Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Ingolstadt
Match Time & Date:
22/01/2022
13:30
Prediction: 0-2
Darmstadt
Audi Sportpark will host Sunday’s football game between Ingolstadt and Darmstadt, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the remainder of the season. Ingolstadt’s main goal is to secure yet another 2. Bundesliga survival, while Darmstadt are eyeing automatic promotion to the German top flight. The hosts are ten points behind the safe zone, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for die Schanzer.
All Kaya, Ben Balla, Schrock, and Ginola Elva miss out with injuries for the hosts. The Lilywhites, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Karlsruher. Darmstadt are more of a team than Ingolstadt, and given the home team’s shaky defence, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the visiting team. Torsten Lieberknecht should have a full squad to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Marvin Matip):
Marvin Matip was born in Bochum on 25 September, 1985 and he began his senior career at Bochum. He played 33 league games for the reserve team, while making just one appearance for the first team. In 2005 he joined Koln and in 2010 he was sent on loan to Karlsruher. After ending his loan spell with Karlsruher, the right-footed centre back signed a contract with Ingolstadt.
Matip was born in Germany, but seeing that his father is Cameroonian, he decided to represent the African team on the international stage. The Karlsruher defender, who is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well, make his Cameroon debut on 2 June, 2013 in a friendly against Ukraine. However, it has to be noted that he has 22 caps for Germany U21 team.
He played for Germany at the 2006 U21 European Championship. Marvin Matip scored two goals in 33 appearances for Ingolstadt in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign. His contract with Ingolstadt expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Darmstadt):
SV Darmstadt 98 are a professional football club that compete in the German Bundesliga. Darmstadt were founded in 1898 and the club’s original name was FC Olympia Darmstadt. In 1905 the club changed its’ name to Sportvererien Darmstadt 98. Die Lilien (The Lilies) play their home games at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor and the capacity of the ground is 17,000.
After spending 33 years in lower leagues, Darmstadt competed in the German Bundesliga in the 2015/2016 campaign, with the team finishing the season in 14th place in the standings, just two points clear of the relegation zone. Die Lilien wear blue shirts and white shorts and their main rivals are Kickers Offenbach.
The likes of Bruno Labbadia, Gino Lettieri, Zivojin Juskic, Kosta Runjaic, Lothar Buchmann are some of the most famous coaches that used to be in charge of the team in the past. It has to be noted that Darmstadt have won the Hesse Cup seven times (1966, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013).
