Wolfsburg – Darmstadt: 18th March 2017

Vfl Wolfsburg

With four points won in the two trips made, Andries Jonker enjoy a happy debut on the bench “wolves”. Coach aged 54, who trea it in April-June 2011 Bayern to hit in the previous round. Being forced to go on the field of Leipzig, host band hopes effectively ended any that “bulls” still possessed at winning the title. M.Gomez scored the only goal of the game since minute 9. The veteran striker and he seems reborn under the command of Jonker, after scoring in each of the last two stages.

However, Wolfsburg failed to move away from the hot zone of the league, aflandus’re on equal points with Hamburg, ranked 16. Thus the need for points remains as high, but can not count Jonker in the same round on: Azzaoui, Bruma, Dejagah, Osimhen and Rogriguez (injured). Also Benaglio and Wollscheid are uncertain.

SV Darmstadt 98

On the other side, on the way to 2.Bundesliga, the guests had a thrill of pride in the previous round. Receiving the visit of Mainz, they have won 2-1 to end a game in which both teams ended with one player less on the field. A.Sulu and S.Sam scored decisive in five minutes or 12, bringing the fourth success in the current season. Despite his success, Darmstadt of the frame in the position of “red lantern” being a team doomed to relegation. Although football was seen comebacks, guests seem to have an impossible task in trying to recover the 11 points that separate them from an eventual rescue.

In the 11 trips conducted to date, Darmstadt failed to gain any points. Incidentally, the last time managed to score on foreign land happens in 2016 in late November, traveling to Schalke.

Esser, Gorka and Vrancic are injured and will not evolve into Saturday’s game, while Olijnyk and Rosenthal are uncertain.

Direct meetings

In the tour match, Darmstadt was won 3-1, after “Wolves” had a man removed in 23 minutes at 0-0. It was the first success obtained in four direct confrontations.