2nd Bundesliga 2022/2023: Who is at the top?

After the first games of the season, the first promotion favorites have already been determined. Now it finally continues with the 7th matchday of the 2nd league, whereby it remains to be seen whether Paderborn and Darmstadt will continue to be at the top of the table. For the games of these clubs and for all other games, you will find here an overview for suitable sports betting bonuses.

Matchday 7 of the 2nd Bundesliga: all important information

SC Paderborn 07 – 1. FC Magdeburg

On Saturday at 13:00 SC Paderborn and 1st FC Magdeburg will meet. The game will take place in the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn.

SC Paderborn is in 1st place in the table after 6 matchdays – level on points with Darmstadt. 13 points and a goal difference of 12 are enough for this. The start of the season was turbulent with many goal-rich games (5:0 against KSC, 4:2 against Hannover, 7:2 against Holstein Kiel). The mood was somewhat clouded last Saturday by a 2-2 draw against St. Pauli. Nevertheless, the form speaks strongly for the landlords. The situation is different with the head-to-head comparison. Out of 9 competitive matches, you could only win a direct duel with the Magdeburgers, this victory comes from the DFB Cup and is already 16 years in the past. The then second division paderborn prevailed only in the penalty shootout against the regional league team from Magdeburg. The last two encounters were drawn. Missing: Hünemeier, Klaas, Klefisch and Ofori.

As a climber, the declared game was the class retention for the Magdeburgers. After six matchdays, however, they are in the relegation place 16, the defense is with 17 goals conceded the worst in the whole league. Now you have to compete against the best offense with 20 goals. After several clear defeats (St. Pauli, Hannover), they were able to fight for a 4:4 last weekend at least in the promotion duel against Kaiserslautern. The furious game, including catching up, could increase the mood in the team. The guests are missing Atik, Cacutalua, Franzke, Kath and Schmökel injured.

Anything but a clear victory for the Paderborn team would be a surprise. The best offense meets the worst defense in the league. If the 1.42 odds are not enough for a victory of the hosts, you can combine it with the number of goals. With over 3.5 goals, this results in a tempting 2.20 odds.

SV Darmstadt 98 – Arminia Bielefeld

In addition to Paderborn, Darmstadt was also able to prove itself at the start of the season and is currently in 2nd place. On Sunday, the strong form is to be continued, at 13:30 Bundesliga relegated Arminia Bielefeld is a guest in the Merck Stadium at the Böllernfalltor.

The landlords want to play again for the ascent. After an opening defeat in Regensburg, followed a winning streak of 4 games, most recently they separated 2:2 from Heidenheim. This puts them in 2nd place after 6 matchdays with a goal difference of +5 and 13 points. But you should be on your guard, Hannover 96 is in 9th place and has only three points less, there is already an exciting fight for promotion. Unlike the table situation, the direct comparison does not speak for the hosts, but instead for the guests. Bielefeld won half of 22 games, Darmstadt only 7 games. By the way, Bielefeld won all of the last 5 games. Holland are missing suspended, Honsak, Isherwood, Karic and Vilhelmsson are missing injured.

Apart from the historical comparison, there is not much to be said for the people of Bielefeld. You are just too weak in the league for that at the moment. After 4 defeats in a row at the beginning, they stabilized at least somewhat. A draw against Heidenheim was followed by a 4-1 win against the bottom of the table from Braunschweig. This victory could be important for morale in the team. Overall, however, they are on a weak and disappointing 15th place in the table with only 4 points and a goal difference of -4.

The table situation makes Darmstadt clearly the favorite. Therefore, they quite rightly have a quota of 1.61 (Bielefeld 1.50). A Darmstadt victory combined with over 2.5 goals results in a tempting 2.25 odds.