Schalke 04 vs Darmstadt 98 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on September 20th, 2024

Schalke 04 and Darmstadt 98 will play on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at 16:30h (UTC), in a 2. Bundesliga game to be held in Germany, check the Schalke 04 vs Darmstadt 98 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Schalke 04 vs Darmstadt 98 will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Veltins-Arena stadium, in the city of Gelsenkirchen, with a capacity for 62271 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Schalke 04 vs Darmstadt 98 betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the 2. Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Schalke 04 last match

Schalke 04 comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Karlsruher SC, in a match valid for 2. Bundesliga, and the match ended 2-0. Coach K. Geraerts' team lined up with this formation: 4-4-2.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.00, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Derry Murkin, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Darmstadt 98 last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Eintracht Braunschweig team with a final score of 1-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.70.

Schalke 04 vs Darmstadt 98 h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Darmstadt 98 occupied 4th place in 2. Bundesliga and, team Schalke 04 the 1st place. Darmstadt 98 entered the field with the tactic 4-2-2-2, while Schalke 04 arranged their formation in a 4-2-3-1.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 17-04-2022 in a 2. Bundesliga match of the 2021/2022 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-5 win for Schalke 04.

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Schalke 04 team has 4 points being in the 13th place in the 2. Bundesliga competition in Germany. The overall balance is not favorable, with 3 losses, 1 win wins and 1 draw.

This means that, in the 6th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the Jahn Regensburg team is just behind in 14th place.

Schalke 04 analysis

At the end of round 5 of 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 collected 9 goals scored and 11 goals conceded.

Schalke 04 team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the 2. Bundesliga that has been affecting the team's morale.

The adaptation of Janik Bachmann with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Schalke 04 last game of the season, against Karlsruher SC. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Schalke 04

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Kenan Karaman is the player to highlight. Helping Schalke 04 with 4 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Darmstadt 98

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Darmstadt 98 team with 2 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 0 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses.

In the 6th round, Preußen Münster, that is in the 15th place, has the same score.

Darmstadt 98 analysis

We have reached matchday 5 in 2. Bundesliga and at the moment Darmstadt 98 has made 3 goals and conceded 11.

Recent performances have shown that Darmstadt 98 is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

As we approach the Regular Season, Darmstadt 98 is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Team with a low scoring efficiency, the average goals scored do not exceed 0.6 per game. With a low score efficiency and playing away from home, this could be decisive for a bad result.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Kai Klefisch, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Eintracht Braunschweig, being a key piece for Darmstadt 98.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Darmstadt 98 scores an average of 0.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.35.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 6.2 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Darmstadt 98 is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Darmstadt 98 in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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