VfL Osnabrück welcome Darmstadt at Stadium at the Bremer Brucke, Osnabrück on Sunday, Jan 17 at 1:30 PM in a 2. Bundesliga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

VfL Osnabrück come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Darmstadt travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. VfL Osnabrück head into this on the back of a defeat, while Darmstadt arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours VfL Osnabrück here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Darmstadt, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in VfL Osnabrück won 0–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives VfL Osnabrück a slight edge, but Darmstadt are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.