Darmstadt take on the visitors from Bremen, Werder, on German Bundesliga matchday 6. The match will be played at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor (Darmstadt) on Saturday, October 1st.
Darmstadt show completely opposite results at own turf and on the road this season. While two home fixtures got Darmstadt points (1-0 win over Eintracht and 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim), three away games ended with defeats. Moreover, Darmstadt failed to score in any of them and allowed nine goals. So, the hosting side in currently 14th in the top German league with four points in five matches.
Werder had poor start of the season and it forced the board to sack Skrypnik and appoint Nuri as their new head coach. This chance had positive effect on the team, who beat Wolfsburg at on matchday 5 at own turf, ending five-match losing streak. As to the away record of the team, the most recent away victory was recorded in the beginning of March, eight matches ago. Seven of these games were defeats and only one was a draw.
Darmstadt and Werder played only two head-to-heads in recent years, both last season. One of these matches ended with 2-2 draw and the other one was won by Darmstadt, 2-1. Considering results the hosts show at own turf and awful record of the Bremen in away games, we should expect the hosts at least avoid defeat in upcoming match.
Prediction for the match: Darmstadt to win with +0.5 Asian handicap (1X).