In-Depth Betting Tips and Predictions for Darmstadt vs Fortuna Dusseldorf

Off the back of last season, Darmstadt were hurt badly. They ended up getting relegated from the top-flight in Germany, with just 17 points from 34 games, and they also conceded 86 goals in the league (the most out of any team in the top three German division).

Whilst the rise of the club over the last decade has been sensational, their attempt to stay in the Bundesliga for the first time since 2016 was a massive failure.

And with their top-flight status gone, so has many key players for their squad. Marvin Mehlem, Mathias Honsak, Christoph Kalrer all played a combined 73 games in the Bundesliga last season, and have all been sold elsewhere. Whilst they have brought in nine new players, their Darmstadt side will be disjointed heading into their opening game of the season.

Dusseldorf however, will be ready to fight again. They lost the promotion play-off final on penalties last season to Bochum, after finishing third in the league with the most goals scored in the division (72).

Darmstadt vs Dusseldorf Prediction

We’re backing Dusseldorf to secure all three points on Sunday, and win the game. This bet could return £23.75 if you use our bookmakers from a £10 stake, with odds of 11/8.

Darmstadt vs Dusseldorf Predicted Line-ups

Darmstadt

Marcel Schuhen; Sergio López, Aleksandar Vukotić, Clemens Riedel; Luca Marseillier, Kai klefisch, Klaus Gjasula, Matthias Bader; Paul Will; Fraser Hornby, Oscar Vilhelmsson.

Dusseldorf

Florian Kastenmeier; Tim Oberdorf, André Hoffmann, matthias zimmermann; Emmanuel Iyoha, Ísak Jóhannesson, felix klaus; Ao Tanaka, Marcel Sobottka; Shinta Appelkamp; Jona Niemiec.