Schalke vs Darmstadt Prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups - 20 September 2024
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On September 20, the Feltins Arena will host the match of the 6th round of the German Bundesliga 2, in which Schalke will play against Darmstadt. An announcement and forecast from Dailysports experts is available.
“Schalke”
The team was not considered a grand, but had a lot of achievements behind its back - it is not easy to pull the status of the main enemy for Borussia Dortmund itself. But lately, the Knaves have had little success. Yes, Tedesco sensationally took the vice-championship, but under him everything started to fall apart. To the credit of the club, he managed to return after the relegation to Bundesliga 2, but only for a season. And now it is clearly in danger of being stuck at a lower level - the last draw brought only tenth place.
Gerarts, who moved to Gelsenkirchen last October, retained his coaching post. But in the new cycle his wards won only against Allen in the cup, and in Braunschweig against Eintracht in the opening round - then there were defeats to Nurnburg and Cologne and a draw with Magdeburg. With “Karlsruhe” also did not respond to the double .
“Darmstadt”
The club last season made an attempt to prove themselves in Bundesliga 1. It was expectedly failed: the last, eighteenth place (three wins and seventeen points) and early departure to a more familiar level.
Despite the miserable statistics of the “lilies”, the management did not touch the mentor, Lieberknecht. But only until the end of the summer: Thorsten and his charges failed to start the season in the second division. Winning in the cup against modest Toytonia, in the Bundesliga 2 one of the potential favorites lost to Fortuna, Paderborn and even Elfersberg, with a draw at home with Nuremberg. Since September, Kofeldt has taken over as mentor. Florian made his debut with the reception of “Eintracht” Braunschweig. His new charges led in the score and played an hour on the power play - and conceded in return in the end.
Facts about the match
- “Schalke" have won twice in their last six matches
- “Darmstadt” has won, including the friendly 1-0 with Mainz, in two matches out of the last seven matches
- Both clubs have managed to concede 11 goals each. However, the Cobaltians have also scored nine themselves, while the Lilies have scored only three
Probable lineups:
- “Schalke” - Heckeren - Merkin, Sanchez, Sasinski, Gantenbein - Mohr, Schallenberg, Bachmann, Sylla - Younes, Karaman
- “Darmstadt” - Schuen - Nurnberger, Vukotich, Riedel, Sergio Lopez - Corredor, Muller, Klefisch, Marzailer - Hornby, Lidberg
H2H
The sides last played in the 2021/2022 season and exchanged away wins.
Schalke vs Darmstadt Prediction
Bookmakers believe in the hosts, but they are also weak. We use a neutral option with “total less than 3.0 goals” (odds - 1.83).
