Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023
Bayer Leverkusen welcome Darmstadt for a clash in the Bundesliga at BayArena this coming Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen put six points on display after their first two matches of the new season, and will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.
Darmstadt are still without a single point on the board following the first couple of matches in the Bundesliga. They will be very eager to get off the mark in this round three.
In their last encounter, Bayer Leverkusen managed to run away with all three points against Darmstadt. They will be confident of repeating the feat, seeing they have the advantage of playing on home soil on Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.
Darmstadt are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Darmstadt claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.
Bayer Leverkusen hope to extend their grip on Darmstadt, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 3-2 and 2-0, respectively.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen Form
In their last three outings, Bayer Leverkusen won 0-8 against Teutonia Ottensen, beat RB Leipzig by 3-2 and hammered B. M'gladbach 0-3. Bayer Leverkusen claimed four wins in their last six Bundesliga matches at the BayArena. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 13 goals.
A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Bayer Leverkusen a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.
Darmstadt Form
Darmstadt lost their previous three matches by 3-0 against Homburg, 1-0 against Eintracht and 1-4 against Union Berlin. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Darmstadt failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 12 times.
A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Bayer Leverkusen a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.
A home win for Bayer Leverkusen is the obvious choice at BayArena. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Darmstadt come visiting.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Stats
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Darmstadt have not won the last 8 away matches in a row
- Darmstadt have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Darmstadt have not won the last 7 matches in a row
- In 9 of the last 11 Darmstadt away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Darmstadt have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Darmstadt from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Lukas Hradecky (0/2), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (0/2), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/2), Jeremie Frimpong (1/2), Jonathan Tah (2/2), Josip Stanisic (0/1), Noah Mbamba (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/2), Piero Hincapie (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/2), Florian Wirtz (1/2), Granit Xhaka (0/2), Gustavo Puerta (0/1), Jonas Hofmann (0/2), Nadiem Amiri (0/1), Robert Andrich (0/2), Adam Hlozek (0/2), Amine Adli (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (2/2).
Darmstadt Squad
Here is the full team squad of Darmstadt. The 50 year-old Torsten Lieberknecht will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/2), Morten Behrens (0/0), Steve Kroll (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/2), Christoph Klarer (0/2), Christoph Zimmermann (0/1), Clemens Riedel (0/1), Fabian Holland (0/2), Jannik Mueller (0/0), Matej Maglica (0/2), Matthias Bader (0/1), Nemanja Celic (0/0), Thomas Isherwood (0/0), Andreas Mueller (0/0), Bartol Franjic (0/2), Emir Karic (0/1), Fabian Nuernberger (0/2), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/1), Frank Ronstadt (0/0), Fraser Hornby (0/2), John Peter Sesay (0/0), Klaus Gjasula (0/0), Marvin Mehlem (1/2), Tobias Kempe (0/1), Aaron Seydel (0/0), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Filip Stojilkovic (0/2), Luca Pfeiffer (0/2), Mathias Honsak (0/2), Oscar Vilhelmsson (0/2).
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Team News
Bayer Leverkusen might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Darmstadt. Amine Adli and Piero Hincapie can't be called up by the Bayer Leverkusen-manager, with both serving a ban.
Piero Hincapie and Patrik Schick are missing from the squad, Bayer Leverkusen will field against Darmstadtthis coming Saturday.
Darmstadt face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Bayer Leverkusen.
Darmstadt need to do without Christoph Zimmermann, Alexander Brunst-Zoellner and Emir Karic, who are not fit enough to travel to BayArena.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt H2H
Bayer Leverkusen had a good reading on Darmstadt in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-2 and 2-0, respectively. Looking back over their last five encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Darmstadt claimed a win in one of the previous five matches. Hosting side Bayer Leverkusen won four of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/4.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Results
In the last four matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Darmstadt, both teams to score came up two times.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Darmstadt Betting Tips
It is the beginning of a new Bundesliga campaign, and both Bayer Leverkusen and Darmstadt will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won five times, drew three and lost two times. Darmstadt claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at BayArena, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Bayer Leverkusen. The same outcome paid dividends in two of the last 10 away games for Darmstadt.
Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past four encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Darmstadt, with Bayer Leverkusen scoring 1.75 goals on average per game. Darmstadt averaged one goal, while both teams scored two times. There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Darmstadt's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
