SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96 — Tips & Analysis

Under 3.25: Two struggling sides who tie more games than they win, and that points to a careful, low scoring night. Darmstadt sit in the bottom two after two rounds, on one point. They score just over a goal a game and have won only 3 of their last 15, tying 5 of them. Darmstadt have also created almost nothing in their last two games. Hannover are bottom with no points at all and one league goal to their name. Their scoring number looks fine at 2 goals a game, but a 9-1 cup win over an amateur side is doing the heavy lifting there. In the league they lost 0-1 to Wolfsburg and 1-3 at Cottbus. Hannover have tied 7 of their last 16, so the tie is their most common result. Both teams have had a full week off, and neither can afford to lose this one. Nervous games between worried teams tend to stay quiet. A 1-1 is the read here, and a game with two goals is exactly what we want. The honest worry is history. The last 15 meetings between these two averaged more than 3 goals, and 8 of Darmstadt's last 15 games have had 3 or more. Darmstadt let in more than a goal a game, so one loose spell would change this. We still want the tight, low scoring game.