Darmstadt after eight rounds has become the main disappointment of the start of the season. The team is not even in the first half of the table, but in the relegation zone. With a fairly good game in attack, the hosts are the most conceding club in the Second Bundesliga. However, before the pause for national team matches, Darmstadt started to score more often and maybe in the near future will rise to the middle.
FC Koln is a contender for promotion. Now the guests are seventh and have all the chances and opportunities to climb to the top of the table. FC Koln is the most prolific team in the league. They are only four points away from the top-3, and five points away from the leaders.
Darmstadt even at home walls shows little. On the account of the club two draws and two defeats. FC Koln won away only one victory, but never lost. At the same time, on the other side of the field they are more effective than in the home walls. Last season they took three points from this opponent on their field.