Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Darmstadt will be aiming to retain top position in the standings when they take on Kaiserslautern on Matchday 25. The Lilywhites failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Heidenheim and Arminia Bielefeld, but they are surely capable of matching the Red Devils on home soil. All Oscar Vilhelmsson, Tobias Kempe, and Patric Pfeiffer remain in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Kaiserslautern, on the other hand, aim to keep their promotion hopes alive, but given their three-match losing run on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. Julian Niehues is back to the starting XI after serving his one-game ban in a 2-2 draw with Sandhausen, whereas fellow midfielder Lars Bunning has yet to recover from an ankle problem. Hikmet Ciftci is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
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).