Match Info

3. Liga - Round 1

Date: 7 August 2026, Friday

Location: Carl-Benz Stadion (Mannheim)

Referee: Michel F. (Ger)

Where to Watch on TV:


Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Premium 1
Croatia	SportKlub 9
Germany	DFB Play, Magenta Sport
Slovakia	Arena sport 2
Usa	ESPN+, SportsEngine Play
World	OneFootball TV


	Waldhof Mannheim		Fortuna Düsseldorf

	1	X	2
	3	3.6	2.05	Watch
	2.95	3.60	2.20
	3.1	3.5	2.1	Watch
	3.38	3.65	2.14
	3.26	3.64	2.05	Watch
	3.25	3.6	2.08
	3.25	3.7	2.04	Watch
	3.15	3.5	2.11
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.17 ↑ (2.88)	3.6 ↑ (3.47)	2.1 ↓ (2.22)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 3.7%, offered by

#Advertisement. For Live Stream GEO restrictions apply. Funded account required. GamblingTherapy.org. 18+

Current Win Probability

Waldhof Mannheim
29.5%

Draw
26%

Fortuna Düsseldorf
44.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32%

26.6%

41.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Waldhof Mannheim has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.5%)

Fortuna Düsseldorf has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
35.7%	0%	64.3%

Waldhof Mannheim - Fortuna Düsseldorf Predictions

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Waldhof will win (votes: 5 - 35.7%). Fortuna will win (votes: 9 - 64.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Fortuna: 39.2% – 89.4%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Fortuna (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 3.5 - under (1.43) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5 - over (1.18) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

#ad

Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Nijhuis T. (G) 25. Okeke J. 24. Klunter L. 3. Polte M. 35. Mendes D. 21. Rieckmann J. 8. Thalhammer M. 7. Bierschenk L. 20. Asallari K. 10. Ulbricht J. 12. Thill V.	1. Riess L. (G) 2. van der Sloot S. 15. Oberdorf T. 3. Heintz D. 39. Amaniampong K. 25. Zimmermann M. 16. Benger M. 24. Schleusener F. 5. Bouchama Y. 10. Forster P. 9. Hottmann E.
Substitutes
13. Boyd T. 9. Gregorio G. 15. Kammerknecht C. 30. Keumo O. 28. Michel D. 23. Mickels L. 29. Muteba NTumba N. X. 16. Niemann J. (G) 33. Rexhepi A.	38. Arden E. 14. Consbruch J. 18. Goncalves M. 22. Lord L. (G) 41. Meiser F. 27. Paulina J. 28. Risch S. 29. Sauck K. 34. Slimani A.
Coaches
Mota R.	Ende A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
18', 1 - 0, Thill V. ⚽, Ulbricht J. (A),
42', Heintz D. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Hottmann E. ↓, Paulina J. ↑,
46', Forster P. ↓, Consbruch J. ↑,
46', Heintz D. ↓, Meiser F. ↑,
48', 2 - 0, Ulbricht J. ⚽, Okeke J. (A),
53', Amaniampong K. 🟨,
56', 2 - 1, Schleusener F. ⚽,
59', Thill V. ↓, Rexhepi A. ↑,
59', Ulbricht J. ↓, Boyd T. ↑,
62', Benger M. ↓, Arden E. ↑,
63', Bouchama Y. 🟨,
66', Mendes D. 🟨,
73', Mendes D. ↓, Keumo O. ↑,
73', Bierschenk L. ↓, Michel D. ↑,
75', Bouchama Y. ↓, Slimani A. ↑,
78', Paulina J. 🟨,
80', Asallari K. ↓, Muteba NTumba N. X. ↑,
81', Muteba NTumba N. X. 🟨,
90+3', Boyd T. 🟨,
90+5', Meiser F. 🟨,

Preview

Waldhof has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Fortuna is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Waldhof may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Fortuna could have a small edge in this match.

The teams have not played against each other recently.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
6	Mannheim	8	4	1	3	16:11	5	13
11	Dusseldorf	7	3	1	3	6:7	-1	10

Last Results with these Odds

Waldhof Mannheim - the odds 2.88 are the expected chance of winning is 32.01%, but this team recently wins 21% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Waldhof Mannheim
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Waldhof Mannheim - Eintracht Frankfurt	0:1 ✺
25.07.26	Waldhof Mannheim - Triglav	4:1 ✺
23.07.26	Waldhof Mannheim - Liefering	4:1 ✺
18.07.26	Nürnberg - Waldhof Mannheim	3:2 ✺
15.07.26	Eintracht Frankfurt II - Waldhof Mannheim	2:0
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5 LWWLL
- Fortuna Düsseldorf
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Dortmund	2:1 ✺
18.07.26	LASK Linz - Fortuna Düsseldorf	2:0 ✺
15.07.26	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Ružomberok	2:0 ✺
08.07.26	St Tonis - Fortuna Düsseldorf	0:5 ✺
03.07.26	Monheim - Fortuna Düsseldorf	0:6 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.9 WLWWW

Upcoming Matches