Betting guide: Darmstadt 98 favourite to triumph over Magdeburg at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 19.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (16500 seats)

A glance at the 2. Bundesliga standings shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's plenty more to learn about the fixture. Read our Darmstadt 98 - Magdeburg match guide!

Insights:
  • Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (29) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Magdeburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Darmstadt are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Magdeburg most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Darmstadt 98 form and stats

Darmstadt 98 have performed here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor this season with 10 wins from 16 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1.

In their previous game, the manager Lieberknecht led his Darmstadt 98 to a defeat away at Hannover 96. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. Pfeiffer was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Pfeiffer hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to St. Pauli (0-3).

A decent goal production from Darmstadt 98 in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. Darmstadt are not conceding a lot of goals here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Magdeburg form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Magdeburg playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Magdeburg played 2-2 against Nurnberg in their previous match. Heber was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.4. The defender Heber won 6 of 9 duels.

A 0-0 draw at Heidenheim's stadium before that.

Take note that 10 of this team's 13 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

Magdeburg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games.

Head 2 Head

Darmstadt have won all of the 5 latest fixtures against this team. Something to take note of?

The most recent recorded result between these contenders is the Magdeburg - Darmstadt 98 0-1 played previously this season. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

Darmstadt 98P. Tietz
P. Tietz
11 goals
MagdeburgM. Kwarteng
M. Kwarteng
10 goals
Darmstadt 98B. Manu
B. Manu
7 goals

Darmstadt 98 missing players

Magdeburg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Darmstadt 98 Magdeburg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
19 10 3 Won W 1 6 11
7 5 2 Drew D 1 3 7
6 1 0 Lost L 3 7 14
49 26 7 Scored S 5 25 44
29 13 3 Conceded C 9 32 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
75% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 81% 81%
47% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 81% 69%
16% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 50% 34%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 19%
50% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 69% 62%
38% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 16%
12% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 31% 28%
 
5.5 6.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.4 4.6
4.3 3.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.1 5.6
2.3 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
15 15.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 13.6 14.1
4.5 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 4.4 4.7
34% 32% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 30%
 
12.2 11 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 24.2 18.8 15.9
3.9 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.9 5.5
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (29) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Magdeburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 32 19 7 6 49 29 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 20 64
2 Heidenheim 32 17 10 5 63 34 16 11 4 1 40 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 29 61
3 Hamburger SV 32 18 6 8 67 44 16 10 3 3 36 19 16 8 3 5 31 25 23 60
4 Paderborn 32 16 6 10 66 41 16 12 0 4 46 19 16 4 6 6 20 22 25 54
5 St. Pauli 32 15 9 8 50 35 16 9 6 1 23 10 16 6 3 7 27 25 15 54
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 16 6 10 54 40 16 11 3 2 35 16 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 54
7 Kaiserslautern 32 11 12 9 47 43 16 6 6 4 26 23 16 5 6 5 21 20 4 45
8 Hannover 96 32 12 7 13 46 47 16 8 3 5 26 21 16 4 4 8 20 26 -1 43
9 Holstein Kiel 32 11 10 11 50 56 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 5 6 5 24 31 -6 43
10 Karlsruher SC 32 12 6 14 53 52 16 8 3 5 30 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 1 42
11 Magdeburg 32 11 7 14 44 54 16 5 4 7 19 22 16 6 3 7 25 32 -10 40
12 Greuther Furth 32 9 11 12 42 48 16 7 7 2 24 19 16 2 4 10 18 29 -6 38
13 Hansa Rostock 32 11 4 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 16 6 3 7 14 23 -17 37
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 9 14 40 55 16 7 3 6 22 20 16 2 6 8 18 35 -15 36
15 Nurnberg 32 9 8 15 31 49 16 7 3 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 35
16 Arminia Bielefeld 32 9 6 17 48 56 16 5 3 8 26 27 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 33
17 Jahn Regensburg 32 7 7 18 30 54 16 4 7 5 15 25 16 3 0 13 15 29 -24 28
18 Sandhausen 32 7 7 18 35 61 16 4 4 8 18 32 16 3 3 10 17 29 -26 28

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  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 32 19 7 6 49 29 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 9 2 5 23 16 20 64
2 Heidenheim 32 17 10 5 63 34 16 11 4 1 40 16 16 6 6 4 23 18 29 61
3 Hamburger SV 32 18 6 8 67 44 16 10 3 3 36 19 16 8 3 5 31 25 23 60
4 Paderborn 32 16 6 10 66 41 16 12 0 4 46 19 16 4 6 6 20 22 25 54
5 St. Pauli 32 15 9 8 50 35 16 9 6 1 23 10 16 6 3 7 27 25 15 54
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 16 6 10 54 40 16 11 3 2 35 16 16 5 3 8 19 24 14 54
7 Kaiserslautern 32 11 12 9 47 43 16 6 6 4 26 23 16 5 6 5 21 20 4 45
8 Hannover 96 32 12 7 13 46 47 16 8 3 5 26 21 16 4 4 8 20 26 -1 43
9 Holstein Kiel 32 11 10 11 50 56 16 6 4 6 26 25 16 5 6 5 24 31 -6 43
10 Karlsruher SC 32 12 6 14 53 52 16 8 3 5 30 25 16 4 3 9 23 27 1 42
11 Magdeburg 32 11 7 14 44 54 16 5 4 7 19 22 16 6 3 7 25 32 -10 40
12 Greuther Furth 32 9 11 12 42 48 16 7 7 2 24 19 16 2 4 10 18 29 -6 38
13 Hansa Rostock 32 11 4 17 30 47 16 5 1 10 16 24 16 6 3 7 14 23 -17 37
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 9 14 40 55 16 7 3 6 22 20 16 2 6 8 18 35 -15 36
15 Nurnberg 32 9 8 15 31 49 16 7 3 6 18 17 16 2 5 9 13 32 -18 35
16 Arminia Bielefeld 32 9 6 17 48 56 16 5 3 8 26 27 16 4 3 9 22 29 -8 33
17 Jahn Regensburg 32 7 7 18 30 54 16 4 7 5 15 25 16 3 0 13 15 29 -24 28
18 Sandhausen 32 7 7 18 35 61 16 4 4 8 18 32 16 3 3 10 17 29 -26 28

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