Düsseldorf and Darmstadt have a spectacle: 2: 2 in the drama!

Düsseldorf and Darmstadt have a spectacle: 2: 2 in the drama!

On Friday, January 17, 2025, an exciting duel between Fortuna Düsseldorf and SV Darmstadt 98 took place as part of the 18th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. The kick-off was at 6:30 p.m. in the EM Stadium in Düsseldorf, where about 50,000 spectators were expected. The game was transferred to Sky in the Pay TV, there was no free TV transmission. Preliminary appearance on Sky Sport started at 6:00 p.m. Fans were also able to follow the game via Sky Go and WoW TV in the livestream.

Fortuna Düsseldorf ended the year 2024 with an 8th place in the table, while SV Darmstadt finished with a 10th place. Düsseldorf had 26 points on the account, while Darmstadt collected 24 points - two points behind Hamburger SV, which took the relegation place with 28 points. The coaches of the two teams had high expectations of this game, especially Florian Kohfeldt von Darmstadt, who praised Düsseldorf as an attractive team and saw them as a possible promotion candidate.

gameplay and scorer

The match finally ended with a 2-2 draw, with the first half 1-0 for Düsseldorf. In the 41st minute, Myron van Brederode scored the first goal for the hosts, after a push of Moritz-Broni Kwarteng. In the first half, the Darmstadt players showed slight advantages, but could not take their chances, among other things Fraser Hornby failed in the 20th minute due to Düsseldorf goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier.

In the second half, Darmstadt came out of the cabin with more momentum. Giovanni Haag initially increased to 2-0 for Düsseldorf in the 61st minute, but this goal was checked by the VAR and finally given. After the second goal, the game turned: Killian Corredor converted a penalty to 1-2 in the 69th minute after Luca Marseiler was fouled in the penalty area. Just three minutes later, in the 72nd minute, Corredor was able to achieve the 2-2 with a header.

statistical evaluation

The game was characterized by intensive duels and many chances on both sides. A total of 28 fouls were whistled, 19 of them against Düsseldorf and 9 against Darmstadt. The Expected Goals (XGoals) were 1.06 for Düsseldorf and 2.2 for Darmstadt. The fastest player in the game was ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson from Düsseldorf at a speed of 33.03 km/h. Interestingly, the first goal of Myron van Brederode was one of the most difficult goals of the game with a probability of only 12 percent.

In the hectic final phase, both teams sought the decisive winning goal, with Düsseldorf being closer to 3: 2. Ultimately, however, the 2-2 remained. This game shows once again how tight and competitive the 2nd Bundesliga is.

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