Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th May 2024

Round 33 of the Bundesliga serves up an encounter between Darmstadt and Hoffenheim taking place at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor on Sunday.

The match on Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Darmstadt and Hoffenheim look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Darmstadt have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly seven goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.7 goals per game, in which they conceded 25 goals, or 2.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Hoffenheim scored 18 goals, conceded 23 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Darmstadt played against Hoffenheim. It finished 3-3 in a great match between the pair.

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Darmstadt Form

Darmstadt managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-2 victory against FC Koln. They went on to lose 0-1 against FC Heidenheim, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against Wolfsburg. 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 zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 17 and scored three goals.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Darmstadt, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

Hoffenheim Form

In has been a bit of everything for Hoffenheim in their previous three matches, as they first beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 4-3. This was followed by a disappointing 3-2 defeat against Bochum, before an encounter with RB Leipzig produced a 1-1 draw. Hoffenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to ten.

Hoffenheim are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Darmstadt is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.

Hoffenheim recorded four wins from their last 11 games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 15 points. They scored 21 goals while conceding 20. Darmstadt are looking at a record of three wins, eight draws and 21 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim enjoy a record of 11 wins, seven draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Squads

Darmstadt Squad

Lieberknecht will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Hoffenheim 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 (0/30), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/0), Christoph Klarer (2/28), Christoph Zimmermann (0/18), Clemens Riedel (0/14), Fabian Holland (0/23), Jannik Mueller (0/16), Matej Maglica (1/24), Matthias Bader (1/23), Thomas Isherwood (0/11), Andreas Mueller (0/9), Bartol Franjic (0/20), Emir Karic (0/25), Fabian Nuernberger (1/20), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/9), Fraser Hornby (0/0), Klaus Gjasula (0/20), Marvin Mehlem (3/18), Tim Skarke (8/28), Tobias Kempe (3/22), Aaron Seydel (1/15), Asaf Arania (0/0), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/9), Julian Justvan (2/16), Luca Pfeiffer (1/24), Mathias Honsak (1/21), Oscar Vilhelmsson (4/24), Sebastian Polter (0/9).

Hoffenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Hoffenheim players that the manager Pellegrino Matarazzo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/32), John Anthony Brooks (2/21), Kasim Adams (0/1), Kevin Akpoguma (0/15), Ozan Kabak (3/26), Pavel Kaderabek (2/27), Stanley N'Soki (0/11), Tim Drexler (0/7), Anton Stach (2/31), Bambase Conte (0/7), David Jurasek (0/11), Dennis Geiger (0/3), Finn Becker (0/21), Florian Grillitsch (1/28), Grischa Proemel (4/26), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/25), Tom Bischof (0/12), Umut Tohumcu (0/18), Andrej Kramaric (12/28), Ihlas Bebou (5/30), Marius Buelter (1/28), Max Moerstedt (0/1), Maximilian Beier (13/31), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (7/26).

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Team News

Darmstadt are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Sunday. There is no need for Christoph Zimmermann to show up in the Darmstadt dressing room, as he is suspended.

Bartol Franjic, Tobias Kempe, Gerrit Holtmann, Thomas Isherwood, Clemens Riedel, Mathias Honsak, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu nurses various injuries and won't take part for Darmstadt against Hoffenheim at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

Hoffenheim are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Darmstadt.

Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John all face a spell on the sidelines for Hoffenheim due to various injuries.

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? Darmstadt have a 20% win rate in the against Hoffenheim, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 1-3-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Results

In the last five matches between Darmstadt and Hoffenheim, both teams to score came up two times.

Darmstadt vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Andrej Kramaric who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Hoffenheim are looking to him against Darmstadt, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Darmstadt didn't win a single one of their previous 10 games Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw one along the way. They endured nine defeats in this run. Hoffenheim won one of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing one and losing eight. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Darmstadt managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the games at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor, Hoffenheim kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past five encounters between Darmstadt and Hoffenheim, with Darmstadt scoring 1.2 goals on average per game. Hoffenheim averaged 1.2 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Darmstadt’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Hoffenheim played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.