Darmstadt vs Erzgebirge AueGermany – 2. BundesligaDate: Friday, 25 October 2019Kick-off at 17:30 UK / 18:30 CETVenue: Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor (Darmstadt).
TEAM NEWS
DARMSTADT 98
Darmstadt 98 ended a seven-game winless streak and moved out of the bottom three thanks to a 1-0 win at in-form St Pauli on Saturday.
The first choice goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen was recalled to the side after recently recovering from a broken hand and help Lilies for the first away clean sheet since April.
In addition to long-term absentees Braydon Manu and Felix Platte, coach Dimitrios Grammozis has a full squad at his disposal and is unlikely to make any changes.
Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Schuhen; Herrmann, Dumic, Hohn, The Netherlands; Palsson, Paik Seung-Ho; Heller, Mehlem, Honsak; Dursun
Not available: Manu (Injured), Platte (Injury)
doubtful:
Erzgebirge Aue
Erzgebirge Aue closed the gap on the top three after a thrilling 4-3 win at home to Nurnberg last Friday but they only registered one league win on the road this season.
Youngster Erik Majetschak doubt with a back problem and defender Malcolm Cacutalua and Steve Breitkreuz remains sidelined, but coach Dirk Schuster has no major personnel concerns as he faces his former club.
Schuster has fielded the same starting line-up in the last three games and can do so again, although Florian Kruger will be hoping to start after coming off the bench and scored last week.
Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): MANNEL; Rizzuto, Gonther, Mihojevic, Kalig; Riese, Fandrich; Baumgart, Nazarov, Hochscheidt; Testroet
Not available: Cacutalua (Injured), Breitkreuz (Injury)
Doubtful: Majetschak (Injured)
Prediction
Aue flying high in fourth while Darmstadt can breathe a little easier after a long awaited win last weekend.
Many of the squad Darmstadt has a lot to prove after being brought to the club by Schuster before he was fired in February.
Darmstadt has beat Aue 1-0 at home two times in a row and can make it a hat-trick of wins by a narrow margin.
Prediction: Darmstadt 1: 0 0Erzgebirge Aue
