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Darmstadt vs Ingolstadt Prediction & Betting tips
After three quarters of the season have now run, now begins the hot phase. The 26th round of the 2nd Bundesliga will take place on the weekend. We look at the duel between Darmstadt 98 and FC Ingolstadt. Two teams who have gone into the season with the ambitions to play the rise can be found in the lower half of the table and are thus de facto in the relegation battle. The match between the two Bundesliga team-mates at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor will be kicked off on Saturday at 13:00.
Darmstadt:
After relegating from the Bundesliga last year, they certainly did not expect to play against relegation in Darmstadt this year. In December, Dirk Schuster was installed as the new coach to turn things around after the unsatisfactory first round. But even under Schuster, the successes initially remained. In the last two games, the longed for points have finally been retracted. After 1: 1 in the home game against 1. FC Heidenheim they could take last Friday by a 2-0 at Dynamo Dresden three points to Hesse.
In the table are the lilies with 26 points on the 17th place in the table and are three points behind the relegation place. Especially the deserved victory in Dresden will be balm for the tortured minds of the Darmstadt. With the tailwind, it is now against the crippling Mitabsteiger from Ingolstadt. Especially in the domestic Merck Stadium, they urgently need to improve their balance, if they want to reach the saving shore yet. Of the twelve games played, only three were won. This is of course not enough and does not meet the demands of the fans of the lilies. The last victory could be celebrated in September of last year in a 4: 3 against Arminia from Bielefeld. Coach Shuster will miss Saturday’s injured Joel Mall, Silas Zehender, Peter Niemeyer and Sandro Sirigu. Kevin Grosskreutz and Immanuel Höhn return to the squad after the suspension has been restored. Best scorer in their ranks is Tobias Kempe with five goals.
Ingolstadt:
After the groundbreaking game against VfL Bochum was lost, those responsible have corrected the season goal. From the desire to reach the relegation place to the football league, now the goal relegation was spent. This shows how close the table is. The Schanzers are currently ranked eleventh in the table with 33 points and only four points clear of the Erzgebirge Aue team on the relegation place. The gap to the third storks from Kiel is now seven points. The Ingolstadt must break as quickly as possible their negative series, in order not to get further into the descent strudel.
Just another defeat against a direct competitor can have fatal consequences. In the new year so far only a single victory could be retracted. This succeeded in 3: 0 against Greuther Fürth. Otherwise, it was only enough for two 0: 0 against Sandhausen and in Aue. The remaining four games were lost. The last four competitive games were not won on a third place. The low point was certainly the home game against VfL Bochum on Monday night. After a pitifully missed penalty by Kutschke, they almost had to accept the 0: 1 in return and were then no longer able to turn the game. The followers acknowledged the performance with sardonic fanatics. It will therefore be time for the team of Stefan Leitl to change the lever and accept the relegation battle. Best scorer in his team is Sonny Kittel with eight goals.
Darmstadt vs Ingolstadt head to head matches
29.09.17 2BUN Ingolstadt Darmstadt 3 : 0
09.04.17 BUN Ingolstadt Darmstadt 3 : 2
19.11.16 BUN Darmstadt Ingolstadt 0 : 1
16.04.16 BUN Darmstadt Ingolstadt 2 : 0
22.11.15 BUN Ingolstadt Darmstadt 3 : 1