There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the 2. Bundesliga table so far. Here's the Darmstadt 98 - Osnabruck latest:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Darmstadt 98 and Osnabrück.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have played 9 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). Darmstadt 98 are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row. Two draws in a row at home now for Darmstadt 98.
The home team returns to Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor after being equal after 90 minutes with Holstein Kiel (placed 10th) on their last time out; the 2. Bundesliga game ended 1-1. In the match before that, Darmstadt 98 hosted Hamburger SV and drew the game 2-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Darmstadt 98 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won three Drawn six Lost seven.
The Darmstadt 98 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Darmstadt 98's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Osnabrück form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Osnabrück so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Osnabrück failed to get anything from their last game, a 2. Bundesliga home match vs Sandhausen (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Heidenheim wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Osnabrück playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were six Osnabrück wins, two draws and five defeats.
Osnabrück find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Osnabrück have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Darmstadt 98 and Osnabrück have met before this season: Osnabrück - Darmstadt 98 4-0. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: one win for Darmstadt 98, one draw and five wins for Osnabrück. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 8 goals |   M. Álvarez 8 goals |  T. Kempe 3 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Osnabrück missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 68% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 63% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 47% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 22% | 11% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 37% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 239 | 127 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 117 | 258 |
| 81 | 44 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 36 | 85 |
| 26% | 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 28% | 31% |
- Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Greuther Fürth | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Bochum | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Nürnberg | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
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