Buckle up for a show! The main characters are Darmstadt 98 and St. Pauli, victory is the target and 90 minutes the length.
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (31) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Bundesliga
This has all the signs of an appealing game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have been very solid at home in the 2. Bundesliga so far, with 15 points collected from 6 matches (5-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. After failing to beat Jahn Regensburg here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Darmstadt enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Schalke 04's place. The match ended 4-2 with Phillip Tietz (2), Mathias Honsak and Benjamin Goller scoring. A goal frenzy last time out for Darmstadt 98, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Schalke 04. Fun stuff to watch! Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen did an outstanding job against Schalke 04 with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. Phillip Tietz, a striker, was the champion performer for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 8.83 (out of 10). Tietz scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nurnberg in a game that was won 2-0.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 17 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost six.
Goals are plentiful at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the league this season as Darmstadt 98 has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. As for guarding their own goal, Darmstadt 98 have only let in 3 goals at home.
St. Pauli form and stats
The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+17) in 2. Bundesliga, are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Werder Bremen (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The 2. Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. Defender Leart Paqarada was the best team player with a rating of 8.14. Paqarada hit three key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with St. Pauli playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Pauli wins, three draws and six defeats.
After this away game Pauli return home for a 2. Bundesliga game against Sandhausen. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Pauli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. St. Pauli have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Darmstadt seven wins, one draw and St. Pauli two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Tietz 10 goals |   G. Burgstaller 10 goals | L. Pfeiffer 9 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
St. Pauli missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | St. Pauli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 28 |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 54% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 31% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 13 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 46% | 53% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 44% |
| 14.1 | 11.7 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.5 | 11.1 |
| 4.3 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (31) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- St. Pauli have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have the the best goal difference (+17) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- St. Pauli is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | St. Pauli | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Paderborn | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Nurnberg | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Hansa Rostock | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -22 | 5 |
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