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Darmstadt - TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga I - Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Relegated Darmstadt play their last home fixture before dropping out of the Bundesliga when they take on Hoffenheim at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on Sunday, 9 May. Check out our Bundesliga betting tips for the fixture below.
Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim prediction: Can hosts sign off in style?
🔥Hot tip
Both teams to score
⚽ Correct score prediction
Darmstadt 2-2 Hoffenheim
⚽ Double Chance
Darmstadt or Draw
Key Stats
- Hoffenheim have lost each of their last four Bundesliga away fixtures.
- Darmstadt held Hoffenheim to a 3-3 draw when the teams last met in December.
- 12 of Hoffenheim’s last 13 away games in the league featured goals at both ends.
- Tim Skarke scored twice for Darmstadt against Hoffenheim when the teams last met.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Visitors odds-on favourites
- HOME: 27/10 (3.70) – 27%
- DRAW: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.7%
- AWAY: 3/5 (1.60) – 62.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Darmstadt’s relegation from the German top tier has already been confirmed, though they will be determined to give their supporters something to cheer in their final home fixture of the campaign on Sunday.
Darmstadt have only a 27% chance of winning according to the bookies, though Hoffenheim have lost four away games on the bounce and our top football predictions suggest more misery on the road could be in the works for the visitors.
Last five H2Hs: Previous results have been mixed
Germany Bundesliga I 19/12/23
TSG Hoffenheim
Darmstadt
Germany Bundesliga I 18/02/17
TSG Hoffenheim
Darmstadt
Germany Bundesliga I 20/09/16
Darmstadt
TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga I 07/02/16
TSG Hoffenheim
Darmstadt
Germany Bundesliga I 29/08/15
Darmstadt
TSG Hoffenheim
Darmstadt and Hoffenheim drew 3-3 in a pulsating encounter back in December and that was the first encounter between the clubs since February 2017. Darmstadt have lost just one of their last five tussles with Hoffenheim overall.
Darmstadt preview: Hosts sweating on several doubtful players
Tobias Kempe, Clemens Riedel, Fabian Holland, Braydon Manu and Fraser Hornby are out of action through injury while Matej Maglica, Sebastian Polter, Bartol Franjic and Klaus Gjasula are doubtful. Christoph Zimmermann is suspended and won't be involved either.
Predicted lineup: Brunst – Maglica, Kalerer, M. Muller – Nurnberger, Justvan, A. Muller, Karic – Mehlem, Vilhelmsson, Skarke
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Mainz
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Elversberg
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Darmstadt
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Nurnberg
1
Darmstadt
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Germany DFB Pokal 18/08/24
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FC Teutonia 05
1
Darmstadt
3
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Darmstadt
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Hoffenheim preview: Weghorst could return
Dennis Geiger, Stanley Nsoki, Mergim Berisha and Maroc John are injured for Hoffenheim, though Wout Weghorst should be able to shake off an illness in time to reprise his role up front.
Predicted lineup: Baumann – Kabak, Grillitsch, Akpoguma – Kaderabek, Promel, Stach, Kramaric, Bulter – Bebou, Beier
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Player to watch – Tim Skarke
Tim Skarke has scored eight of Darmstadt’s 30 Bundesliga goals this season and while his efforts were ultimately in vain, their talismanic striker has done everything in his power to keep his team up this term.
Skarke an anytime goalscorer option?
27-year-old Skarke bagged two of his eight goals for the campaign in one sitting against Hoffenheim in December and having already scored twice against that defence this term, the centre-forward could punish the same Hoffenheim backline on Sunday.
