Welcome to Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor and the game between Darmstadt 98 & DSC Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga. Here's everything you must know!
- Darmstadt 98 have not yet lost a game at home.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have yet to win a game away.
This should be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have collected seven points from their first three 2. Bundesliga games here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, a promising start.
The spoils were shared in Darmstadt 98's previous game, also at home. Visiting Heidenheim (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Ronstadt was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Heidenheim after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Kempe was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.1 (out of ten) in that game. Kempe hit six key passes.
Before that match, a win away at Hamburger SV.Goals are plentiful at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the league this season as Darmstadt 98 has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld form and stats
The 2. Bundesliga season is young and DSC Arminia Bielefeld have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Bielefeld are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the fixture against Eintracht Braunschweig (placed 18th). That victory felt good as this side had gone five league fixtures without victory. Hüsing, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Hüsing scored one goal and won 3 of 8 duels.
Before that, DSC Arminia Bielefeld travelled to Heidenheim and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bielefeld have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
DSC Arminia Bielefeld have been victorious in every one of the 5 latest battles versus this side. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  P. Tietz 3 goals | M. Mehlem 2 goals | B. Manu 2 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
DSC Arminia Bielefeld missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 6.7 | 7.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15.7 | 13.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 10 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 17 | 15.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.3 |
- All of DSC Arminia Bielefeld's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Darmstadt 98's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have scored in all their away matches so far.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld have yet to win a game away.
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darmstadt 98 have not yet lost a game at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paderborn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Greuther Furth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
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