Darmstadt vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-27 17:30.
[p]Knowing defeat last weekend would have confirmed their relegation, Darmstadt produced one of the round’s surprise results by beating Cologne 2-0 to end a 22-match winless league run. That’s only likely to serve as a temporary reprieve for the hosts, who know a defeat here will confirm what’s been inevitable for weeks, while a string of unfavourable results before kick-off on Sunday evening could even see their fate sealed before they kick a ball. [/p]
[p]As an instant return to the 2. Bundesliga beckons, it’s perhaps apt that the team who could inflict the killer blow are Heidenheim – a side who came up last season with Darmstadt. The pair played out a 2-2 draw in this corresponding fixture in the second tier last season, but given that ended a run of three-successive Darmstadt wins in home H2Hs, perhaps there’s a glimmer of hope they can live to fight another day.[/p]
[p]Heidenheim’s first-ever season in the Bundesliga has been a roaring success as they sit comfortably in mid-table and know a win here could mathematically secure their top-flight status for next season. They could yet even finish in the top half, which for hometown boy turned Heidenheim boss Frank Schmidt would be some way to mark a season in which he became the longest serving manager at a single club in German history.[/p]
[p]Things haven’t been quite as cheerful of late though, with the visitors winning just two of their last 14 Bundesliga games (D8, L4). That high draw tally would suggest they’re often hard to beat, and that’s usually the case on the road, where they’ve lost just one of their last eight league games (W2, D5), although that high number of stalemates has held them back from making an assault on the upper echelons. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Christoph Klarer netted Darmstadt’s opener against Cologne and he’s been in the thick of the action against Heidenheim lately with a goal, assist and yellow card in his last four personal meetings. Heidenheim’s Nikola Dovedan was also on the scoresheet last weekend, but that’s not usually a blessing given he’s won on just two of his last 12 scoring appearances, although one of those wins did come against Darmstadt! [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Heidenheim have trailed a league-high 17 games at half-time this season, while Darmstadt are second with 16. [/p]