SV Darmstadt 98 vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SV Darmstadt 98 vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor.
- SV Darmstadt 98 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Patrick Ittrich
- Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
- Assistant 2 Thomas Gorniak
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Aug 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–4 L 20 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–1 L 14 Aug FC 08 Homburg A 0–3 L 07 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt A 2–4 L 18 Oct Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–1 W 01 Aug FC Ingolstadt 04 A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Aug SV Darmstadt 98 A 4–1 W 20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–1 W 13 Aug FC Astoria Walldorf A 4–0 W 27 May SV Werder Bremen H 1–0 W 20 May TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–4 L 13 May SC Freiburg H 4–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Union Berlin0-151/216-30–/331-452/246-602/261-752/276+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SV Darmstadt 98 is hosting 1. FC Union Berlin for another epic battle.
- 4' 1. FC Union Berlin is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robin Gosens on 4.
- 5' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a Yellow card on 5.
- 10' SV Darmstadt 98 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' 1. FC Union Berlin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' SV Darmstadt 98 is showing some good football. However, SV Darmstadt 98 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 21' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a Red card on 21.
- 24' What a strike from Marvin Mehlem! The score is 1-1.
- 25' The whistle greets David Fofana as he departs to be replaced by Sheraldo Becker.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' Marvin Mehlem is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
- 34' GOAL! Robin Gosens scores on 34. Assisted by Josip Juranovic
- 39' Goal! Kevin Behrens scores his 20 goal in 154 matches.
- 44' SV Darmstadt 98 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
- 46' Matthias Bader is replacing Christoph Klarer for the SV Darmstadt 98 side.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' SV Darmstadt 98 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 64' Jordan Siebatcheu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Behrens on 64 minute.
- 65' Goal! Danilho Doekhi scores his 13 goal in 282 matches.
- 67' The whistle greets Braydon Manu as he departs to be replaced by Filip Stojilkovic.
- 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sheraldo Becker made 95 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' The whistle greets Marvin Mehlem as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Kempe.
- 83' It’s high time Torsten Lieberknecht made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 84' The 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes a substitution. Robin Gosens departs to be replaced by Jerome Roussillon.
- 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Darmstadt 98 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- With this win, 1. FC Union Berlin is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Mathias Honsak ↓ Fraser Hornby 46'
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Marvin Mehlem ↓ Tobias Kempe 78'
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- 7
- 24
- 15
- 28
- 14
- 38
- 5
Bench
- 3
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26
Matthias Bader ↑ 46'
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11
Tobias Kempe ↑ 78'
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- 23
- 13
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9
Fraser Hornby ↑ 46'
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29
Oscar Vilhelmsson ↑ 67'
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10
Filip Stojilkovic ↑ 67'
Coach Torsten Lieberknecht1. FC Union Berlin Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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- 31
- 1
- 17
- 6
- 4
- 18
- 33
- 7
- 20
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11
David Fofana ↓ Sheraldo Becker 25'
Bench
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27
Sheraldo Becker ↑ 25'
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45
Jordan Siebatcheu ↑ 64'
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26
Jerome Roussillon ↑ 84'
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- 28
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Aljoscha Kemlein ↑ 64'
Coach Urs Fischer -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robin Gosens 2 Danilho Doekhi 1 Kevin Behrens 1 Benedict Hollerbach 1 Marvin Mehlem 1 Head to Head
SV Darmstadt 98 Form
2023-08-26 SV Darmstadt 98 1–4 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-08-20 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2023-08-14 FC 08 Homburg 3–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2023-02-07 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–2 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2022-10-18 SV Darmstadt 98 2–1 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2022-08-01 FC Ingolstadt 04 0–3 SV Darmstadt 98 W1. FC Union Berlin Form
2023-08-26 SV Darmstadt 98 1–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-08-13 FC Astoria Walldorf 0–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-05-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-05-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-05-13 1. FC Union Berlin 4–2 SC Freiburg W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.29 SV Darmstadt 98 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.36 1. FC Union Berlin xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Union Berlin winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.65Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
SV Darmstadt 98 or Draw 46%Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin 77%SV Darmstadt 98 or 1. FC Union Berlin 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 2 9.1%1 – 1 8.7%0 – 2 7.3%1 – 3 7%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 1 5.7%0 – 3 5.6%2 – 1 5%2 – 3 4.5%1 – 4 Actual0 – 0 3.9%0 – 4 3.3%Asian Handicap — SV Darmstadt 98
Handicap SV Darmstadt 98 covers Push 1. FC Union Berlin covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 5% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 11% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 40% — 60% +1 40% 21% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 18% 21% +2.5 79% — 21% Clean Sheet
SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet 10% ✓1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

