Eintracht Braunschweig vs Darmstadt 98
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Today’s free tip is in the German Bundesliga 2 encounter between Eintracht Braunschweig and Darmstadt 98.
Shit got serious a lot sooner for Braunschweig and Wurzburger Kickers because of how badly they began their respective Bundesliga 2 campaigns following promotion. However, that in turn led to them taking 2021 a lot more seriously than the rest – far sooner, too. They’ve made a couple of good signings, buckled up, and are in the process of giving themselves a realistic chance of avoiding the drop. They really have been impressive this calendar year, Braunschweig.
They’re still not a particularly good team, for clarity, but they’ve become really organised since their defensive addition arrived. They’ve become a lot more confident in their ability to contain teams, which has served as a wonderful platform for picking up points. As ever, the problem with Braunschweig is a lack of a goal-scorer. Abdullahi has really let himself down on that front this season, hence his absence today not bothering me greatly. If they can get that goal from a set piece, or by capitalising upon shoddy defending, I really do think that Braunschweig can win today.
I think it’s a good time for them to face Darmstadt 98 too. I can’t deny that the visitors have a better squad, and better goal-scorers to boot. However, they’ve got some problematic injuries at the moment which is making it hard for them to impose themselves. They’ve struggled all season long when it’s come to defending anyway, which surprisingly didn’t alter when Icelandic organiser Palsson returned from injury. I thought they were set for a good campaign but the reality right now is that they’d do well to avoid relegation.
They’re not having much luck either, Darmstadt 98. It all started when they inexplicably scored the own goal at the death to lose 2-1 at home against ten-men Nurnberg. Now they’ve got significant injury problems with defensive regular Mai, new defender Isherwood, and towering attacker Seydel both on the sidelines. It may not be surprising to see the latter out, but he’s certainly missed because he’s hard to handle, which makes poacher Dursun’s life a lot easier. Without those players, the only games they’ve thrived in are those that have been open, and they simply won’t be afforded that luxury today as Braunschweig are no longer defending in a suicidal fashion.
I think this game will be really tough for Darmstadt 98, in other words. This pitch is not in great condition anyway; it’s very bumpy, which doesn’t help teams that predominantly play along the floor. Then they’ve got to break them down, which seems unlikely, whilst also keeping them out, which seems even less likely. I don’t doubt that Darmstadt 98 are the better of the two teams but are they really in a position to prove it right now? Not for my money.
Lastly, don’t forget that Braunschweig managed to bring in forgotten South Korea forward Ji Dong-won. He’s been a really healthy addition to their frontline, even if his finishing isn’t A1 just yet, striking up a good relationship with Proschwitz. Bluntly put, I think Braunschweig have enough to go ahead here, and if they do, they really should win it.
Verdict: Eintracht Braunschweig to win with draw no bet at 5/4.
Saturday’s Thoughts
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Australian A-League:
Macarthur FC vs Western United
Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory
Austrian Bundesliga:
LASK vs Salzburg
Belgian Eerste Klasse:
Waasland-Beveren vs Sint-Truiden
Royal Excel Mouscron vs KV Oostende
AS Eupen vs Kortrijk
Germinal Beerschot vs Sporting Charlero
Bulgarian A PFG:
Montana vs Cherno More Varna
Arda vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Tsarsko selo vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Croatian Prva Liga:
Slaven Koprivnica vs Istra 1961
Hajduk Split vs Sibenik
Czechia Liga 1:
Marila Pribram vs Zbrojovka Brno
Karvina vs Sigma Olomouc
Baumit Jablonec vs Slovan Liberec
English Premier League:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
English FA Cup:
Bournemouth vs Southampton
Everton vs Manchester City
Estonian Meistriliiga:
Kuressaare vs Tammeka
Trans Narva vs Vaprus Parnu
Faroese Betrideildin:
IF vs 07 Vestur Sorvagur
B36 Torshavn vs B68 Toftir
NSI Runavik vs EB/Streymur
TB vs KI
Finnish Suomen Cup:
KuPS vs Gnistan
FC Honka Espoo vs PK-35 Helsinki
French Ligue 1:
Metz vs Stade Rennais
OGC Nice vs Olympique de Marseille
German Bundesliga:
Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Union Berlin
Koln vs Bv09 Borussia Dortmund
Werder Bremen vs VfL Wolfsburg
Schalke 04 vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
German Bundesliga 2:
Hamburger SV vs Heidenheim
Erzgebirge Aue vs SV Sandhausen
Eintracht Braunschweig vs Darmstadt 98
Israeli Ligat Ha’al:
MS Ashdod vs Beitar Jerusalem
Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv
Hapoel Kfar Saba vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Netanya
Bnei Sakhnin vs Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Italian Serie A:
Crotone vs Bologna
Spezia vs Cagliari
Italian Serie B:
Reggiana vs Cosenza
Frosinone vs Lecce
Vicenza vs Pescara
Empoli vs Virtus Entella
Monza vs Venezia
SPAL vs Cittadella
Lithuanian A Lyga:
Kauno Zalgiris vs Riteriai
Panevezys vs Banga Gargzdai
Zalgiris Vilnius vs Hegelmann Litauen
Dutch Eredivisie:
Fortuna Sittard vs FC Utrecht
Feyenoord Rotterdam vs FC Emmen
RKC Waalwijk vs FC Groningen
Portuguese Liga 1:
Pacos de Ferreira vs Moreirense
Santa Clara vs Tondela
Portimonense vs FC Porto
Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Vitoria Guimaraes
Portuguese Liga 2:
Cova de Piedade vs Estoril
Varzim vs Mafra
Romanian Liga 1:
Arges vs Academica Clinceni
Politehnica Iasi vs Dinamo Bucharest
Spanish Primera Liga:
Athletic Club vs Eibar
Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid
Huesca vs CA Osasuna
Real Valladolid vs Sevilla
Swedish Svenska Cupen:
BK Hacken Goteborg vs Vasteras
Swiss Super League:
Lausanne Sport vs St. Gallen
Lugano vs FC Basel
Swiss Challenge League:
FC Wil vs SC Kriens
Turkish Super Lig:
Genclerbirligi vs Kasimpasa
Goztepe vs Sivasspor
Yeni Malatyaspor vs Gazisehir Gaziantep
Trabzonspor vs Ankaragucu
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