On Sat Mar 11th, in week 24, Arminia Bielefeld hosts Darmstadt 98 at Schücoarena in a meeting of these two extremely 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. Arminia Bielefeld is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Eintracht Braunschweig. Jomaine Consbruch scored the first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in the 6th minute, then Bryan Lasme added another in the 11th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while darmstadt 98 sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Heidenheim. Jan-Niklas Beste scored the first goal for Heidenheim in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Darmstadt 98 couldn’t muster any offence and Heidenheim ran away with the shutout win. Darmstadt 98 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Sep 4th, Darmstadt 98 and Arminia Bielefeld battled to a 1-1 draw. Braydon Manu scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 8th minute, then Robin Hack tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Arminia Bielefeld a comeback draw.
Mathias Honsak has been the most effective weapon for Darmstadt 98 lately. The Austrian defender has netted three goals in his last five matches. Arminia Bielefeld’s most prolific scorer has been Fabian Klos. The German attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.