Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Darmstadt 98 and Cologne, taking place on Friday, 01 December 2023, at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in Darmstadt.
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Darmstadt 98, Recent FormAn important point secured against Freiburg will have left Darmstadt 98 quite happy with their 1-1 draw. In that game they had 33% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Freiburg who had 15 attempts and 3 on target.
He will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 15 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 5 goals they managed at the other end. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 11 of their 12 games overall.
With 3 defeats and just 1 win from their last 6 home league games at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, it's clear they are not having a good run of home form at the moment.
Goalscorer Tobias Kempe will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Darmstadt 98.
Cologne, Recent FormCologne won't feel too deflated by the 1-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich, given that their opponents sit a full 14 places above them in the league table. They came away from that fixture with a 32% share of the possession and clocked up 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target, in comparison to Bayern Munich, who managed 21 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
He will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 13 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 5 goals they've managed to net. They have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 20 games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 7 games.
Davie Selke will be hoping to create problems for Darmstadt 98 in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Cologne.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Darmstadt 98 that came out on top with a 1-2 win.
Die Geißböcke will be confident of finding the net in this one against Darmstadt, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 5 encounters between the two sides. Cologne have a decent scoring record against Die Lilien in recent times, having hit the back of the net 16 times in the last 5 matches between the two. The Cologne defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Die Lilien in the league, with Cologne conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings. Playing away from home, Cologne have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 3 league games against Darmstadt.
When playing at home, Darmstadt have lost the last 2 times they've faced Cologne in the league and have failed to win any of their last 3 encounters.
Darmstadt manager Torsten Lieberknecht has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Fraser Hornby (Ankle), Braydon Manu (Ankle), Fabio Torsiello (Buttocks) and Oscar Vilhelmsson (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Steffen Baumgart has a number of injury concerns in his Cologne squad to contend with: Jacob Christensen (Strain), Noah Katterbach (Cruciate ligament) and Philipp Pentke (Knee)
Darmstadt 98 Playing at home | Cologne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Goals scored | 0.5 |
| 2.3 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 22' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 31' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 4-2 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
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