This has the potential to be an entertaining match as Hansa Rostock have their presumed home advantage, while Darmstadt 98 lead them by 21 points in the 2. Bundesliga standings.
- Hansa Rostock have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (16) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hansa Rostock form and stats
Hansa Rostock's struggle is real here at Ostseestadion with only 10 points collected from 10 2. Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-1-6.
It's back home for Hansa Rostock, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Arminia Bielefeld away with the result 1-0. Fröde found the net in that victory. Fröde (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.3/10. Fröde scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against Hamburger SV with the scoreline 0-2.It should be noted that a look at the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hansa Rostock here at Ostseestadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). 13 goals have been conceded.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the 2. Bundesliga. In general it has been a productive period now for Darmstadt 98 as they haven't lost any of their last 19 games.
Impressive finishing from Tietz and Honsak secured the home win 2-1 against Eintracht Braunschweig in their previous game. The end of the last match, against Eintracht Braunschweig, was very satisfying as Tietz scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The attacker Honsak got a match rating of 8.64 in that game. Honsak scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit two key passes.
A loss, in the DFB Pokal away at Eintracht Frankfurt, before that.
The travelling fans enjoy Darmstadt's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the squads met earlier this season; Darmstadt 98 - Hansa Rostock 4-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Hansa Rostock victory, three draws and three Darmstadt 98 wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Tietz 7 goals |   K. Pröger 6 goals | B. Manu 5 goals |
Hansa Rostock missing players
Darmstadt 98 missing players
| Hansa Rostock | Darmstadt 98 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 35 |
| 27 | 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 80% |
| 35% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 55% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 14.9 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 14.9 | 15.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 36% |
| 14.9 | 13.9 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
- Darmstadt 98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (16) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the the best goal difference (+19) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darmstadt 98 is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hansa Rostock have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hansa Rostock have the most matches under the total-line (13) in 2. Bundesliga
- Hansa Rostock have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 | Greuther Furth | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 19 |
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