Erzgebirge Aue vs Darmstadt 98 betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Tue 26.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Erzgebirgsstadion (6000 seats)

Erzgebirge Aue and Darmstadt 98 are both riding high in the 2. Bundesliga with their 6th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Erzgebirge and Darmstadt 98.

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Erzgebirge Aue form and stats

Erzgebirge Aue are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Erzgebirgsstadion. 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Erzgebirge after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Erzgebirge Aue shared the glory with Nürnberg in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sandhausen in a game that was won 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 Erzgebirge have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn five and lost two.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 13 games), Erzgebirge's attacking play is working. Erzgebirge are not conceding a lot of goals here at Erzgebirgsstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Darmstadt 98 form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.

Darmstadt go into this game after a win, the home game against St. Pauli that ended 4-0. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Karlsruher SC's place.

As you can tell from the results above, Darmstadt was very dominant against St. Pauli, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Victor Pálsson, Yannick Stark, Mathias Honsak and Marvin Mehlem providing the goals.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Darmstadt 98 playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Darmstadt 98 wins, four draws and five defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Darmstadt are hosting Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga only three days away.

Darmstadt find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Darmstadt in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Darmstadt 98 - Erzgebirge 1-0, played this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Erzgebirge Aue victory, one draw and five Darmstadt 98 wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

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

Erzgebirge Aue missing players

Darmstadt 98 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Erzgebirge Aue Darmstadt 98
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 2 13 27
10 9 1 Won W 0 4 9
8 3 3 Drew D 1 4 12
9 1 0 Lost L 1 5 6
38 27 4 Scored S 1 13 35
36 12 1 Conceded C 2 19 33
89% 85% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
74% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 70%
52% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 46% 44%
37% 46% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 37%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
56% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 52%
26% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 33%
30% 15% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 26%
 
3.3 3.4 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 5
6.6 5.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.6 5.9
2.5 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
325 170 51 Total Shots T S 23 149 354
115 64 13 Shots on Target S O 6 48 127
33% 42% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 28%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • 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 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.
  • Erzgebirge Aue have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Darmstadt 98 have scored away.

  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 27 14 11 2 51 25 13 6 6 1 23 11 14 8 5 1 28 14 26 53
2 Hamburger SV 27 12 10 5 50 30 13 9 2 2 27 9 14 3 8 3 23 21 20 46
3 Stuttgart 27 13 6 8 44 33 13 10 1 2 27 9 14 3 5 6 17 24 11 45
4 Heidenheim 27 12 8 7 35 29 14 8 4 2 23 11 13 4 4 5 12 18 6 44
5 Darmstadt 98 27 9 12 6 35 33 14 5 8 1 22 14 13 4 4 5 13 19 2 39
6 Erzgebirge Aue 27 10 8 9 38 36 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 1 5 8 11 24 2 38
7 Holstein Kiel 27 10 8 9 43 42 13 4 5 4 18 19 14 6 3 5 25 23 1 38
8 Greuther Fürth 26 10 7 9 39 35 13 7 2 4 21 17 13 3 5 5 18 18 4 37
9 Hannover 96 26 9 8 9 38 39 12 2 7 3 15 19 14 7 1 6 23 20 -1 35
10 Jahn Regensburg 27 9 7 11 38 44 13 6 3 4 21 19 14 3 4 7 17 25 -6 34
11 St. Pauli 27 8 9 10 34 36 14 7 4 3 21 12 13 1 5 7 13 24 -2 33
12 Bochum 27 7 11 9 43 45 14 4 7 3 31 27 13 3 4 6 12 18 -2 32
13 Osnabrück 27 7 9 11 35 40 14 5 3 6 20 20 13 2 6 5 15 20 -5 30
14 Sandhausen 27 6 12 9 31 36 14 4 7 3 17 17 13 2 5 6 14 19 -5 30
15 Nürnberg 27 7 9 11 35 47 14 3 6 5 15 24 13 4 3 6 20 23 -12 30
16 Karlsruher SC 27 6 10 11 35 46 14 4 5 5 20 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -11 28
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 27 7 7 13 33 45 13 3 4 6 13 25 14 4 3 7 20 20 -12 28
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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  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 27 14 11 2 51 25 13 6 6 1 23 11 14 8 5 1 28 14 26 53
2 Hamburger SV 27 12 10 5 50 30 13 9 2 2 27 9 14 3 8 3 23 21 20 46
3 Stuttgart 27 13 6 8 44 33 13 10 1 2 27 9 14 3 5 6 17 24 11 45
4 Heidenheim 27 12 8 7 35 29 14 8 4 2 23 11 13 4 4 5 12 18 6 44
5 Darmstadt 98 27 9 12 6 35 33 14 5 8 1 22 14 13 4 4 5 13 19 2 39
6 Erzgebirge Aue 27 10 8 9 38 36 13 9 3 1 27 12 14 1 5 8 11 24 2 38
7 Holstein Kiel 27 10 8 9 43 42 13 4 5 4 18 19 14 6 3 5 25 23 1 38
8 Greuther Fürth 26 10 7 9 39 35 13 7 2 4 21 17 13 3 5 5 18 18 4 37
9 Hannover 96 26 9 8 9 38 39 12 2 7 3 15 19 14 7 1 6 23 20 -1 35
10 Jahn Regensburg 27 9 7 11 38 44 13 6 3 4 21 19 14 3 4 7 17 25 -6 34
11 St. Pauli 27 8 9 10 34 36 14 7 4 3 21 12 13 1 5 7 13 24 -2 33
12 Bochum 27 7 11 9 43 45 14 4 7 3 31 27 13 3 4 6 12 18 -2 32
13 Osnabrück 27 7 9 11 35 40 14 5 3 6 20 20 13 2 6 5 15 20 -5 30
14 Sandhausen 27 6 12 9 31 36 14 4 7 3 17 17 13 2 5 6 14 19 -5 30
15 Nürnberg 27 7 9 11 35 47 14 3 6 5 15 24 13 4 3 6 20 23 -12 30
16 Karlsruher SC 27 6 10 11 35 46 14 4 5 5 20 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -11 28
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 27 7 7 13 33 45 13 3 4 6 13 25 14 4 3 7 20 20 -12 28
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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