📏 Form Guide

Darmstadt

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Darmstadt go into this match after a 1-1 Bundesliga 2 drawn match vs Preussen Münster.

In that match, Darmstadt had 50% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Darmstadt was Luca Marseiler (45'). At the other end, Preussen Munster got 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Joshua Mees (63') scored for Preussen Münster.

Darmstadt have been conceding pretty frequently recently, although they have also found ways to score goals themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Darmstadt have conceded in 5 of them as well as scoring in 6 of those matches. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern shall be replicated in this next game.

Taking a look at their past results, Darmstadt:

• are unbeaten in the league by Hamburg in their last 3 matches.
• have not registered a win against Hamburg in their previous 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches.

Hamburg

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Karlsruhe in Bundesliga 2 action, Hamburg will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Hamburg managed 58% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Hamburg was Davie Selke (42'). Karlsruher had 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. Louey Ben Farhat (30') and Marvin Wanitzek (45') scored for Karlsruhe.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Hamburg, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Hamburg equalling 1.83.

Going into this encounter, Hamburg are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 09/04/2021 tells us that Darmstadt have won 2 of them and Hamburg 1, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them for Darmstadt and 12 belonging to Hamburg. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The previous league meeting featuring the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 15 on 08/12/2024 and the score finished Hamburg 2-2 Darmstadt.

That day, Hamburg managed 44% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorers were Ransford Königsdörffer (10') and Adam Karabec (45').

On the other side, Darmstadt had 20 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Aleksandar Vukotić (33') and Kyllian Corredor (63') scored.

The referee was Eric Weisbach.

📋 Team News: Darmstadt

Fabian Holland (Cruciate ligament tear), Christoph Zimmermann (Knee problems), Othmane El Idrissi (Inflammation in the knee), Paul Will (Cruciate ligament tear) and Matthias Bader (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be taking part for Darmstadt boss Florian Kohfeldt.

We think that Darmstadt may well kick off with a 4-4-2 system in the match, handing starts to Marcel Schuhen, Sergio López, Clemens Riedel, Aleksandar Vukotic, Guille Bueno, Luca Marseiler, Andreas Müller, Fabian Nürnberger, Killian Corredor, Isac Lidberg and Fraser Hornby.

📋 Team News: Hamburg

Hamburg boss Merlin Polzin has a number of players out of action. Matheo Raab (Broken hand), Aboubaka Soumahoro (Tendon rupture), Bakery Jatta (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Noah Katterbach (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that Hamburg might begin the game with a 4-1-2-3 formation by sending out D. Heuer Fernandes, William Mikelbrencis, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Daniel Elfadli, Miro Muheim, Jonas Meffert, R. Königsdörffer, Ludovit Reis, Fabio Balde, Davie Selke and Jean-Luc Dompe.

💡 Prediction

We believe that Darmstadt are likely to put one past this Hamburg team, although just one goal isn’t likely to prevent defeat.

We’ve gone for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 win for Hamburg at full-time.

Victor Martins, 10:34 03/05/2025