2. Bundesliga match preview: Erzgebirge Aue versus Darmstadt 98

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 05.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Erzgebirgsstadion (15690 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Erzgebirge Aue have their presumed home advantage while Darmstadt 98 are ahead 2 points in the 2. Bundesliga table.

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Erzgebirge Aue form and stats

Erzgebirge Aue are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Erzgebirgsstadion. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.

No payout for Erzgebirge Aue in their previous match, an away game at Dynamo Dresden that ended in defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match, Erzgebirge Aue won a home game hosting Hamburger SV (3-0).

Erzgebirge Aue's goalkeeper Martin Männel was extremely busy against Dynamo Dresden, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning ten saves.

The Erzgebirge Aue manager D. Schuster has got the team scoring with 24 from 12 home games in the league. Erzgebirge Aue have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Darmstadt 98 form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. Things are running smoothly for Darmstadt 98 who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Arminia Bielefeld. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Darmstadt 98, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Darmstadt 98 have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen. It's been 240 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Bundesliga.

There were no winners in Darmstadt 98's previous match, a 2. Bundesliga home game that ended 0-0 vs Bochum (placed 15th). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Heidenheim.

Darmstadt 98 have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Darmstadt 98 in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Darmstadt 98 - Erzgebirge Aue 1-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Erzgebirge Aue one win, one draw and Darmstadt 98 five victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Darmstadt 98S. Dursun
S. Dursun
11 goals
Erzgebirge AueD. Nazarov
D. Nazarov
8 goals
Erzgebirge AueJ. Hochscheidt
J. Hochscheidt
8 goals

Erzgebirge Aue missing players

Darmstadt 98 missing players

Erzgebirge Aue Darmstadt 98
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 4 12 25
9 8 2 Won W 2 4 8
7 3 3 Drew D 1 4 12
9 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
34 24 7 Scored S 4 13 31
34 11 2 Conceded C 6 17 31
88% 83% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
72% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 68%
52% 58% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 44%
36% 42% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 36%
16% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
52% 58% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 56%
28% 42% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 32%
32% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 24%
 
3.3 3.3 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 5.1
6.6 6.1 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.5 5.8
2.5 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.3 1.9
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
310 162 67 Total Shots T S 39 143 327
107 58 21 Shots on Target S O 14 48 118
32% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 26%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Darmstadt 98 has the most points from losing position (12)
  • Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Darmstadt 98 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Erzgebirge Aue have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Erzgebirge Aue have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 25 14 9 2 50 24 12 6 5 1 22 10 13 8 4 1 28 14 26 51
2 Stuttgart 25 13 6 6 41 28 13 10 1 2 27 9 12 3 5 4 14 19 13 45
3 Hamburger SV 25 12 8 5 48 28 12 9 1 2 27 9 13 3 7 3 21 19 20 44
4 Heidenheim 25 11 8 6 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 11 12 4 4 4 12 15 8 41
5 Greuther Furth 25 10 6 9 37 33 12 7 1 4 19 15 13 3 5 5 18 18 4 36
6 Darmstadt 98 25 8 12 5 31 31 13 4 8 1 18 14 12 4 4 4 13 17 0 36
7 Holstein Kiel 25 9 7 9 38 38 12 3 5 4 15 17 13 6 2 5 23 21 0 34
8 Erzgebirge Aue 25 9 7 9 34 34 12 8 3 1 24 11 13 1 4 8 10 23 0 34
9 Hannover 96 25 8 8 9 34 37 12 2 7 3 15 19 13 6 1 6 19 18 -3 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 25 9 5 11 36 42 12 6 2 4 19 17 13 3 3 7 17 25 -6 32
11 St. Pauli 25 7 9 9 33 32 13 6 4 3 20 12 12 1 5 6 13 20 1 30
12 Osnabruck 25 7 8 10 32 35 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 5 5 14 19 -3 29
13 Sandhausen 25 6 11 8 30 33 13 4 6 3 17 17 12 2 5 5 13 16 -3 29
14 Nürnberg 25 7 8 10 34 45 13 3 5 5 14 23 12 4 3 5 20 22 -11 29
15 Bochum 25 6 10 9 40 45 13 3 7 3 28 27 12 3 3 6 12 18 -5 28
16 Wehen Wiesbaden 25 6 7 12 31 43 12 2 4 6 11 24 13 4 3 6 20 19 -12 25
17 Karlsruher SC 25 5 9 11 33 46 12 3 4 5 18 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -13 24
18 Dynamo Dresden 25 6 6 13 25 41 13 5 2 6 16 18 12 1 4 7 9 23 -16 24

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.