... Darmstadt coach Norbert Meier hasn’t managed to win against Werder in the Bundesliga in his managerial career. The ex-Werder player, who played 242 games at the Weser from 1981 to 1989, scoring 66 goals, has faced the Green-Whites four times as a coach but hasn’t ever won. He’s managed two draws and two defeats in games with Gladbach (1998), Duisburg (2005) and Düsseldorf (2012/13). However, in March of last year, Meier knocked Werder out of the DFB cup with Arminia Bielefeld.

... Werder will have to be awake right until the last minute against Darmstadt. The Lilies’ only two goals of the season not only both came at home, but also right before full-time. On the second matchday, substitute Sandro Sirigu scored in the 90th minute to win the Hessen derby against Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 and two matchday’s later, Darmstadt grabbed an equaliser against Hoffenheim in the second minute of stoppage time (1-1). However, Werder also showed last Saturday that they too are a fan of late goals.

... Darmstadt have one point less on the board than in their relegation 1981/82 season . The Lilies haven’t been able to repeat their solid start to last season, having earned just four points from five matchdays. 35 years ago, when Darmstadt were relegated from the Bundesliga, they actually had one more point from the same amount of games.

... it’s an advantage for SVW to be behind the Lilies in the table. Darmstadt have never won a home game in the Bundesliga when they’ve played a team below them in the table. On the six occasions that this has happened, Darmstadt have only taken a single point.