Borussia Dortmund vs Darmstadt Prediction & Match Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs Darmstadt Match Preview

• Darmstadt go into this off the back of a 0-6 defeat to Hoffenheim.
• The visitors failed to score in five of the last six Bundesliga games.
• Darmstadt boast by far the weakest defensive record in the division with 82 goals shipped in 33 matches.

Borussia Dortmund’s players will hit the ground for one last time before the UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid on June 1. They host last-placed Darmstadt on the final day of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season.

The match does not carry significance for either side. Dortmund will finish 5th regardless of what happens on Saturday. Darmstadt have been relegated in Gameweek 31. They will finish the season at the rock bottom of the standings. Torsten Lieberknecht’s men enter this final day with a ten-point deficit to 17th-placed Koln.

Borussia Dortmund will hope to fix an impression from a poor display in a 0-3 defeat at relegation-threatened Mainz last weekend. A comprehensive win here would boost their confidence ahead of the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Recent Meetings

• Borussia Dortmund have five wins, one draw, and one defeat in the previous seven meetings with Darmstadt.
• The BVB picked up a commanding 3-0 victory over Darmstadt in the return match in January this year at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor.
• Three or more goals were scored in all but one of the previous seven head-to-head matches.

Borussia Dortmund vs Darmstadt Prediction

Darmstadt suffered a genuine disaster last weekend. They fell 0-6 at home to Hoffenheim on Sunday. Lieberknecht’s troops conceded five first-half goals on the occasion. It was the team’s eighth defeat in the last ten league fixtures.

Darmstadt have also failed to find the back of the net in five of the previous six Bundesliga outings. They registered only a single shot on target in the last weekend’s loss to Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund did struggle seven days ago at Mainz but bear in mind that they had beaten PSG in the Champions League semi-final just several days before.

Dortmund stormed past Augsburg 5-1 in the previous home match in the league. They also demolished Darmstadt 3-0 on the road in the reverse clash against them this season.

Everything points towards a commanding victory for the hosts here. We will back Dortmund to win by three or more goals as the main pick at the 2.05 odds.

Darmstadt own the worst defensive record in the league by some distance. They shipped 82 goals in 33 Bundesliga matches this term. They also allowed five first-half goals in the last weekend’s clash against Hoffenheim on the home patch.

Borussia Dortmund put five goals past a top-half side Augsburg in the previous home game. We will alternatively take the 1.66 odds offered for two or more goals to be scored in the first half.

Steffen Schmidt- May 16, 2024

Dortmund vs Darmstadt Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund to win in -2.5 Asian Handicap

OK

2.10 Odds

Over 1.5 goals in the first half

OK

1.75 Odds

Correct Score: Borussia Dortmund 5-0

OK

17.00 Odds