of 2-3, 1-2, 0-3 and 1-4 results suggests defences are being picked apart and matches rarely finishing goalless.

Momentum and match-up narrative

Fortuna head into this game with a mixture of highs and lows — capable of grinding out a 1-0 win away at Bochum but also vulnerable to sharper attacks, as seen against Darmstadt and Nürnberg. Braunschweig’s season so far has been punctuated by setbacks and heavy defeats, leaving them low on confidence and porous at the back. The H2H 2-2 from May is a reminder that when these teams meet there is room for end-to-end action. Individual match highlights from recent rounds show Anouar El Azzouzi earning praise in Fortuna’s last match and Levente Szabó standing out for Braunschweig, but overall the picture is of two sides prioritizing attack without consistently securing defensive stability.

Betting suggestion Given the volume of goals conceded by both teams, the frequency of high-scoring recent results and the identical 62.5% over 2.5 rate, the strongest market here is the goal market. Backing Over 2.5 goals looks like the best value: both sides have shown they can be undone defensively and their recent fixtures point to more than two goals being likely in this clash at the Merkur Spiel-Arena.