Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th April 2024

Mid-placed FC Heidenheim travel to Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor to face struggling Darmstadt in a round 31 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Darmstadt are out to avenge a disappointing loss against FC Heidenheim in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

Darmstadt have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded 23 goals, or 2.3 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

FC Heidenheim scored 15 goals, conceded 17 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday?

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

Darmstadt Form

In their last three games, Darmstadt lost 4-0 against Mainz 05, got defeated 0-1 by Freiburg before winning 0-2 against FC Koln. Darmstadt didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Bundesliga games at the Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 18 and scored five goals.

Many people had Darmstadt down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 3-2 win against Bayern Munich. A 1-1 draw with Bochum followed, before they lost against RB Leipzig by 1-2. FC Heidenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by nine goals to nine.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Darmstadt welcome FC Heidenheim this coming Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

FC Heidenheim won three of their previous nine outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 14 points. They scored ten and conceded nine goals. Darmstadt claimed three wins, eight draws as well as 19 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim have a record of eight wins, ten draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Squads

Darmstadt Squad

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

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/29), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/0), Christoph Klarer (2/26), Christoph Zimmermann (0/16), Clemens Riedel (0/14), Fabian Holland (0/23), Jannik Mueller (0/14), Matej Maglica (1/22), Matthias Bader (1/23), Thomas Isherwood (0/11), Andreas Mueller (0/8), Bartol Franjic (0/20), Emir Karic (0/23), Fabian Nuernberger (1/18), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/8), Fraser Hornby (0/0), Klaus Gjasula (0/20), Marvin Mehlem (3/17), Tim Skarke (8/26), Tobias Kempe (3/21), Aaron Seydel (1/14), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/8), Julian Justvan (2/14), Luca Pfeiffer (1/23), Mathias Honsak (1/19), Oscar Vilhelmsson (4/22), Sebastian Polter (0/9).

FC Heidenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Heidenheim. The 50 year-old Frank Schmidt will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/30), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (1/20), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/29), Lennard Maloney (1/27), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/16), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/14), Adrian Beck (1/22), Florian Pick (0/19), Jan Schoeppner (2/22), Kevin Sessa (1/26), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (2/18), Norman Theuerkauf (0/22), Omar Traore (0/28), Patrick Mainka (2/30), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/17), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (8/29), Marvin Pieringer (3/27), Stefan Schimmer (0/15), Tim Kleindienst (11/30).

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Team News

Darmstadt could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to FC Heidenheim on Sunday.

Bartol Franjic, Tobias Kempe, Gerrit Holtmann, Thomas Isherwood, Clemens Riedel, Mathias Honsak, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu are all absent from the Darmstadt squad that faces FC Heidenheim at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

FC Heidenheim are juggling with five absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Darmstadt. For instance, FC Heidenheim won't be able to field Omar Traore as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Marnon-Thomas Busch, Denis Thomalla, Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Darmstadt.

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday. Darmstadt enter the match against FC Heidenheim with a 0-0-1 record in their previous one encounter. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Results

In the last one match between Darmstadt and FC Heidenheim, both teams to score came up one time.

Darmstadt vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Tim Kleindienst has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because FC Heidenheim bank on him to build on these numbers against Darmstadt. The latter relies on Oscar Vilhelmsson, who found the target three times in six games.

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Darmstadt won none, drew one and lost nine. FC Heidenheim won three, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 games away from home. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Darmstadt managed a clean sheet in zero of their games at home, FC Heidenheim kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past one encounter between Darmstadt and FC Heidenheim, with Darmstadt scoring two goals on average per game. FC Heidenheim averaged three goals, while both teams scored one time. Darmstadt saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Heidenheim, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.