Karlsruher SC and Darmstadt 98 meet forces at Wildparkstadion, in a match for the 26 th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 04‑10‑2019, the two teams tied (1‑1). Contrary to what would be expected, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to Karlsruher SC, since in the last 2 matches between these two teams it has recorded 1 victory and 1 draw. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Karlsruher SC presents considerable differences in results at home and away.
Karlsruher SC:
After 5 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in 17th position, with 24 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Heidenheim by (3‑1), after in the previous match they lost (0‑1) at home, in a match against Nürnberg. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 26 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 24 suffered. For the championship, Karlsruher SC conquered 10 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played in their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 25 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only got 1 comeback.
The poor results he has accumulated throughout the 2.Bundesliga are to blame for being in this situation. In order to leave the penultimate position and, consequently, the relegation zone, you will have to achieve favorable results. It doesn’t matter if you play at home or not, as you have to score. It is essential that Karlsruher show better performance on the field, because only then will he be able to win. There are no more margins for mistakes as the championship is gradually drawing to a close. In this match, Marc Lorenz, Kyoung-rok Choi and Marco Djuricin will be absent, for being in the medical department.
Darmstadt 98 :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 36 points won, after 8 wins, 12 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Heidenheim by (2‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Bochum, by (0‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 4 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the championship, Darmstadt 98 conquered 15 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 12 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Darmstadt is constantly evolving and moved closer to first place in the championship. If you continue at this rate you can enter the fight for promotion and there is no doubt that this will happen. Facing one of the worst teams in the competition, he wants to get a good result. He will try to continue playing with quality and without mistakes to get a victory. Of course, a draw is not bad, but you have the ability to look for something else. In this match, Mathias Wittek will be absent, in the medical department.
