Fortuna Düsseldorf ease past Dynamo Dresden with early blitz in 2. Bundesliga

Fortuna Düsseldorf strengthened their position in the 2. Bundesliga with a composed 3–1 victory over Dynamo Dresden on Matchday 31, building the win on a dominant first hour before a late consolation from the visitors.

The hosts struck first after just 11 minutes. Goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier turned provider, setting up Cédric Itten to make it 1–0 and give Düsseldorf the ideal start. Six minutes later the advantage was doubled, as Emmanuel Iyoha finished a move created by Shinta Appelkamp to leave Dynamo reeling at 2–0.

2. Bundesliga FINISHED

2026-04-24 16:30

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf

3 - 1

SG Dynamo Dresden

Matchday 31 REGULAR_SEASON

Düsseldorf continued to control the tempo and added a third shortly after the break. Half-time substitute Luca Raimund, who had replaced Christopher Lenz at the interval, justified his introduction in the 58th minute, finishing from an Itten assist to push the scoreline to 3–0 and effectively decide the contest.

Dresden head coach turned to his bench in search of a response, introducing Jakob Lemmer, Luca Herrmann, Stefan Kutschke, Konrad Faber and later Christoph Daferner during the second half. The changes eventually brought some late reward when Lemmer, sent on in the 62nd minute, pulled one back in the 90th minute after a pass from Ben Bobzien.

Despite that late goal, Düsseldorf saw out the remaining moments without alarm to cap a professional home performance and secure all three points. Dynamo, meanwhile, were left to reflect on a slow start and the damage done by Düsseldorf’s early cutting edge.

Beyond the goals and substitutions listed, detailed match events such as full lineups, card incidents, and minute-by-minute statistics were not available in the provided data.

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2. Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Schalke 04	32	20	7	5	49	28	21	67	W W W W W
2	SV 07 Elversberg	32	17	8	7	60	36	24	59	W D W L D
3	Hannover 96	32	16	10	6	56	40	16	58	D W D W D
4	SC Paderborn 07	32	17	7	8	55	43	12	58	L L D W W
5	SV Darmstadt 98	32	13	12	7	56	42	14	51	L D L L L
6	Hertha BSC	32	13	9	10	44	37	7	48	L L D L W
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	32	14	4	14	49	47	2	46	L L L W W
8	Karlsruher SC	32	12	7	13	50	60	-10	43	W L L W L
9	1. FC Nürnberg	32	11	9	12	41	42	-1	42	D W D L D
10	Holstein Kiel	32	11	8	13	42	43	-1	41	W W W W D
11	VfL Bochum 1848	32	10	10	12	46	45	1	40	D W L W L
12	SG Dynamo Dresden	32	10	8	14	51	50	1	38	W L W W L
13	Arminia Bielefeld	32	9	9	14	47	48	-1	36	D W D L W
14	1. FC Magdeburg	32	11	3	18	49	56	-7	36	W L W L W
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	9	7	16	34	52	-18	34	L W D L D
16	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	32	10	4	18	30	49	-19	34	L W L L L
17	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	32	9	7	16	45	66	-21	34	D L W D L
18	SC Preußen Münster	32	6	11	15	37	57	-20	29	D L L D D