Darmstadt-Leipzig is a match valid for the eighth day of the Bundesliga and is played on Saturday at 3:30 pm: TV, probable formations, predictions.
The redemption of the two newly promoted teams. In the last few days of the Bundesliga to take the stage were – also – Heidenheim and Darmstadt, who last season played in the Zweite Liga. After a dramatic start, both seem to have broken free once and for all, showing that they have what it takes to keep their category.
Darmstadt had come up with a chilling streak of three consecutive defeats, in which they had cashed in 10 total goals between Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen. Embarkations that really did not bode well. But as soon as the calendar “softened,” Torsten Lieberknecht’s men began to pick up their first points: first the pyrotechnic 3-3 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach and then the two victories in a row in direct clashes with Werder Bremen and Augsburg, beaten 4-2 and 2-1 respectively. A positive streak interrupted only by the 3-1 defeat at home to the surging Stuttgart.
The 7 points in the standings after as many matches represent a good haul for the Liliens, who also boast the second best attack (12 goals) among the teams stationed on the right side of the standings, namely from 10th place down.
Openda
On this weekend, however, the opponent’s level rises again: at the Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor Marco Rose’s Leipzig is on the scene, eager to get back to winning ways after the incredible home draw with Bochum: at the Red Bull Arena the German Cup holders missed no less than two penalties – the first with Simons, the second with Forsberg – two very serious mistakes, which slowed their run-up to the top positions. Rose and his men are currently sixth, although the standings are still very short: only five points to make up on leading Bayer Leverkusen.
The prediction
Leipzig needs to get back to winning ways after the two draws with Bayern Munich and Bochum but will have to watch out for the enthusiasm of Darmstadt, back from an important double success. Roten Bullen favored but at least one goal the hosts should manage to score in a match that is likely to guarantee at least 3 goals overall.
The likely lineups of Darmstadt-Leipzig
- DARMSTADT (3-5-2): Schuhen; Klarer, J. Müller, Maglica; Bader, Kempe, Holland, Mehlem, Nürnberger; Pfeiffer, Skarke.
- LIPSIA (4-4-2): Blaswich; Simakan, Klostermann, Castello, Raum; Xavi, Schlager, Kampl, Forsberg; Openda, Poulsen.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-3
