Key Takeaways
- SV Darmstadt 98 need a win to keep their promotion hopes alive
- Karlsruher SC have 40 points but are not yet safe from relegation
- Defender Patric Pfeiffer is suspended for Darmstadt after a red card
SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC this weekend. They need three points to stay in the fight for promotion.
Karlsruher SC reached 40 points last week. However, they are not yet safe from relegation. The team has played poorly in recent weeks. They have lost three of their last four matches.
Darmstadt will miss defender Patric Pfeiffer. He received a red card in the first half of their recent match against SV Elversberg. Florian Nurnberger and Luca Marseiler are also injured.
Karlsruhe coach Christian Eichner has no new injury or suspension problems. Darmstadt won the first meeting between these teams this season. The score was 3-2. Matej Maglica scored for both teams in that game. Darmstadt have not lost to Karlsruhe in this fixture for nearly five years.
Predicted line-ups:
Karlsruher SC: Bernat; Scholl, Franke, Kobald; Jung, Förster, Rapp, Wanitzek (C), Herold; Ben Farhat, Schleusener
SV Darmstadt 98: Schuhen (C); Lopez, Vukotic, Maglica, Petretta; Klefisch, Akiyama; Richter, Corredor, Furukawa; Lidberg