In this week 23 match on Feb 20th, Hansa Rostock and Darmstadt 98 will play a match in Darmstadt in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Darmstadt 98 is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hannover 96. Sebastian Stolze struck first for Darmstadt 98 on an own goal in the 18th minute, then Cedric Teuchert tied it up for Hannover 96 in the 35th minute . Darmstadt 98 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Hansa Rostock, recorded a 1-2 loss against Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch scored the first goal for Werder Bremen in the 54th minute, then Niclas Füllkrug added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Marvin Ducksch. Hansa Rostock looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Sun Sep 12th, Hansa Rostock hosted Darmstadt 98 in their last match together. Hansa Rostock was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. John Verhoek scored the first goal for Hansa Rostock in the 19th minute, but Kempe got the equalizer for Darmstadt 98 in the 66th minute.
Both Nils Fröling and Verhoek have been the hottest scorers for Hansa Rostock in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Aaron Seydel has been the most effective weapon for Darmstadt 98 lately. The German attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.