Professionals, 21. September 2023
Record against Darmstadt
Overall: 12 games. 5 wins, 4 draws, 3 defeats. 27:18 goal difference.
In the Bundesliga: 6 games. 4 wins, 2 draws, 0 defeats. 18:6 goal difference.
Looking back
Stuttgart and Darmstadt last met on the final day of the 2019/20 campaign, when the Cannstatt boys had already clinched promotion to the Bundesliga. Darmstadt won 3-1. The reverse fixture that season ended in a 1-1 draw, with Borna Sosa scoring the first of his five goals for VfB.
High average goals
There have been 45 goals in the 12 competitive meetings between the two teams – an average of 3.75 per match.
The highest-scoring encounter took place back in December 1978, when VfB won 7-1 in Darmstadt.
Team news
Wooyeong Jeong is currently away at the Asian Games with South Korea. Josha Vagnoman, Laurin Ulrich and Thomas Kastanaras continue to work their way back from injuries, while Nikolas Nartey (cartilage damage in the knee) remains sidelined. Dennis Seimen has been unable to train due to back problems.