Hansa Rostock vs Darmstadt 98 match preview: Even contest expected at Ostseestadion

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 12.September
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ostseestadion (29000 seats)

Another exciting game in the 2. Bundesliga. Hansa Rostock is in the 13th position after featuring in five matches. They host Darmstadt 98 who are placed 8th after five matches.

Insights:
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest points (0) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Darmstadt 98 have yet to win a game away.

This could be an exciting game with lots of action and energy as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Hansa Rostock form and stats

Hansa Rostock have less points than they have played home games in the 2. Bundesliga so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. Hansa Rostock are slowly digging their own grave here at Ostseestadion with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Hallescher FC match.

Rostock lost their last game at Werder Bremen (placed 7th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Midfielder Lukas Scherff was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.83 (out of ten) in that game. Scherff dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Rostock lost 1-3 at home to Dynamo Dresden.

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 Rostock have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Hansa Rostock at home in the league. 2 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Darmstadt 98 form and stats

Still no away game victory in the 2. Bundesliga for Darmstadt 98 with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Darmstadt are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the 2. Bundesliga against Hannover 96 (placed 17th). Luca Pfeiffer, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.23. Pfeiffer scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. As mentioned above, Darmstadt 98 was the only team on the pitch versus Hannover 96 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Before that, Darmstadt travelled to Hamburger SV and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Darmstadt 98 in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Darmstadt, one draw and eight defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Darmstadt 98 has managed 2 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Hansa Rostock victories, two draws and two Darmstadt 98 wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Darmstadt 98P. Tietz
P. Tietz
5 goals
Darmstadt 98L. Pfeiffer
L. Pfeiffer
3 goals
Hansa RostockJ. Verhoek
J. Verhoek
2 goals

Hansa Rostock missing players

Darmstadt 98 missing players

Hansa Rostock Darmstadt 98
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 2 0 Scored S 0 2 12
10 6 0 Conceded C 0 5 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 80%
40% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
60% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
4.4 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 2.4
5 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
2.4 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 12.8
5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5
24% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 48%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Darmstadt 98's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Hansa Rostock's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Darmstadt 98 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Darmstadt 98 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Darmstadt 98 have yet to win a game away.
  • Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hansa Rostock have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Hansa Rostock have the fewest points (0) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hansa Rostock have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Hansa Rostock have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Hansa Rostock Last season Darmstadt 98
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
20 10   Won W   8 15
11 6   Drew D   3 6
7 3   Lost L   6 13
52 29   Scored S   34 63
33 18   Conceded C   32 55
87% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
66% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 91%
34% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   82% 76%
18% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   53% 47%
13% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   41% 26%
47% 53%   BTTS BTTS   82% 71%
39% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 15%
26% 21%   Failed to Score F T   12% 18%
 
4.6 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.1
4.4 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 5.2
2.3 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
6 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
9.4 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 12.9
3.8 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.1
36% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jahn Regensburg 5 4 0 1 12 3 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 2 0 1 5 2 9 12
2 Paderborn 5 3 2 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 7 1 8 11
3 Dynamo Dresden 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 10
4 St. Pauli 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 3 0 0 8 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 10
5 Nürnberg 5 2 3 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 9
6 Karlsruher SC 5 2 2 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 8
7 Werder Bremen 5 2 2 1 8 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 8
8 Darmstadt 98 5 2 1 2 12 8 3 2 0 1 10 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 4 7
9 Schalke 04 5 2 1 2 9 9 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 7
10 Hamburger SV 5 1 3 1 8 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 6
11 Heidenheim 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 6
12 Fortuna Dusseldorf 5 1 1 3 7 10 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -3 4
13 Hansa Rostock 5 1 1 3 6 10 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 -4 4
14 Sandhausen 5 1 1 3 3 8 3 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 -5 4
15 Holstein Kiel 5 1 1 3 5 11 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 -6 4
16 Ingolstadt 5 1 1 3 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 9 -7 4
17 Hannover 96 5 1 1 3 2 10 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 7 -8 4
18 Erzgebirge Aue 5 0 3 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 4 -5 3

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