Darmstadt vs Stuttgart prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-02-16 14:30.
After their goalless draw against Mönchengladbach, Darmstadt remain stuck to the bottom of the Bundesliga standings with a woeful ongoing 14-game Bundesliga winless run (D5, L9). That’s a new club record at this level and is also unsurprisingly the longest current wait for a win amongst all Bundesliga sides, a drought which is only exacerbated by the fact Darmstadt have failed to even score across their last three outings.
Pulling off an unlikely escape appears less likely by the week as they enter this round nine points from Union Berlin in 15th. Pulling off a shock against Champions League hopefuls Stuttgart seems unlikely at best, a point illustrated not only by the visitors’ league-best ongoing run of three straight victories, but also by the fact that no side on 12 or fewer points at this stage of a Bundesliga season ever went on to survive the drop!
Whilst the hosts continue to nurse the wounds of their worst ever season, Stuttgart are enjoying their best ever points return at this stage of a Bundesliga campaign with 43 after 21 matches. In fact, the 14 wins that the Swabians have picked up at this stage on the way to their unlikely top-four charge is more than they managed to achieve in each of the last two Bundesliga campaigns combined!
A 100% unbeaten record in Bundesliga H2H action (W5, D2) should spur belief further, especially as Darmstadt are the only side currently playing in the Bundesliga that Stuttgart have never lost against. A continuation of that trend would surprise few, especially seeing as Stuttgart have won all five league games against sides entering this round within the bottom four, each time by a 2+ goal margin.
Players to watch: Julian Justvan started a memorable revival in Darmstadt’s 2-2 draw against Frankfurt, but the beleaguered forward has won only two of his last five scoring appearances (W2, D2, L1). As for Stuttgart, Deniz Undav is the highest scoring German player in the Bundesliga this season (G14), with three of his last five scoring appearances seeing him net the opener.
Hot streak: Stuttgart are winless across their last seven away H2Hs against newly-promoted opponents (D3, L4).