Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Borussia Dortmund
Match Time & Date:
18/05/2024
15:30
Prediction: 3-0
Darmstadt
Following a heavy 3-0 loss at Mainz, Borussia Dortmund will be aiming to finish the season in style when they welcome Darmstadt to their Signal-Iduna-Park. The Yellow-Blacks rolled over Augsburg 5-1 in their last home fixture, which is certainly fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s encounter. Edin Terzic, though, is expected to mix the squad as Borussia Dortmund will be with one eye on the Champions League final. All Sebastian Haller, Julien Duranville, and Ramy Bensebaini are out of contention with injuries.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, failed to secure the Bundesliga survival and given their three-game losing run in the national championship, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Christoph Zimmermann is back from suspension, but fellow defender Jannik Muller is banned this time out due to the accumulation of yellow cards. All Manu, Holland, Riedel, Bader, and Franjic are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Marco Reus):
Marco Reus is a German football player who was born on 31 May, 1989. The pacey attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, started his senior career at Rot Weiss Ahlen and it has to be noted that he made 43 league appearances for the club in lower leagues.
In 2009 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia M’gladbach and he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Mainz on 28 August, 2009. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign, he joined Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. He has been playing for the Millionaires ever since and he represents Germany on the international stage as well.
However, he was more than unfortunate to miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with injury when Joachim Low’s team lifted the prestigious trophy. To make things even worse for Marco Reus, he was forced to withdraw from the Germany Euro 2016 squad as well (injury). The German ace has a contract with Borussia Dortmund which expires on 30 June, 2019.
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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