Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Darmstadt 98 (3rd, 72 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Unterhaching (17th, 43 pts). Unterhaching had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Darmstadt 98 ran at 1.53 scored and 0.76 conceded, Unterhaching at 1.32 and 1.71.
Darmstadt 98 had not lost in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Darmstadt 98, 4/15 for Unterhaching.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Darmstadt 98, 1 for Unterhaching and 3 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
The match was played at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (capacity 16,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Darmstadt 98 led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Darmstadt 98: D. Stroh-Engel (15'), Benjamin Schwarz (31' og), D. Stroh-Engel (47') · Unterhaching: Quirin Moll (44')