Bundesliga, Darmstadt Vs. Bayern Munich: Preview, Prediction, Possible Lineups, Betting Tips, And Live Stream
Match Preview
Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich will travel to bottom-placed Darmstadt on Sunday, where they will look to add yet another win.
Bayern Munich moved to the summit of Bundesliga table after RB Leipzig suffered a defeat last week. Despite having equal points as Leipzig, Carlo Ancelotti’s men top the standings on goal difference.
A win here against a struggling Darmstadt team will secure Bayern’s top position in Bundesliga.
Darmstadt, meanwhile, is at the bottom of the Bundesliga. With consecutive eight defeats in the league, the home side is likely to be relegated from Bundesliga this season if their performances do not improve soon.
"Unbeaten against Darmstadt" – All the facts and figures ahead of #D98FCB ?? https://t.co/iNHmhaECgP pic.twitter.com/3TAfu8f3To
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) December 17, 2016
Talking about history between these sides, Bayern has won their last four matches against Darmstadt, scoring a whopping 18 goals in the process.
Team News: Darmstadt
Injury concerns for Ramon Berndroth’s team are quite significant. Darmstadt will be without the likes of Felix Platte, Immanuel Hohn, Anis Ben-Hatira, and Denys Oliinyk due to injuries.
Striker Sven Schipplock will lead the attack for the home side, with Marcel Heller, Jan Rosenthal, and Sandro Sirigu forming a midfield trio to support him.
Darmstadt: Predicted Line-up (4-2-3-1)
Esser- Holland, Sulu, Nieyemer, Fedetskiy – Gondorf, Vranoic – Heller, Rosenthal, Sirigu- Schipplock
Team News: Bayern Munich
Injury concerns for Carlo Ancelotti’s side aren’t significant. French midfielder Kingsley Coman, who suffered a knee injury in training with his national team, is likely miss rest of the year.
Winger Julian is also set to miss this clash due to injury concerns. Jerome Boateng will partner up with Matt Hummels at the backline.
Carlo Ancelotti switched back to 4-2-3-1 formation, which was very productive in thrashing Wolfsburg 5-0 in the last game. He is likely to stick with the same formation in this match as well.
Striker Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 11 Bundesliga goals so far, will lead the attack from the front for Bayern.
Bayern Munich: Predicted Line-up (4-2-3-1)
Neuer – Kimmich, Hummels, Martinez, Alaba- Vidal, Thiago – Ribery, Muller, Robben – Lewandowski
Darmstadt vs. Bayern Munich: Head-to-Head
Total games: 7
Darmstadt wins: 0
Bayern Munich wins: 6
Draws: 1
Darmstadt vs. Bayern Munich: TV Schedule and Channel
In the U.S., the match will be live on GOLTV USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, GolTV Espanol, and Fox Sports 2 USA. In the U.K., the match will be live on BT Sport Live Streaming and BT Sport 1. For other regions, the TV schedule can be found on the link here.
Darmstadt vs. Bayern: Prediction
.@MrAncelotti: "We have trained very well this week. It's important that we bring the points home from Darmstadt." #D98FCB pic.twitter.com/rrt3DlOVGR
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) December 16, 2016
This is the match between those teams who reside on the opposite poles of the table. League leader Bayern is in excellent form at the moment, having won their last four Bundesliga matches. Darmstadt has lost their eight consecutive league matches, and they are highly unlikely to disappoint Bayern at the moment. This should be an easy three points for Bayern.
Final Predicted Score: Darmstadt 1-3 Bayern Munich
Darmstadt vs. Bayern: Betting Tips and Odds
- Darmstadt win: 20/1
- A draw: 8/1
- Bayern Munich win: 1/8
- Under 2.5 goals: 7/4
- Over 2.5 goals: 2/5
- Both teams score: 5/4
- Both teams fail to score: 4/7
The odds were provided by Paddypower.
Key Stats to consider
- Darmstadt has lost their last six matches in Bundesliga.
- Darmstadt has won two of their 14 Bundesliga matches played so far.
- Bayern Munich has won last four matches against Darmstadt in all competitions.
- Bayern has won eight of their recent ten away matches in Bundesliga.
- Bayern has lost only one of their 14 matches in Bundesliga.
The Darmstadt vs. Bayern Munich stats were provided by Whoscored.
Darmstadt vs. Bayern Munich: Live Stream
The match can be streamed live online by clicking on this link. The live streaming link will be updated just before kick-off.
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