Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2024

Borussia Dortmund are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Darmstadt, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Darmstadt can push the form at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltoron Saturday.

Darmstadt are 18th in the rankings with ten points after 16 matches played, whereas Borussia Dortmund rank fifth in the Bundesliga on 27 points.

Both Darmstadt and Borussia Dortmund have endured too many draws recently. They would have hoped for more points, and thus both will be looking for a morale-boosting win to get back on track.

Darmstadt scored ten times in the last ten outings, for an average of one goal a game. They conceded 23 and managed one clean sheet.

Borussia Dortmund travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 19 goals against. An average of 1.9 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

Darmstadt ran out 2-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points this coming Saturday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back.

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Darmstadt Form

In their last three matches, Darmstadt lost 3-2 against FC Heidenheim, 0-1 against Wolfsburg and drew 3-3 with Hoffenheim. Darmstadt only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their previous three matches, Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain, 1-1 with Augsburg and 1-1 with Mainz 05. Borussia Dortmund claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and 13 scored.

We don't expect Darmstadt to pull off a surprise, and with goals flowing freely, they could be in for a hammering against strong looking Borussia Dortmund.

Darmstadt fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in 20 goals. Borussia Dortmund recorded three wins from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 11 points. They scored eight goals while conceding four. Darmstadt are looking at a record of two wins, four draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund enjoy a record of seven wins, six draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Darmstadt Squad

Lieberknecht will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/1), Marcel Schuhen (0/15), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/2), Christoph Klarer (0/15), Christoph Zimmermann (0/6), Clemens Riedel (0/7), Fabian Holland (0/12), Jannik Mueller (0/8), Matej Maglica (1/13), Matthias Bader (1/12), Thomas Isherwood (0/7), Andreas Mueller (0/0), Bartol Franjic (0/10), Emir Karic (0/10), Fabian Nuernberger (1/12), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/6), Fraser Hornby (0/7), Klaus Gjasula (0/10), Marvin Mehlem (3/13), Tim Skarke (6/14), Tobias Kempe (3/13), Aaron Seydel (0/6), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Luca Pfeiffer (1/16), Mathias Honsak (1/13), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/9).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 41 year-old Borussia Dortmund manager Terzic will select his starting XI from these players:

Alexander Meyer (0/1), Gregor Kobel (0/16), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Julian Ryerson (3/10), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (2/14), Nico Schlotterbeck (1/15), Niklas Suele (1/11), Ramy Bensebaini (0/13), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/13), Felix Nmecha (0/10), Giovanni Reyna (0/8), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/8), Julian Brandt (5/16), Marcel Sabitzer (2/11), Marco Reus (3/13), Marius Wolf (0/12), Ole Pohlmann (0/0), Salih Oezcan (0/9), Thomas Meunier (0/4), Donyell Malen (5/15), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/11), Niclas Fuellkrug (5/16), Sebastien Haller (0/11), Youssoufa Moukoko (1/8).

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Darmstadt, as they prepare to meet Borussia Dortmund, since nine could be missing.

Mathias Honsak, Christoph Zimmermann, Tim Skarke, Aaron Seydel, Oscar Vilhelmsson, Fabian Nuernberger, Marvin Mehlem, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu are all absent from the Darmstadt squad that faces Borussia Dortmund at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Borussia Dortmund, who are looking at ten players nursing various problems.

Names like Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mateu Morey, Marius Wolf, Sebastien Haller, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Ryerson, Felix Nmecha, Julien Duranville and Julien Duranville most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Darmstadt.

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Darmstadt beat Borussia Dortmund by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Borussia Dortmund claimed a 6-0 win in the match prior to that. Darmstadt claimed one win, while Borussia Dortmund picked up two wins in the previous four matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 7/2.

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Results

In the previous four matches between Darmstadt and Borussia Dortmund, both teams found the back of the net two times.

Darmstadt vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Tim Skarke has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Borussia Dortmund and their defence. The visitors hope Niclas Fuellkrug adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

In their last 10 matches at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor across all tournaments Darmstadt won two times, drew two and lost six times. Borussia Dortmund claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Borussia Dortmund are in with a strong bid for getting on the scoreboard at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, since Darmstadt only kept one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches here. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up three times in the previous four encounters between Darmstadt and Borussia Dortmund, as Darmstadt scored one goal on average per game and Borussia Dortmund averaging 2.75 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Darmstadt performed an average of 0.9 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Borussia Dortmund's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.