A total of 24 rounds of matches have gone by and both Darmstadt 98 and Kaiserslautern are doing great. Let's start!
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (16) in 2. Bundesliga
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
Darmstadt 98 are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. 7 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
Darmstadt 98 lost their last game at DSC Arminia Bielefeld (placed 14th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfield player Schnellhardt got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Schnellhardt dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Heidenheim (0-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Darmstadt 98 handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.
The Darmstadt 98 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Darmstadt have conceded only 8 goals.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Schuster, the Kaiserslautern manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Kaiserslautern delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Sandhausen (placed 17th) in their previous match. Defender Zuck was the best team player with a rating of 7.34. Zuck hit three key passes and won 2 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Magdeburg's place.We have checked recent matches where Kaiserslautern have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Kaiserslautern has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Kaiserslautern in these games.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other earlier this match year: Kaiserslautern - Darmstadt 98 3-3. Head-to-head totals (for the previous five meetings): Darmstadt won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Kaiserslautern have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 11 goals |   P. Tietz 8 goals | B. Manu 5 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 39 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 42% | 38% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 54% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| 38% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 15 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 40% |
| 12.1 | 10 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 15.6 | 14.2 |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
- Darmstadt 98 have not yet lost a game at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (16) 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 48 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -11 | 28 |
| 12 | Nürnberg | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 13 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
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