Darmstadt – Duisburg Prediction & Picks (24.08.2018)

Darmstadt 98 and MSV Duisburg meet at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, in a match for the 3rd round of the 2. Bundesliga. There is only record of 2 recent direct matches between these two teams: on 04-02-2018, which ended with the victory of MSV Duisburg by (1-2), and on 25-08-2017, which ended with the victory of Darmstadt 98 for (1-2).

Darmstadt 98:

The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 3 points won. In his debut he won at home against Paderborn, by (1-0). In the 2nd round, they lost out to St. Pauli by (2-0). In the last match they played, for DFB Pokal, they beat Magdeburg out by (0-1). In the last 10 home matches Darmstadt 98 has won 5, tied 4 and 1 lost. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.

Last season the Darmstadt fought hard against the descent and managed to stay in the 2. Bundesliga, being that now he expects everything to be different, he does not want to go through so many difficulties. In the premiere he managed to win and in the next round he was defeated, so he knows that he will not be able to oscillate, thus, at home he needs to obtain a victory. In general, it will try to have regularity in its actions and results, because that is what will allow it to achieve its objectives. For this match coach Dirk Schuster will not be able to count on Felix Platte, the one in the medical department.

MSV Duisburg:

The visiting team is currently in the 17th position, without any points conquered. In his debut he lost out to Dynamo Dresden by (1-0). In the 2nd round, they lost at home against Bochum by (0-2). In their last match, for the DFB Pokal, they got an away win against Dassendorf by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches MSV Duisburg has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.

Once again the Duisburg comes with the desire to return to the first division, but knows that it will have to perform much more than last season, in which it oscillated a lot. From now on, the focus is total, either outside or inside the field, therefore, you must have a very strong balance to achieve your goals. In the current edition of 2.Bundesliga wants good results in their domains and also as a visitor, so they will enter the determined field in order to obtain a good victory. Speaking in victory, it is extremely important that the three points are added, because in the first two rounds he has lost and is in the relegation zone. For this game the coach Ilia Gruev should bring to the field what is best available.