The Darmstadt 98 & Schalke 04 bosses Lieberknecht and Büskens are both fearful of and looking forward to this crucial fixture in the upper regions of the 2. Bundesliga league table.
- Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have the most scored goals (59) 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 have collected 27 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 8-3-3.
The club members are hoping that Darmstadt will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Nürnberg (placed 5th). Pfeiffer, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Pfeiffer hit two key passes and won 10 of 13 duels.
Before that, Darmstadt 98 had a home game versus Holstein Kiel which ended with a victory 3-1.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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn two and lost six.
The Darmstadt 98 manager Lieberknecht has got the team scoring with 31 from 14 home games in the league. Darmstadt 98 have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Playing away, Schalke 04, who have the most scored goals (59) in 2. Bundesliga, have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. The fact that Schalke have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Schalke 04 had fun at their own home (Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor) last time out, beating Heidenheim 3-0. Itakura, Drexler and Terodde scored. Goalkeeper Fraisl was absolutely vital in the Schalke 04 victory against Heidenheim, making seven saves. Fraisl (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.45. Fraisl topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Dynamo Dresden.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Schalke 04 playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Schalke wins, two draws and two defeats.
Schalke 04 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. It's not easy to score on Schalke as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Darmstadt 98 and Schalke 04 have duelled earlier this season: Schalke 04 - Darmstadt 98 2-4. Data for the previous six meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Darmstadt 98, one draw and three wins for Schalke 04. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 22 goals |   P. Tietz 13 goals | L. Pfeiffer 13 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 57 | 31 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 59 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 90% |
| 62% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 66% |
| 45% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 31% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 34% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.3 | 16.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.7 | 15.6 | 16.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 35% | 38% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | 34% |
| 13.3 | 10.9 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.7 | 12.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
- Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (6) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most scored goals (59) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the best goal difference (+25) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 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 | Schalke 04 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 52 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -2 | 45 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 41 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -10 | 37 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -10 | 37 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -13 | 35 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -13 | 34 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -29 | 19 |
| 18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 32 | -34 | 19 |
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