Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Hamburger SV 2nd on 59, Darmstadt 98 12th on 42. Hamburger SV ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Darmstadt 98 ran at 1.65 scored and 1.62 conceded, Hamburger SV at 2.29 and 1.29.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Darmstadt 98 3, draws 4, Hamburger SV 2, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 78%.
Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in Darmstadt, capacity 16,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Hamburger SV led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Hamburger SV: Ludovit Reis (23'), Davie Selke (80'), Ransford Königsdörffer (58'), Robert Glatzel (90')