DARMSTADT. Schalke 04 prevails over Darmstadt 98 5-2 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Arno Blos who had the assistance of Marc-Philipp Eckermann and Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The 4th official was Roman Potemkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.

Match Statistics

Darmstadt 98

2 - 5

Schalke 04

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

21 Total 13
8 On Target 7
13 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 0

105 Attack 74
62 Dangerous attack 9
86 Ball safe 114

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

1 Total 0
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Darmstadt 98 was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Schalke 04 that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Schalke 04 managed to find the solution to win this contest.

Darmstadt 98 shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Schalke 04 shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 3 yellow cards (T. Lieberknecht, B. M. Manu and P. Tietz). On the other side, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (K. Calhanoglu and M. Fraisl).

Match Timeline

11'

14'

Simon Terodde (goal)M. Bulter

Thomas Isherwood- sub ->L. Sobiech

23'

24'

29'

Simon Terodde (goal)R. Zalazar

34'

42'

48'

61'

Braydon Manu- Yellow

61'

62'

64'

Marvin Mehlem - sub ->T. Isherwood

64'

68'

Mathias Honsak- sub ->T. Skarke

76'

78'

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Darmstadt 98 will stay with 51 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 will have 56 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will host Erzgebirge Aue on the 30th of April with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Darmstadt 98 (1 draw).

Schalke 04 will play away agasint Sandhausen on the 29th of April with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (0 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98

Morten Behrens 13.Germany

5.6

Fabian Holland 32.Germany

6.3

Lasse Sobiech 24.Germany

6.2

23'

Matthias Bader 26.Germany

6.5

Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana

5.1

Tobias Kempe 11.Germany

7.2

Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany

6.4

Tim Skarke 27.Germany

6.9

76'

Braydon Manu 33.Ghana

6.6

64'

61'

Phillip Tietz 9.Germany

8.3

85'

11', 34'

Luca Pfeiffer 16.Germany

6.8

Substitutes

Steve Kroll 21.Germany

Clemens Riedel 38.Germany

Emir Karic 19.Austria

Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany

6.8

64'

68'

Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden

6.0

23'

Nemanja Celic 43.Austria

Jannik Müller 20.Germany

Marvin Mehlem 6.Germany

6.4

64'

Mathias Honsak 18.Austria

6.2

76'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: .

Darmstadt 98 could not rely on the presence of T. Isherwood (injured).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 4 changes: L. Sobiech for T. Isherwood (23′), T. Isherwood for M. Mehlem (64′), B. M. Manu for F. Ronstadt (64′) and T. Skarke for M. Honsak (76′).