Darmstadt 98 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Hamburger SV.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Darmstadt 98 are 2-5-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Darmstadt 98 drew their last game, also a home match. Stuttgart (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Wehen Wiesbaden the opponent.
Darmstadt 98's goalie Marcel Schuhen played a big part in securing one point against Stuttgart with a stunning 6 saves.
The Darmstadt 98 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Hamburger SV form and stats
The visitors are W2-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sandhausen (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The 2. Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Heidenheim.
Hamburger SV are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. Hamburger SV have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hamburger SV - Darmstadt 98 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Darmstadt 98, 2 draws and 2 wins for Hamburger SV. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Kittel 9 goals |   S. Dursun 5 goals |  L. Hinterseer 5 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Hamburger SV missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Hamburger SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 34 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 59% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 29% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 222 | 116 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 145 | 286 |
| 76 | 40 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 45 | 101 |
| 24% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 34% |
- All of Hamburger SV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Bochum | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
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