Season ticket holders at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Darmstadt 98 languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Erzgebirge Aue will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Darmstadt 98 have the most matches over the total-line (17) in 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 98 and Erzgebirge Aue should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 12 games.
Darmstadt are returning here after visiting Paderborn in a 2. Bundesliga game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Serdar Dursun (2) and Marvin Mehlem scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Karlsruher SC that was lost 0-1.
Darmstadt are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. Darmstadt's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Erzgebirge Aue have only collected 11 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 3-2-7 (12 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on D. Schuster, the Erzgebirge Aue manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Erzgebirge played 1-1 against Hannover 96 in their previous match. A 0-1 defeat away at Holstein Kiel before that.
The attacking power of Erzgebirge Aue when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Erzgebirge have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Erzgebirge Aue - Darmstadt 98 3-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - one - two (Darmstadt wins - draws - Erzgebirge Aue wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 12 goals |  F. Krüger 10 goals |  P. Testroet 10 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Erzgebirge Aue | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 37 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 42 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 88% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 79% |
| 71% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 42% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 46% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 58% | 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 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13.2 | 12.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.1 | 12 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 24% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 32% |
- Darmstadt 98 have the most matches over the total-line (17) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bochum | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 21 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
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