The 2022/23 German 2. Bundesliga season continues this weekend and on the 22nd of July we have a meeting between Darmstadt 98 and SV Sandhausen.
The game will take place at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor and the hosts will be aiming to clinch promotion while the visitors will be hoping to improve on their 14th place finish from last season.
Wichtig bei der Hitze: Die richtige Kopfbedeckung und viel Trinken! 👲🚰#SVS1916 #WirEchtAnders pic.twitter.com/1ukbMaFmsY— SV Sandhausen 1916 e.V. (@SV_Sandhausen) July 20, 2022
Wichtig bei der Hitze: Die richtige Kopfbedeckung und viel Trinken! 👲🚰#SVS1916 #WirEchtAnders pic.twitter.com/1ukbMaFmsY
Darmstadt 98 started their campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss at Jahn Regensburg last weekend. The hosts opened the scoring in the first minute of the game and doubled their advantage in the 67th minute. Darmstadt 98 were reduced to 10 men in the 37th minute, which did not help their cause.
Having enjoyed a couple of heavy wins in preseason, to lose their opening fixture of the league season to a team that finished one place above the relegation zone last season will come as a blow to Darmstadt 98.
Trends show Darmstadt 98 have not lost a match in 6 of their last 7 home matches in 2. Bundesliga. They have won 3 of their last 4 home league fixtures, with the wins coming over Holstein Kiel, Erzgebirge Aue, and Paderborn.
Trends show Darmstadt 98 have managed to score 2 or more goals in their last 4 home matches in 2. Bundesliga and have seen over 2.5 goals in those 4 games.
SV Sandhausen make the trip to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on the back of a 2-1 home win over Arminia Bielefeld in their first game of the new season.
Having opened the scoring in the 11th minute, SV Sandhausen conceded the equaliser early in the second half despite their opponents playing with 10 men.
However, SV Sandhausen took the lead only 4 minutes later and that was enough to take maximum points.
It was a good opening day win for SV Sandhausen against a team that was playing in the German topflight last season.
The victory means SV Sandhausen have not lost a game in 13 of their last 16 fixtures in the 2. Bundesliga. They are undefeated in 8 of their last 9 away 2. Bundesliga games but have recorded only 1 win from their last 6 on the road.
Trends show SV Sandhausen have conceded at least 1 goal in their last 13 matches in 2. Bundesliga but have scored in 14 of their last 16 on the road.
Team news and Darmstadt 98 have two players on the treatment table, with Aaron Seydel and Mathias Honsak missing out. Patric Pfeiffer is suspended.
SV Sandhausen also have two players unavailable for this game, with Cebio Soukou and Benedikt Grawe suffering from injury.
The disappointing start to the season for Darmstadt 98 might continue in this game and SV Sandhausen could come away with maximum points.
They have a good away record, scoring plenty of goals and despite conceding, SV Sandhausen could do enough at the other end of the pitch to win this game 2-1.