Darmstadt 98 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Hamburger SV.
- Darmstadt 98 has the most matches over the total-line (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have scored in all their away matches so far.
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
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Darmstadt 98 so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager M. Anfang led his Darmstadt to a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga match away at Fortuna Dusseldorf. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Eintracht Braunschweig.
The manager M. Anfang will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Greuther Furth in only three days.
The Darmstadt fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Hamburger SV form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. Three has not been a lucky number for Hamburger SV as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Holstein Kiel match.
Home advantage was not enough for Hamburger in their previous game, as they lost their 2. Bundesliga-match, hosting Hannover 96, 0-1. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Heidenheim's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hamburger are hosting Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga only three days away.
The Hamburger manager D. Thioune has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hamburger have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Darmstadt won three, Hamburger SV won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 9 goals |   S. Dursun 7 goals |  T. Kempe 5 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Hamburger SV missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Hamburger SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 21 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 90% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 70% |
| 70% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 11.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 42% | 50% |
- Darmstadt 98 has the most matches over the total-line (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hamburger SV have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hamburger SV 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 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Bochum | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osnabruck | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
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