Darmstadt 98 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Stuttgart.
It's no vacation for neither Darmstadt 98 nor Stuttgart as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Darmstadt 98 at their home stadium (Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Stuttgart in the 2. Bundesliga last time out and are looking for a win here. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Wehen Wiesbaden the opponent.
Darmstadt 98's goalie Marcel Schuhen played a big part in securing one point against Stuttgart with a stunning 6 saves.
Darmstadt 98 has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Darmstadt 98 have conceded 10 goals.
Stuttgart form and stats
2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stuttgart in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.
Stuttgart are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Darmstadt 98 (placed 12th). Before that, Stuttgart secured a home win against Nürnberg with the score 3-1.
Stuttgart have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stuttgart have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Darmstadt 98 - Stuttgart 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's {0 Darmstadt 98 victories}, 2 draws and 1 Stuttgart win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 5 goals |   H. Al Ghaddioui 5 goals |  N. González 4 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Stuttgart missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 65% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 65% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 13.5 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 222 | 116 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 153 | 319 |
| 76 | 40 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 53 | 103 |
| 24% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 19% | 27% |
- Stuttgart have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Stuttgart have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Bochum | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
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