Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

Union Berlin travel to face Darmstadt in a Bundesliga encounter at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor on Saturday.

Darmstadt came away from their opening match of the season on a sour note and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Everyone dreams of opening a new campaign with three points, and Union Berlin made sure the dream became reality in the premiere round.

Darmstadt have their target aimed at getting one over Union Berlin on Saturday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

Darmstadt scored 11 goals, conceded 17 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Union Berlin scored 17 goals, conceded 11 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Darmstadt comes up against Union Berlin in this context.

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Prediction

Darmstadt Form

Darmstadt have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-0 by Greuther Fuerth, before Homburg ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Eintracht, who came out 1-0 winners. Darmstadt won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Both fans and management alike always expect success in the Bundesliga to be more or less guaranteed for Union Berlin. They are once again faced with the expectation of a season where the podium is the minimum outcome.

Union Berlin Form

In their last three matches, Union Berlin first beat Werder Bremen 1-0, then FCA Walldorf by 0-4 and finally Mainz 05 by 4-1. Union Berlin managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in five.

A battle for survival appears to be on the cards for Darmstadt as they seek to keep their Bundesliga status for another term.

Form is bordering of horrible for Darmstadt, and another disappointment is looming on the horizon against Union Berlin. It is difficult to argue on behalf of the home side, who could be busy attempting to minimize a defeat.

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Stats

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Squads

Darmstadt Squad

Torsten Lieberknecht will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Union Berlin from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/1), Morten Behrens (0/0), Steve Kroll (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/1), Christoph Klarer (0/1), Christoph Zimmermann (0/1), Clemens Riedel (0/0), Fabian Holland (0/1), Jannik Mueller (0/0), Matej Maglica (0/1), Matthias Bader (0/0), Nemanja Celic (0/0), Thomas Isherwood (0/0), Andreas Mueller (0/0), Bartol Franjic (0/0), Emir Karic (0/1), Fabian Nuernberger (0/1), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/1), Frank Ronstadt (0/0), Fraser Hornby (0/1), John Peter Sesay (0/0), Klaus Gjasula (0/0), Marvin Mehlem (0/1), Tobias Kempe (0/0), Aaron Seydel (0/0), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Filip Stojilkovic (0/1), Luca Pfeiffer (0/1), Mathias Honsak (0/1), Oscar Vilhelmsson (0/1).

Union Berlin Squad

Below is the full team squad of Union Berlin. The manager Fischer will pick his starting XI against Darmstadt from these players:

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/1), Jakob Busk (0/0), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/1), Danilho Doekhi (0/1), Diogo Leite (0/1), Dominique Heintz (0/0), Jerome Roussillon (0/1), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/0), Paul Jaeckel (0/0), Robin Gosens (0/1), Robin Knoche (0/1), Aissa Laidouni (0/1), Alex Kral (0/1), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/1), Andras Schafer (0/0), Brenden Aaronson (0/1), Janik Haberer (0/0), Josip Juranovic (0/0), Lucas Tousart (0/0), Rani Khedira (0/0), Tim Skarke (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (0/0), David Datro Fofana (0/1), Jordan Pefok (0/0), Kevin Behrens (3/1), Kevin Volland (0/1), Laurenz Dehl (0/0), Mikkel Kaufmann (0/0), Milos Pantovic (1/1), Sheraldo Becker (0/1).

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Team News

Union Berlin have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Darmstadt this coming Saturday.

Union Berlin need to do without Kevin Volland, Alex Kral and Andras Schafer, who are not fit enough to travel to Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor.

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Lineups

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin H2H

Having never played each other in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is the first time Darmstadt comes up against Union Berlin in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Darmstadt picked up three wins in their previous six matches against Union Berlin, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Results

Darmstadt vs Union Berlin Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Bundesliga campaign, and both Darmstadt and Union Berlin 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.

Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor witnessed Darmstadt winning six of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost two in this run. Union Berlin won three of their previous 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Darmstadt? Over 2.5 happened six times in their last 10 at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. It came out six times in 10 league matches away for Union Berlin.

Darmstadt witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Union Berlin's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.