Bitesize Prediction: Paderborn vs Darmstadt – 11/08/23

Competition: Bundesliga 2

Market: Both teams to score

Odds: 4/7 @ BetUS

Hoping to make it back-to-back victories on Sunday lunchtime, Paderborn will welcome Darmstadt to the Benteler-Arena this weekend.

Starting with the hosts, while Paderborn might have always know that they faced a major uphill battle in the race to book a shock Bundesliga return last season, Lukas Kwasniok’s men should take plenty of positives away from a stellar end to the 2023/24 campaign. Breezing their way to a top-half finish, the Blacks collected 12 points from their final five second-tier appearances and they also laid down an early statement last weekend. Getting proceedings underway with a sensational display as they secured a 2-1 victory away at Hertha Berlin, Paderborn should find the mood in their camp at a real high. Signing off their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 victory against Dutch heavyweights PSV, Sunday’s hosts will be excited by their recent performances in the final third. However, it should be noted, continuing on from last season, Kwasniok’s side have seen four of their previous five competitive appearances finish with both teams finding the net.

As for the visitors, losing their Bundesliga status in the midst of a public nightmare, Darmstadt are desperate to secure an immediate top-flight return this time around. However, opening up the 2024/25 campaign with a downbeat 2-0 defeat at home against Dusseldorf, there could be some mounting nerves in Torsten Lieberknecht’s camp. Coming under plenty of scrutiny last season as they lost all of their final four Bundesliga appearances by an aggregate score of 14-0, Sunday’s guests have continued to gain a reputation for their extended issues at the back. Shipping 86 goals and holding the worst-defensive tally among Germany’s elite last year, the Hesse-based outfit have also recorded just a single competitive clean sheet since the start of February. Nevertheless, snatching a 2-1 victory when they last met Paderborn in April of last year, it should be noted that they have won all of their previous five battles against Sunday’s hosts by an aggregate score of 11-5.

Bet: Both teams to score at Paderborn vs Darmstadt 4/7 for Sunday’s Bundesliga 2 battle @ BetUS