On Jul 22nd, Darmstadt 98 will host Sandhausen at Merck-stadion Am Böllenfalltor in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. 16th placed Darmstadt 98 is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Jahn Regensburg. Joshua Mees struck first for Jahn Regensburg in the 1st minute on a feed from Nicklas Shipnoski, then Andreas Albers Nielsen added another in the 67th minute In the end, Darmstadt 98 couldn’t muster any offence and Jahn Regensburg ran away with the shutout win. Darmstadt 98 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while sandhausen sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Arminia Bielefeld. David Kinsombi struck first for Sandhausen in the 11th minute on a feed from Janik Bachmann, then Masaya Okugawa tied it up for Arminia Bielefeld in the 59th minute. Sandhausen is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Darmstadt 98 won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Sandhausen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tom Trybull and Janik Bachmann each having 2 goals in their last five. Luca Pfeiffer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Darmstadt 98.