HISTORY
- Eintracht have a good overall Bundesliga record against Düsseldorf: W21, D12, L10 and even more so at home (W15, D5, L1).
- Both teams achieved all time Bundesliga records at the start of the season: SGE won their first 4 games (the first promoted team to do so), Düsseldorf didn't concede a goal in their first 5 matches (also unseen before of a promoted side).
- The Eagles lost only 1 of 21 home matches against Fortuna, 33 years ago (2-1 in January 1980).
- There was a player sent off in each of the last 3 encounters of SGE and F95.
- Eintracht scored 95 Bundesliga goals so far against F95.
- The last BL home match against F95 was in 1995 - Schupp, Okocha and Hagner scored, the Eagles won 3-0.
- None of the Bundesliga encounters between SGE and Fortuna ended with a goalless draw.
- SGE scored 26-6 goals in their last 10 home matches against Düsseldorf (W7, D3 - 6 clean sheets).
SEASON
- Eintracht have the 2nd best defense in 2013 (only 15 goals conceded, as Mainz), only Bayern conceded fewer goals (7).
- The Eagles managed 6 clean sheets in 14 games since the winter break.
- SGE still record the 2nd best duel success rate in the league (51.6% duels won).
- Fortuna have not recorded a win in 9 games and have also a run of 12 away games without winning (the only Bundesliga team without an away win in 2013).
- Only 2 Bundesliga teams recorded more bookings than Fortuna (67).
INDIVDUALS
- Fortuna manager Norbert Meier suffered a 9-2 defeat in his first match against Eintracht as a player (with Werder Bremen in Frankfurt, November 1981).
- Frankfurt's defender Bamba Anderson had 32 Bundesliga 2 appearances for Düsseldorf in 2009/10 (3 goals).
- Eintracht's CEO Heribert Bruchhagen was born in Düsseldorf.
- SGE mascot Attila the Eagle celebrated its 9th birthday in the week.
- Jürgen Grabowski scored the very 1st Bundesliga for Eintracht against Düsseldorf (4-2 away in 1966).
Sources: Impire - Opta - eintracht.de
