Germany Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund x Darmstadt, Match Preview, Odds and Predictions(18/05/2024)

Borussia Dortmund will want to finish the season in style at Signal-Iduna-Park against Darmstadt after suffering a depressing 3-0 setback in Mainz. Supporters are surely more confident in the Yellow-Blacks going into Saturday's game after their 5-1 win against Augsburg in their last home encounter. But with Borussia Dortmund getting ready to play in the Champions League final, Edin Terzic is expected to move about the team. Sebastian Haller, Julien Duranville and Ramy Bensebaini are all out of the running because of injury.

On the other hand, the Lilywhites failed to guarantee their survival in the Bundesliga, and an unexpected home win would be all the more shocking if they managed to snap their three-game losing run in the national championship. Christoph Zimmermann is back from suspension; however, Jannik Muller, a defender with many yellow cards, is unavailable for this game—injury-related suspensions for Franjic, All Manu, Holland, Riedel, and Bader.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

Right now, Borussia Dortmund has no unfinished business in the Bundesliga. The Edin Terzic team, currently in fifth, is stationary and unable to go forward or back. Borussia Dortmund will still find great significance in this game since it will be the last time the great Marco Reus will play at home. The squad will surely want to wish him a most memorable farewell.

The "yellow-blacks" are now focused on Wembley Stadium in London, preparing to play Real Madrid in the Champions League final on June 1. That they tampered with their lineup and fell 0-3 to a more driven Mainz in the last round is thus not shocking. Before this, Dortmund had defeated Augsburg 5-1 at home.

Similarly, Darmstadt has finished its last Bundesliga tournament commitments. "Die Lilien" is in the previous position, seventeen points behind Cologne.

They gave up ten goals in the last three Bundesliga games Darmstadt played. In the previous round, Hoffenheim beat them 0-6 at home. They have only three wins this season.

Our Predictions

Dortmund to win Halftime @1.43 on Sky247.ng

Compared to Dortmund's seventeen wins this season, Darmstadt has only three. Moreover, Dortmund scored 64 goals, whereas Darmstadt scored only 30, underscoring a notable difference in their attacking strengths. Dortmund has shown to be superior in their head-to-head encounters, as shown by their 3-0 win in the last one. Dortmund is expected to win this game because of their home ground, greater offensive, and historical dominance.

Over 3.5 goals @1.44 on Sky247.ng 

Looking at the goal-scoring patterns of both clubs, it is clear that SV Darmstadt 98 has leaked 82 goals, suggesting possible defensive flaws, while Borussia Dortmund has amassed 64 goals at an average of over two goals a game. Dortmund games have also often featured over 2.5 goals, with an average wagering rate of 50%. It is logical to expect more than 3.5 goals to be scored in the game, considering Dortmund's attacking strength and Darmstadt's defensive shortcomings.

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