Hamburg vs SV Darmstadt Predictions

• Both teams scored in 24 of Hamburg’s last 38 league games (63%).
• Both teams also scored in eight of the last nine H2H encounters.
• Neither side failed to score in any of their last three games, respectively.

An early season promotion ‘six pointer’

With Hamburg and Darmstadt locked with two other sides at the peak of the 2.Bundesliga table on nine points after four games, a win for either side here will send a message to the rest of the would-be title chasers with the rest of the games set to take place over the course of the weekend.

Both sides are conceding less than a goal per game on average, but how well these sides are matched is exemplified by the fact that eight of the last nine meetings saw goals at both ends. However, with three of the last six meetings ending level and only one of those settling with a multi-goal margin, this could be tight.

Current Hamburg coach Tim Walter has faced off against Darmstadt with three other sides during his career and only lost once (W2, D2). As such, he will be looking for another positive showing from his men this time around.

A possible end-to-end stalemate

Visiting manager Torsten Lieberknecht has faced off against Hamburg on six occasions but unlike his opposite number, the Darmstadt manager triumphed just once (D1, L4). However, his men at least got on the scoresheet in three of the last five such encounters.

We predict that both teams will score in this early season top of the table clash, yet it could descend into a tight 1-1 draw with neither side wanting to give too much away to their close rivals.

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