Darmstadt take on the visitors Karlsruher in the round 29 match of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Friday, April 21st at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor (Darmstadt).
Darmstadt, in the last round, lost away to Fortuna Dusseldorf with a score of (1:0). In principle, there is nothing surprising about this since the "lilies" historically play poorly in Dusseldorf. Nevertheless, thanks to the fact that almost all the leaders except for Heidenheim lost points in the last round, nothing special has changed for Darmstadt in the tournament plan. With 58 points, Darmstadt still remains at the top of the "peloton", and the gap from the 2nd and 3rd places remains within five and six points, respectively. In the 29th round, the "98ers" will already host Karlsruher on their home field. In their native walls, Torsten Lieberknecht's team performs much stronger than away. In fourteen matches at the native "Bellenfalltor", Darmstadt players won nine times and played five matches with a score of (0:0), with a total difference of goals scored and conceded being (24:9).
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Karlsruher have been in a very good form, having lost only once in their last ten matches. In the past weekend, they won a very high-scoring match against Arminia from Bielefeld (4:2) on their home field. Currently, Christian Eichner's team has 39 points and is in ninth place in the Bundesliga 2 standings. This season, Karlsruhe has won four matches away, tied three times, and lost six times. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 20. It's worth noting that Karlsruhe lost both of their away matches against top-3 teams, namely Hamburg and Heidenheim.
The two teams approach the upcoming match with different levels of motivation, which in my opinion, is an additional factor in favor of the home team. Darmstadt, despite their setback in the previous round, is still a few steps away from potential promotion, while Karlsruhe is just finishing this season. Moreover, Darmstadt is exceptionally good at playing on their home field as they are the only team in the second Bundesliga that has not lost a match at home. Nevertheless, I wouldn't rush to give all three points to Darmstadt's players. Karlsruhe is currently in a very good form and is a quite uncomfortable opponent for their current opponent. At least according to the head-to-head record, the visitors have never lost to Darmstadt on their field. In the first round, the leader of this season managed to snatch a victory only in the final stages of a very difficult match played on Karlsruhe's field (1:2). Therefore, the most optimal bet here, in my opinion, is 1x + Over 1.5 goals. I don't really believe in Darmstadt's defeat, but a draw is a very likely outcome.
Prediction for the match: Darmstadt not to lose and Over 1.5 scored goals.
