Lausitzer Füchse hosted Düsseldorf in the DEL2 on 2026-10-09 and came up short in a 3:4 result. The visitors completed a perfect six-match start to the season, while the hosts remain rooted in 11th place after another defeat.
The scoreline tells you something about the game, and here's the thing — this wasn't a match where one side dominated from the off. Lausitzer had their moments, but Düsseldorf showed enough composure to take the points. By then, you could see the pattern: the visitors have the deeper squad and they're making it count.
We'd called for an away win before kickoff, though the confidence sat at 50 per cent. Football, or hockey in this case, doesn't work on certainty, but the form suggested Düsseldorf would find a way back into it if needed. And they did, turning a tight contest into something they could control when it mattered.
Lausitzer's recent results show a side that can score — 3:2 against Krimmişau, 3:0 over Bad-Neuheim — but also one that concedes heavily at times. That 0:6 loss to Memmingen sits alongside this result, painting a picture of a team still finding its feet. Düsseldorf, meanwhile, have played six games without a blemish.
The table tells the story plainly enough. Düsseldorf lead with six wins from six, while Lausitzer sit on two victories and four defeats. The gap between them isn't just in the standings — it's in the confidence, and that price has gone up significantly for the visitors.
