August 13th features a match where Darmstadt 98 will host Hansa Rostock in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Darmstadt 98, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Eintracht Braunschweig. Vilhelmsson struck first for Darmstadt 98 in the 86th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Eintracht Braunschweig couldn’t muster any offence and Darmstadt 98 ran away with the shutout win. Darmstadt 98 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while hansa Rostock is fresh off their 2-1 win against Arminia Bielefeld. Kai Pröger struck first for Hansa Rostock in the 25th minute on a feed from John Verhoek, then Janni Serra tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 48th minute on a feed from Masaya Okugawa. Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hansa Rostock won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Hansa Rostock is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ridge Munsy and Nils Fröling each only have 1 goal in their last five. Darmstadt 98’s most prolific scorer has been Luca Pfeiffer. The German attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.