On 18 May, Darmstadt 98 will face Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. The match will take place at Signal Iduna Park, kicking off at 13:30.
Dortmund currently sit in 5th place in the standings with 59 points. In their 29th match of the season, they triumphed over Borussia Mönchengladbach (2:1). This was followed by a draw against Bayer Leverkusen (1:1).
Dortmund then suffered a heavy defeat to RB Leipzig (1:4), but bounced back with a commanding win over Augsburg (5:1). Most recently, they were bested by Mainz (0:3).
Moreover, the team reached the final of the Champions League by defeating PSG in the semi-finals (2:0).
Last year, Darmstadt finished as runners-up in the 2. Bundesliga, earning promotion to Germany’s top division. However, the top flight has proven challenging, and the club has already secured a return to the 2. Bundesliga by finishing last.
In their 29th round fixture, they lost narrowly to Freiburg. They then secured a win over Cologne (2:0), but subsequently lost to Heidenheim (0:1). This was followed by a defeat to Wolfsburg (0:3), and in their most recent game, they were thrashed by Hoffenheim (0:6).
In their last head-to-head encounter on 13 January 2024, Borussia Dortmund won comfortably (3:0).
In this matchup, Borussia Dortmund are the clear favourites. Given Darmstadt's dire form, Dortmund are likely to secure a win with a handicap of (-2) to maintain their standing in the eyes of their supporters.
# | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | G | PTS | |
1 | Bayern Munich | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 65:19 | 54 | |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 49:27 | 45 | |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 45:27 | 38 | |
4 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34:29 | 33 | |
5 | Stuttgart | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37:30 | 32 | |
6 | Mainz | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 33:24 | 31 | |
7 | B. Monchengladbach | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 32:30 | 30 | |
8 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 34:39 | 30 | |
9 | Freiburg | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 27:36 | 30 | |
10 | Wolfsburg | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 43:35 | 29 | |
11 | Dortmund | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 36:34 | 29 | |
12 | Augsburg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 24:35 | 26 | |
13 | St. Pauli | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 18:22 | 21 | |
14 | Union Berlin | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 16:27 | 21 | |
15 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 26:40 | 18 | |
16 | Heidenheim | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -17 | 25:42 | 14 | |
17 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -21 | 31:52 | 12 | |
18 | Bochum | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 17:44 | 10 | |
1 | Bayern Munich | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37:9 | 31 | |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29:15 | 26 | |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26:13 | 21 | |
4 | Dortmund | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24:13 | 21 | |
5 | Stuttgart | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25:15 | 20 | |
6 | B. Monchengladbach | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21:12 | 19 | |
7 | Freiburg | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:13 | 19 | |
8 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:11 | 18 | |
9 | Mainz | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:10 | 17 | |
10 | Augsburg | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:12 | 17 | |
11 | Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10:9 | 16 | |
12 | Werder Bremen | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14:17 | 13 | |
13 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21:21 | 12 | |
14 | Hoffenheim | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18:22 | 11 | |
15 | St. Pauli | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7:11 | 9 | |
16 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14:25 | 9 | |
17 | Bochum | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10:18 | 9 | |
18 | Heidenheim | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9:18 | 7 | |
1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28:10 | 23 | |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 | 19 | |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:14 | 17 | |
4 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20:22 | 17 | |
5 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22:14 | 17 | |
6 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17:18 | 15 | |
7 | Mainz | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19:14 | 14 | |
8 | Stuttgart | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12:15 | 12 | |
9 | St. Pauli | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11:11 | 12 | |
10 | B. Monchengladbach | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11:18 | 11 | |
11 | Freiburg | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9:23 | 11 | |
12 | Augsburg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10:23 | 9 | |
13 | Dortmund | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12:21 | 8 | |
14 | Hoffenheim | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8:18 | 7 | |
15 | Heidenheim | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16:24 | 7 | |
16 | Union Berlin | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6:18 | 5 | |
17 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17:27 | 3 | |
18 | Bochum | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7:26 | 1 |
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