This has the looks of quite the exciting contest at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the Bundesliga. Darmstadt 98 is in 18th place and host Borussia Mönchengladbach in 16th place. Read all about the game here!
- Darmstadt 98 have the most conceded goals (10) in Bundesliga
This should be an intriguing match with lots of spark and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98's first Bundesliga home game here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat from 17 matches.
The supporters are hoping that Darmstadt 98 will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the game against Bayer Leverkusen (placed 1st). As you see from the result above, Darmstadt suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Darmstadt 98's goalkeeper Schuhen was extremely busy against Bayer Leverkusen, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. The forward Vilhelmsson was announced as "man of the match" for Darmstadt 98 with a rating of 7.34/10. Vilhelmsson scored one goal.
Ahead of that match, Darmstadt 98 lost 1-4 at home to Union Berlin.Early season league goal statistics from Darmstadt 98's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 4 conceded.
Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Bundesliga away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 1 win, 7 draws and 9 defeats.
Mönchengladbach failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Bayern München (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. Defender Friedrich was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Friedrich hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 10 of 10 duels.
A 0-3 loss hosting Bayer Leverkusen before that.{4 goals} so far away for Borussia Mönchengladbach, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior seven meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Darmstadt 98, three draws and three wins for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Itakura 2 goals |  T. Čvančara 2 goals |   M. Mehlem 1 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 45% |
| 15.7 | 13 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 20 | 23 |
| 7.3 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 8.7 |
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the most conceded goals (10) in Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 is in the worst form (0-0-3)
| Darmstadt 98 | Last season | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Scored | S | 19 | 52 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 37 | 55 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 74% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 47% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 62% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 59% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 26% | ||
| 15% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.7 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 12 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | ||
| 12.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.3 | 14.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Bochum | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 14 | Köln | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Heidenheim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Heidenheim | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 66 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 58 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 55 |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 46 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -5 | 44 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -7 | 43 |
| 12 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 41 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -16 | 41 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -17 | 39 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 36 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -24 | 31 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -28 | 28 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 54 | 71 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 62 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 46 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | Köln | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | Bochum | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -32 | 35 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -21 | 34 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -36 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -27 | 29 |
