SV Darmstadt 98 Season Preview

One proverb says: The second year is much more difficult as the first one. What are the team from Darmstadt able to bring? Are they strong enough for some surprise or get they problems? All possible but i expect much more for them above all with their very good work in the transfer window.

Review

SV Darmstadt 98 did their home work for last season and avoid relegation early. They had an average from 6500 supporterts which is not such bad for a team from 3.Bundesliga. The second year is always difficult as many said already. Almost an even record with 12 wins, 13 draws and 13 loses, also their offense worked well with 51 goals scored but also 47 conceded what is not such good. Their aim should be to stay far away from relegation trouble and annoy some favorites.

The Squad

Managment worked very well in the break and they can hold all their imp. players for next season. No imp. man left but some squad players like Kopilas, Brighache, Amstätter, Onwuzuruike, Boele, Wölk, Grüter, Brüdigam, Heckenberger, Heil and Hübner.

On the opposite they signed Zielinsky from Burghausen, Stegmayer from Unterhaching, Behrens from Hamburg II, Schnier from Bor. Dortmund II, da Costa from Offenbach, Albayrak from Eintr. Frankfurt II, Karli from Wilhelmshaven, Maas from Greuther Fürth II, Dujkovic and Martini comes from their U19 team up.

Overall very good work with the signings because some of them knows the league and have shown their potential there and also strength Darmstadt’s team very well.

Coach

Runjaic goes in his 3rd season for Darmstadt as coach and he prefers to play 4-4-2 but with the new players much more options are there now and he can change to 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. If he wants to play with Baier and da Costa it’s more likely 4-1-4-1 because both of them are more offense midfielder or Baier plays with Danny Latza in midfield defensiv, in this case system move to 4-2-3-1 or the prefered one 4-4-2.  

Prediction

Their first aim should be not to be relegated but i think they have much more potential above all with the new signings and why should not be a surprise possible. All the options and weapons are there for such a great year. For this my announcement is much more risky here and i prefer them under the first ten places. Let’s see what they are able.