Darmstadt take on the visitors Sandhausen in the round 2 match of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Friday, July 22th at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor (Darmstadt).
Darmstadt not so long ago climbed into the country's top division - after a pause of more than 3 decades. Moreover, that was the crowning achievement of the breakthrough, when the "lilies" for some 7 years entered the German football elite from the level of the 4th division of the country. And at first, they were even able to take a saving 14th place in the Bundesliga 1 - but then they finished at the very bottom of the table. Having returned to a more familiar level, the team has been showing good, but nothing more, football for 5 years in a row. They were embarrassingly unlucky in the last draw: the same number of points, 60 points, was scored by Hamburg, but it was the rival on the best goal difference who took the final 3rd place and went to the play-offs. The team lost in the 1st round, responding to a couple of goals from Jan Regensburg with only 2 Pfeiffer yellows before the break.
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Sandhausen are quite curious for its stability. The Black and Whites were promoted to Bundesliga 2 in 2012. During the decade that was spent at this level, it never managed to finish at the top of the table - a maximum of 10th place, as was the case in 2017 and 2020. But, on the other hand, they managed to avoid relegation stably, gaining enough points to survive. In 2021/2022, the club had 10 wins and 41 points. This allowed them to take only 14th position in the final standings. However, Karlsruhe and Hansa, who finished higher, accumulated the same number of points. The new start turned out to be successful for the wards of Alois Schwartz. On July 16, they managed to beat Arminia, which had returned from the 1st Bundesliga, on their field. The hero was David Kinsomby, who scored the winning double. At the same time, the fight became for the midfielder, who was once involved in the German youth team, his debut in the club - he had just moved from Hamburg.
Darmstadt won both head-to-heads last calendar year, including a 6-1 victory over Sandhausen. But in March 2022, the "lilies" missed the advantage, allowing the opponent to equalize closer to the final whistle on their field. Bookmakers consider Darmstadt as the clear favorite of the pair. But Sandhausen also did well in the last round. So it's better to stop at "over 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
