An important duel in the bottom section of the 2. Bundesliga, with both Darmstadt 98 and Eintracht Braunschweig experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 13th and the visitors in 15th place.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have played three 2. Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Darmstadt are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by T. Kempe).
In their previous game, the manager M. Anfang led his Darmstadt to a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga match away at Erzgebirge Aue. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. Before that game, the home loss against Paderborn with the scoreline 0-4.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Darmstadt's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
Darmstadt aren't scoring a lot here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Darmstadt 98 have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats
0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Eintracht Braunschweig, who have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in 2. Bundesliga, in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.
Braunschweig failed to get anything from their last game, a 2. Bundesliga home match vs Karlsruher SC (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 1-3. A 2-2 draw at Sandhausen's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Eintracht Braunschweig playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and zero home wins.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Braunschweig concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Darmstadt, two draws and one win for Eintracht Braunschweig. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 4 goals |   N. Proschwitz 4 goals |  G. Pálsson 2 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Eintracht Braunschweig missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 88% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 62% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 105 | 35 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 47 | 94 |
| 45 | 16 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 27% | 12% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 20% | 32% |
- All of Eintracht Braunschweig's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Darmstadt 98 has the fewest points (2) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 has the fewest scored goals (2) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have yet to win a game at home.
- Eintracht Braunschweig has the the worst goal difference (-8) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Eintracht Braunschweig have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Eintracht Braunschweig have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Eintracht Braunschweig have yet to win a game away.
- Eintracht Braunschweig haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Bochum | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Osnabruck | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Nurnberg | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 4 |
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