On Saturday Jan 15th, Darmstadt 98 hosts Karlsruher SC at Merck-stadion Am Böllenfalltor in a meeting of these two mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 2nd placed Darmstadt 98, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Jahn Regensburg. Emir Karic struck first for Darmstadt 98 in the 70th minute, then Kempe added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time 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, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Karlsruher SC, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hansa Rostock. Pascal Breier struck first for Hansa Rostock in the 7th minute on a feed from Haris Duljević, then in the 13th minute, Marvin Wanitzek sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Gordon . Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Karlsruher SC and Darmstadt 98 last played eachother at the Wildparkstadion on the 30th of July. Karlsruher SC won by a score of 3 to 0. Philipp Hofmann scored the first goal for Karlsruher SC in the 9th minute, then Choi added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Fabian Kaufmann At the end of 90 a dissapointed Darmstadt 98 couldn’t manage to score, and Karlsruher SC took the shutout win.
Karlsruher SC is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Wanitzek and Batmaz each having 2 goals in their last 5. Luca Pfeiffer has been the most prolific scorer on Darmstadt 98 in his last five matches with 3 goals.