Darmstadt duels with Bielefeld: The fight for promotion places begins!

Darmstadt duels with Bielefeld: The fight for promotion places begins!

This Saturday, November 1st, 2025, there will be an exciting duel in the 2nd Bundesliga between SV Darmstadt 98 and Arminia Bielefeld. Darmstadt, who started the match as favorites, can rely on their home advantage. The Lilies have not lost a home game in the current season and are ahead of the guests from Bielefeld in the table, who are currently in a relegation zone. Nevertheless, the encounter remains explosive, as Darmstadt has only managed one draw in the last seven duels against Bielefeld and suffered six defeats, as Wettbasis reports.

The last time the two teams met was over two and a half years ago, and the teams have shown different forms in recent games. Darmstadt has not won in the last three games and has only achieved two draws and one defeat. In order to get closer to the upper table region, Darmstadt urgently needs the points, as the gap to the promotion places is currently four points.

Darmstadt's defense in focus

The Lilies' defense is one of the best in the league. With only seven goals conceded in ten games, they occupy second place in this statistic. Darmstadt is particularly strong at home and has only conceded two goals in five home games. This suggests that the Bielefeld offensive, which is having difficulties away from home, could start to sweat in Darmstadt.

The Expected Goals (xG) value for the game is 2.79, which suggests that fewer than 2.5 goals are expected. An average of 2.1 goals have been scored in the Lilies' games so far, which shows that cautious games could be in the foreground. Bielefeld also has a strong offense, although the team has scored fewer goals from distance, highlighting the challenge of overcoming Darmstadt's defense.

Look at the league and statistics

Overall in the 2nd Bundesliga, SV 07 Elversberg has the best xG with 1.72 per game, while Braunschweig's TSV Eintracht 1895 has the worst with just 1.14 xG. These numbers and many more are provided by platforms such as Footy Stats, which offer a detailed analysis of the statistics of the 2nd Bundesliga. The insights into shooting position, shooting accuracy and pressure in attacks are important here and help to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the teams.

For deeper statistics and analysis, FBref is a valuable source. They provide comprehensive data and provide insights into expected goals (xG), progressive passes and many other important metrics that are crucial for evaluating team performances.

All in all, this duel between Darmstadt and Bielefeld promises to be an exciting clash in which both teams have to rely on their respective strengths to win the game. Fans can look forward to an exciting Bundesliga weekend, where points will be hotly contested even before winter.