Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
After failing to spoil Bayern Munich’s party at Allianz Arena, Koln will be aiming to give fans some cheer when they take on Darmstadt on Saturday afternoon. The Billy Goats defeated Bochum 2-1 in their last home game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Darmstadt. All Denis Huseinbasic, Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Florian Dietz, Justin Diehl, and Mark Uth are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Lilywhites are stuck in the relegation zone with only 14 points on their account and seeing that they are low on spirits following back-to-back defeats to Mainz and Freiburg, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. Darmstadt’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Fabian Holland, Alexander Brunst, Braydon Manu, Tim Skarke, Fabian Nurnberger, Marvin Mehlem, and Fraser Hornby.
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).