This match features two teams living in the basement of the 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg holding 16th place and Darmstadt 98 lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Magdeburg form and stats
With 1 win, 9 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Magdeburg, who have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in 2. Bundesliga, are certainly not brimming with confidence.Magdeburg are returning here after visiting Hamburger SV in a 2. Bundesliga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Heidenheim that ended 0-0.
Magdeburg aren't scoring a lot here at MDCC-Arena with only 13 goals from 14 games. Magdeburg have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
There's been little loot from Darmstadt 98's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games. Darmstadt 98, who have the fewest points (9) away in 2. Bundesliga, only has 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.It might be tough going out on the road again for Darmstadt 98, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Greuther Furth. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Jahn Regensburg.
Darmstadt 98 have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, 14 away games. The Darmstadt 98 manager D. Grammozis has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Magdeburg and Darmstadt 98 have met before this season: Darmstadt 98 - Magdeburg 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Magdeburg won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Darmstadt 98 has 2 wins.Top Goalscorers
Magdeburg missing players
Darmstadt 98 missing players
| Magdeburg | Darmstadt 98 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 30 | 13 | Scored | 17 | 39 |
| 42 | 16 | Conceded | 32 | 48 |
| 86% | 79% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 79% | 86% |
| 46% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 57% | 57% |
| 29% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 32% |
| 18% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 36% | 21% |
| 57% | 57% | Both teams to score | 71% | 68% |
| 25% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 7% | 18% |
| 32% | 36% | Failed To Score | 21% | 14% |
- Darmstadt 98 hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Köln | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 39 | 58 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 51 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 44 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Greuther Fürth | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -14 | 37 |
| 11 | Bochum | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | MSV Duisburg | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -20 | 23 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -19 | 22 |