The league table in 2. Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Darmstadt 98 leading Wehen Wiesbaden by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
The hosts Darmstadt saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Arminia Bielefeld.
Darmstadt are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Wiesbaden are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have collected 27 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 6-9-1.
No payout for Darmstadt in their previous match, an away game at Arminia Bielefeld that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that, Darmstadt had a home game versus Hannover 96 which ended with a victory 3-2.
A decent goal production from Darmstadt 98 in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. On the other hand, Darmstadt have conceded 17 goals.
Wehen Wiesbaden form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Wehen Wiesbaden, who have the most conceded goals (59) in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 5-3-8 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Bundesliga home defeat versus Nürnberg with 0-6 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Holstein Kiel.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Nürnberg was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The travelling fans enjoy Wiesbaden's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 16 league matches away. In the opposite end, Wehen Wiesbaden have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Wehen Wiesbaden - Darmstadt 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Darmstadt wins - draws - Wehen Wiesbaden wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Schäffler 18 goals |   S. Dursun 14 goals |  T. Kempe 6 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Wehen Wiesbaden missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 42 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | 39 |
| 41 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 59 |
| 91% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 72% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 66% |
| 47% | 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 53% |
| 38% | 44% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 34% |
| 9% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 28% |
| 53% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 50% |
| 28% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 22% |
| 28% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 430 | 229 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 167 | 375 |
| 152 | 84 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 58 | 121 |
| 28% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 41% | 32% |
- Darmstadt 98 has the most points from losing position (18)
- Wehen Wiesbaden has the most conceded goals (59)
- Wehen Wiesbaden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wehen Wiesbaden is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | Bochum | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 41 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 40 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Osnabrück | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | -20 | 31 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 28 |
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