SV Darmstadt 98 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SV Darmstadt 98 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor.
- SV Darmstadt 98 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Reichel
- Assistant 1 Marco Achmuller
- Assistant 2 Christian Bandurski
13 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern München 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–2 L 28 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–1 L 20 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–2 D 13 Jan Borussia Dortmund H 0–3 L 19 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 3–3 D 16 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Feb SV Darmstadt 98 A 2–0 W 27 Jan Borussia Monchengladbach H 0–0 D 20 Jan RB Leipzig A 3–2 W 13 Jan FC Augsburg A 1–0 W 20 Dec VfL Bochum 1848 H 4–0 W 17 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor that hosts another battle between SV Darmstadt 98 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 5' 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.
- 7' Robert Andrich is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
- 12' SV Darmstadt 98 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
- 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 33' What a strike from Nathan Tella! The score is 0-1.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
- 49' SV Darmstadt 98 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 52' GOAL! Nathan Tella scores on 52.
- 57' Jonathan Tah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 62' It looks surprising SV Darmstadt 98 does not make any changes. Fabian Holland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' SV Darmstadt 98 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Polter is hanging Gerrit Holtmann on the field on 65 minute.
- 66' Time for substitution for SV Darmstadt 98. Oscar Vilhelmsson is replaced by Fabio Torsiello.
- 67' Marvin Mehlem is replacing Fabian Holland for the SV Darmstadt 98 side.
- 68' The referee shows SV Darmstadt 98 player a Yellow card on 68.
- 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josip Stanisic, as he is very good at scoring at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' The referee calls foul for Adam Hlozek. He receives a Yellow card.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Jonas Hofmann. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 77 minute.
- 81' Another substitution for SV Darmstadt 98 to replace Matej Maglica by Christoph Klarer on 81 minute.
- 86' Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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.
- 88' Edmond Tapsoba is replacing Granit Xhaka for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 90' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek is replaced by Noah Mbamba.
- With this win, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Fabian Holland ↓ Marvin Mehlem 67'
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- 27
- 24
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28
Bartol Franjic ↓ Andreas Muller 81'
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- 29
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Bench
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40
Sebastian Polter ↑ 65'
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Marvin Mehlem ↑ 67'
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- 30
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Andreas Muller ↑ 81'
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Christoph Klarer ↑ 81'
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Fabio Torsiello ↑ 66'
Coach Torsten LieberknechtBayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Granit Xhaka ↓ Edmond Tapsoba 88'
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- 8
- 9
- 20
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Adam Hlozek ↓ Noah Mbamba 90'
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Florian Wirtz ↓ Jonas Hofmann 77'
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Bench
- 24
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Jonas Hofmann ↑ 77'
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Edmond Tapsoba ↑ 88'
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Noah Mbamba ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Victor Boniface 2 Nathan Tella 2 Oscar Vilhelmsson 1 Jonas Hofmann 1 Exequiel Palacios 1 Adam Hlozek 1 Head to Head
SV Darmstadt 98 Form
2024-02-03 SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-01-28 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2024-01-20 SV Darmstadt 98 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2024-01-13 SV Darmstadt 98 0–3 Borussia Dortmund L 2023-12-19 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 SV Darmstadt 98 D 2023-12-16 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg LBayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2024-02-03 SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-01-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Borussia Monchengladbach D 2024-01-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-01-13 FC Augsburg 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2023-12-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.93 SV Darmstadt 98 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.88 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGI would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
SV Darmstadt 98 or Draw 45%Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 80%SV Darmstadt 98 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%0 – 1 10.6%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 9.5%0 – 0 7.8%0 – 3 6.4%1 – 3 6%1 – 0 4.7%2 – 1 4.7%2 – 2 4.5%0 – 4 3%1 – 4 2.9%Asian Handicap — SV Darmstadt 98
Handicap SV Darmstadt 98 covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 4% 94% -1.5 6% — 94% -1 6% 11% 83% -0.5 17% — 83% +0.5 42% — 58% +1 42% 24% 35% +1.5 65% — 35% +2 65% 18% 17% +2.5 83% — 17% Clean Sheet
SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.