Full preview: Darmstadt 98 odds-on to overcome Sandhausen at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (16500 seats)

Darmstadt 98 - Sandhausen. 1st position welcomes 13th position. Nothing is certain - get a full game guide here!

Insights:
  • Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (52) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in 2. Bundesliga

Darmstadt 98 and Sandhausen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Darmstadt 98 form and stats

The total 2. Bundesliga statistics at home this season for Darmstadt 98 are 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The Darmstadt fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Heidenheim and win 3-2. The attacker Tietz was named "man of the match" for Darmstadt 98 with the rating of 8.03/10. Tietz scored one goal and hit four key passes.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Dynamo Dresden with a 1-0 scoreline.

Goals decide football matches and Darmstadt are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 12 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sandhausen form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sandhausen in their 2. Bundesliga matches away. Visiting Sandhausen has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Sandhausen won their last game, 3-1 versus Hannover 96 played at home. Defender Okoroji was the best team player with a rating of 8.31. Okoroji scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and won 0 of 1 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Heidenheim that ended 1-1.

Sandhausen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 19 goals have been conceded by Sandhausen in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Sandhausen has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Sandhausen - Darmstadt 98 1-6 was the output when these contenders formerly played each other, also in this season. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Darmstadt, four draws and three wins for Sandhausen. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Darmstadt 98P. Tietz
P. Tietz
13 goals
Darmstadt 98L. Pfeiffer
L. Pfeiffer
12 goals
SandhausenP. Testroet
P. Testroet
8 goals

Darmstadt 98 missing players

Sandhausen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Darmstadt 98 Sandhausen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 13 25
14 7 2 Won W 0 5 7
5 2 1 Drew D 0 4 8
6 3 1 Lost L 3 4 10
52 27 9 Scored S 4 17 29
32 16 5 Conceded C 10 19 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
88% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 84%
64% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 54% 52%
44% 58% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 31% 32%
20% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
52% 42% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 60%
36% 42% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 24%
12% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 24%
 
4.6 5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.2 3.9
4.6 4.2 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 10.7 7.4 6.2
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.5 2.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
16 15.8 18 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 9 10
5.8 5.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3.1
36% 39% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 46% 37%
 
13 11.2 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 24 18.8 15.9
4.2 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9.3 5.9 5.5
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (52) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 have the the best goal difference (+20) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have won significantly less corners away then at 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 25 14 5 6 52 32 12 7 2 3 27 16 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 47
2 St. Pauli 25 14 5 6 51 36 12 9 2 1 31 13 13 5 3 5 20 23 15 47
3 Werder Bremen 24 13 6 5 47 33 11 5 4 2 20 11 13 8 2 3 27 22 14 45
4 Nurnberg 25 12 6 7 36 33 13 7 2 4 19 15 12 5 4 3 17 18 3 42
5 Hamburger SV 25 10 11 4 45 26 13 6 6 1 26 14 12 4 5 3 19 12 19 41
6 Schalke 04 25 12 5 8 49 32 13 7 2 4 31 20 12 5 3 4 18 12 17 41
7 Heidenheim 25 11 6 8 32 33 12 7 4 1 19 11 13 4 2 7 13 22 -1 39
8 Paderborn 25 9 9 7 45 36 13 2 5 6 18 21 12 7 4 1 27 15 9 36
9 Karlsruher SC 25 8 9 8 42 39 13 5 5 3 25 19 12 3 4 5 17 20 3 33
10 Jahn Regensburg 24 9 5 10 42 37 13 5 3 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 32
11 Holstein Kiel 25 8 7 10 33 42 13 5 2 6 17 22 12 3 5 4 16 20 -9 31
12 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 24 35 12 4 4 4 10 13 13 4 3 6 14 22 -11 31
13 Sandhausen 25 7 8 10 29 42 12 2 4 6 12 23 13 5 4 4 17 19 -13 29
14 Hansa Rostock 25 7 7 11 31 41 12 2 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 21 22 -10 28
15 Fortuna Dusseldorf 24 7 6 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 12 4 2 6 11 15 -4 27
16 Dynamo Dresden 24 7 5 12 23 32 12 5 2 5 15 13 12 2 3 7 8 19 -9 26
17 Erzgebirge Aue 24 3 7 14 23 48 12 2 2 8 10 23 12 1 5 6 13 25 -25 16
18 Ingolstadt 24 3 6 15 22 45 12 1 4 7 9 19 12 2 2 8 13 26 -23 15

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Table
  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 25 14 5 6 52 32 12 7 2 3 27 16 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 47
2 St. Pauli 25 14 5 6 51 36 12 9 2 1 31 13 13 5 3 5 20 23 15 47
3 Werder Bremen 24 13 6 5 47 33 11 5 4 2 20 11 13 8 2 3 27 22 14 45
4 Nurnberg 25 12 6 7 36 33 13 7 2 4 19 15 12 5 4 3 17 18 3 42
5 Hamburger SV 25 10 11 4 45 26 13 6 6 1 26 14 12 4 5 3 19 12 19 41
6 Schalke 04 25 12 5 8 49 32 13 7 2 4 31 20 12 5 3 4 18 12 17 41
7 Heidenheim 25 11 6 8 32 33 12 7 4 1 19 11 13 4 2 7 13 22 -1 39
8 Paderborn 25 9 9 7 45 36 13 2 5 6 18 21 12 7 4 1 27 15 9 36
9 Karlsruher SC 25 8 9 8 42 39 13 5 5 3 25 19 12 3 4 5 17 20 3 33
10 Jahn Regensburg 24 9 5 10 42 37 13 5 3 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 32
11 Holstein Kiel 25 8 7 10 33 42 13 5 2 6 17 22 12 3 5 4 16 20 -9 31
12 Hannover 96 25 8 7 10 24 35 12 4 4 4 10 13 13 4 3 6 14 22 -11 31
13 Sandhausen 25 7 8 10 29 42 12 2 4 6 12 23 13 5 4 4 17 19 -13 29
14 Hansa Rostock 25 7 7 11 31 41 12 2 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 21 22 -10 28
15 Fortuna Dusseldorf 24 7 6 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 12 4 2 6 11 15 -4 27
16 Dynamo Dresden 24 7 5 12 23 32 12 5 2 5 15 13 12 2 3 7 8 19 -9 26
17 Erzgebirge Aue 24 3 7 14 23 48 12 2 2 8 10 23 12 1 5 6 13 25 -25 16
18 Ingolstadt 24 3 6 15 22 45 12 1 4 7 9 19 12 2 2 8 13 26 -23 15

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