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Fortuna Düsseldorf go into the Bundesliga promotion/relegation play-off tie with Bochum in a confident mood and hope to have history on their side. Düsseldorf finished third in the second division and will face the Bundesliga’s 16th-place finishers Bochum away on Thursday and at home the following Monday. Düsseldorf are among only three second-tier sides to prevail in the 15 play-off ties since they were re-introduced in 2009, in 2012 against Hertha Berlin. “We know Bochum well, it’s almost a neighbourhood duel,” captain Andre Hoffmann said on the club website. “These will be two very close ga…

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