Magdeburg to seal maximum points
TEAM NEWS
Magdeburg boss Michael Oenning will not be able to count on Christian Beck, who remains out injured.
Rouven Sattelmaier, Max Grun, Felix Platte, Slobodan Medojevic, Sebastian Hertner and Selim Gunduz remain on the sidelines at Darmstadt. Yannik Stark will miss due to suspension.
Magdeburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Christian Beck (cheekbone)
Darmstadt
Suspended: Yannik Stark
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Rouven Sattelmaier, Selim Gunduz (both knee); Max Grun (elbow), Felix Platte (ligaments), Slobodan Medojevic (foot), Sebastian Hertner (rib)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Magdeburg scored very late last week to surprise promotion-seeking Hamburg in a 2-1 league win away from home. A goal from Philip Turpitz gave the visitors the winner in the third minute of added time. The relegation-threatened side are undefeated in their last three league fixtures, although the other two have ended in draws. League wins have in fact been hard to come by for the east German club, with only two victories in their last eight league matches, along with four draws and two losses. Those results have not helped them to climb out of the drop zone as they remain in 16th, level on points with Sandhausen above them.
Darmstadt is one of teams in the German second division to win only two games away from home this season, with no other side winning fewer. The Lilies have been poor on their travels in league action, drawing three and losing nine times. They did however beat second-placed Hamburg in the league on the road three weeks ago. Dimitrios Grammozis’ men came from two goals down to earn an excellent 3-2 win then, but they returned to their usual losing ways in their most recent away league outing when they succumbed to an unlucky 2-1 defeat at Greuther Furth last weekend.
Based on Magdeburg’s solid form of late, I do believe this is a match they could win. Darmstadt have had a lot of problems away from home this season and I think they may lose here.
SECOND PREDICTION: HILO - LOW
Magdeburg’s last seven home league matches have featured two total goals or fewer while the MDCC Arena has only seen 29 goals in total this season, with Magdeburg scoring 13 and conceding 16 in their 14 home league fixtures. I’m predicting this to be a low-scoring affair.
HEAD TO HEAD
Darmstadt won the reverse league fixture 3-1 at Bollenfalltor back in November, which has been the only league meeting between the teams.
Magdeburg boss Michael Oenning will not be able to count on Christian Beck, who remains out injured.
Rouven Sattelmaier, Max Grun, Felix Platte, Slobodan Medojevic, Sebastian Hertner and Selim Gunduz remain on the sidelines at Darmstadt. Yannik Stark will miss due to suspension.
Magdeburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Christian Beck (cheekbone)
Darmstadt
Suspended: Yannik Stark
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Rouven Sattelmaier, Selim Gunduz (both knee); Max Grun (elbow), Felix Platte (ligaments), Slobodan Medojevic (foot), Sebastian Hertner (rib)
MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN
Magdeburg scored very late last week to surprise promotion-seeking Hamburg in a 2-1 league win away from home. A goal from Philip Turpitz gave the visitors the winner in the third minute of added time. The relegation-threatened side are undefeated in their last three league fixtures, although the other two have ended in draws. League wins have in fact been hard to come by for the east German club, with only two victories in their last eight league matches, along with four draws and two losses. Those results have not helped them to climb out of the drop zone as they remain in 16th, level on points with Sandhausen above them.
Darmstadt is one of teams in the German second division to win only two games away from home this season, with no other side winning fewer. The Lilies have been poor on their travels in league action, drawing three and losing nine times. They did however beat second-placed Hamburg in the league on the road three weeks ago. Dimitrios Grammozis’ men came from two goals down to earn an excellent 3-2 win then, but they returned to their usual losing ways in their most recent away league outing when they succumbed to an unlucky 2-1 defeat at Greuther Furth last weekend.
Based on Magdeburg’s solid form of late, I do believe this is a match they could win. Darmstadt have had a lot of problems away from home this season and I think they may lose here.
SECOND PREDICTION: HILO - LOW
Magdeburg’s last seven home league matches have featured two total goals or fewer while the MDCC Arena has only seen 29 goals in total this season, with Magdeburg scoring 13 and conceding 16 in their 14 home league fixtures. I’m predicting this to be a low-scoring affair.
HEAD TO HEAD
Darmstadt won the reverse league fixture 3-1 at Bollenfalltor back in November, which has been the only league meeting between the teams.
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