Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Darmstadt 98 5th with 52 points, Eintracht Braunschweig 15th with 37, 15 apart. On recent form Darmstadt 98 sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Eintracht Braunschweig ran at 1.06 scored and 1.59 conceded, Darmstadt 98 at 1.68 and 1.32.
Darmstadt 98 carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Eintracht Braunschweig, 2 by Darmstadt 98, 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Eintracht-Stadion (capacity 23,325). With 42 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, T. Gansloweit was the man in the middle. Eintracht Braunschweig led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Eintracht Braunschweig: Mehmet Aydin (41'), Johan Gómez (45') · Darmstadt 98: Matej Maglica (56'), Matej Maglica (78')
Key stats
Possession: Eintracht Braunschweig 37% · Darmstadt 98 63% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 6-7