On Sunday, starting with 12:30, the match Darmstadt – Hannover will be played, from the 31st round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the tour, Darmstadt won 2-1 in Hannover, through the successes of Anton (own goal) and Kempe, respectively Haraguchi. In fact, the “Lilies” are undefeated in the last 5 direct disputes with the “tomatoes”, winning the most recent 3. In Darmstadt, Hannover never won in the 5 visits.
Darmstadt lost to Regensburg, 0-3 in the previous round, only the second defeat in 2020, in 12 matches. The team coached by Dimitrios Grammozis has an excellent return and suffered only one failure at home, throughout the season, as well as the leader Bielefeld. Thus, Darmstadt is on the 5th place in the ranking of Zweite, with 43 points and a goal difference of 39-38, having one point over the opponent on Sunday. A remarkable thing tells us that the “Lilies” team scored only one goal on the counterattack, out of the 39.
On the other hand, Hannover, with 42 points, occupies the 6th position in Zweite and will surpass Darmstadt in case of a success on Sunday. The “Reds” evolve in the style of “all or nothing” away, with a record of 7 wins, 7 defeats and one draw. Kenan Kocak’s students defend themselves excellently when they are caught advanced, not receiving any goal on the counterattack this season, a remarkable performance. With 11 matches of “over 2.5 goals” in 2019/2020, Hannover is in second place in this hierarchy of spectacular matches.
Darmstadt’s record at home is excellent, as is that of the disputes with Hannover.
-Darmstadt scored on a counterattack in Zweite;
-The “lilies” have lost only one home game this season;
-Hannover were relying on their ability to counter-attack;
-However, the “Reds” scored 13 goals in fixed phases.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,54
