Darmstadt v Bayern Munich
15:00
Bottom of the league Darmstadt host league leaders and champions Bayern, though the Bavarians haven’t been quite as impressive under Carlo Ancelotti this term. Darmstadt have now lost their last six after they were beaten at Freiburg and they’ve managed just three goals in this time and face a massive battle to avoid the drop. Bayern, meanwhile, made it three wins on the bounce as they thumped Wolfsburg 5-0 to return to the top of the division ahead of Leipzig on goal difference.
Having picked up eight points from their first four home games, Darmstadt have now lost and failed to score in their last three in front of their own fans. Indeed, they’ve lost without scoring in four of their six home games against top-four sides since the start of last season, though Bayern were the only team to beat them by more than two goals.
Bayern have won just two of their last four away and are yet to win by more than two goals on the road, due largely to the fact that they’re without a clean sheet in their last four away. The Bavarians are yet to really adapt to Carlo Ancelotti’s style of play and since they haven’t in fact won by more than two in any of their last 20 on the road, while Darmstadt haven’t lost any of their last 15 at home by more than two, we’re siding with the hosts on the handicap.
