In a weekend match in week 18, on Saturday Jan 28th, Darmstadt 98 plays host to Jahn Regensburg in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 1st placed Darmstadt 98, recorded a 1-1 draw against Greuther Fürth. Emir Karic struck first for Darmstadt 98 in the 2nd minute on a feed from Braydon Manu, then Damian Michalski tied it up for Greuther Fürth in the 42nd minute on a feed from Marco John earning Greuther Fürth at least a draw. Darmstadt 98 is on a hot streak lately, having won 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Jahn Regensburg, recorded a 4-5 loss against Heidenheim. Prince-Osei Owusu scored the first goal for Jahn Regensburg in the 14th minute, then Tim Kleindienst got the equalizer for Heidenheim in the 21st minute on a feed from Jan-Niklas Beste But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Schimmer. Jahn Regensburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of July, Jahn Regensburg hosted Darmstadt 98 at the Continental Arena in their last match together. Jahn Regensburg was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Joshua Mees scored the first goal for Jahn Regensburg in the 1st minute, then Andreas Albers Nielsen added another in the 67th minute In the end, Darmstadt 98 was frustrated by Jahn Regensburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Jahn Regensburg ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jahn Regensburg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Charalambos Makridis and Nicklas Shipnoski each having 2 goals in their last five. Phillip Tietz has been the most effective weapon for Darmstadt 98 lately. The German attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.