In this week 19 match on the 3rd of February, Darmstadt 98 and Sandhausen will play a match in Sandhausen in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sandhausen sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Arminia Bielefeld. Christian Kinsombi struck first for Sandhausen in the 13th minute, then Alexander Esswein added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Kerim Calhanoglu. Sandhausen is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while darmstadt 98 sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Jahn Regensburg. Braydon Manu struck first for Darmstadt 98 in the 18th minute on a feed from Marvin Mehlem, then Fabian Holland added another in the 29th minute In the end, Jahn Regensburg was frustrated by Darmstadt 98’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Darmstadt 98 ended the match with the shutout victory. Darmstadt 98 is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
Darmstadt 98 and Sandhausen last played eachother at the Merck-stadion Am Böllenfalltor on the 22nd of July. Darmstadt 98 won by a score of 2 to 1. Braydon Manu scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 9th minute, then Aleksandr Zhirov got the equalizer for Sandhausen in the 24th minute on a feed from Janik Bachmann.
Darmstadt 98’s most prolific scorer has been Phillip Tietz. The German attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Sandhausen is glad to have Christian Kinsombi in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.