Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Darmstadt
Match Time & Date:
21/10/2023
15:30
Prediction: 1-2
Leipzig
Saturday’s football game between at Merck-Stadion am Bollefalltor pits together Darmstadt and Leipzig, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2023/2024 Bundesliga campaign. The Lilywhites are eager to secure the elite division survival and their displays in back-to-back wins over Werder Bremen (4-2) and Augsburg (2-1) are giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the upcoming fixtures. Both Clemens Riedel and Emir Karic are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, were more than unfortunate not to beat Bochum before the international window, with the team failing to convert two penalty kicks. Leipzig, though, are more of a team than Darmstadt and seeing that forward Benjamin Sesko scored a brace for Slovenia in a 3-0 win over Finland, away win should be considered. Dani Olmo is a major doubt, while both Benjamin Henrichs and Willi Orban remain in the treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Janis Blaswich):
Janis Blawich is a German footballer who plays for Heracles Almelo as a goalkeeper. Blaswich started his senior career at Borussia Monchengladbach, make 125 appearances for the reserve team. In the 2015/16 season he was loaned to Dynamo Dresden where he made 30 league appearances.
Following his loan spell with the Yellow and Blacks, the 193-cm-tall shot-stopper moved to fellow German side Hansa Rostock, signing yet another loan deal. In 2018 he joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo, and he has been playing for the Heraclieden ever since. Janis Blaswich made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Heracles, and he managed to keep his first clean sheet in the Dutch top flight the following month in a 4-0 win over De Graafschap.
The goalkeeper was born in Willich, Germany on May 2, 1991, and his preferred foot is right. Janis Blaswich wears the No. 1 shirt at Heracles.
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).
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