The first Hessenderby of the New Year takes centre stage at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor as Bundesliga basement club SV Darmstadt 98 play host to top-four hopefuls Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Torsten Lieberknecht's men will be seeking revenge after suffering a narrow 1-0 away defeat to the Eagles on the opening weekend of the season back in August last year.
Goals from Julian Brandt, Marco Reus and Youssoufa Moukoko condemned the Lilies to their 11th top-flight defeat of the season and leaves them rooted to the foot of the table with just 10 points from 17 matches at the halfway stage.
Since claiming their first and only Bundesliga home win to date this season, a 4-2 success against RB Leipzig at the beginning of October, Darmstadt have picked up just one point from their last six home matches and have failed to score in each of their last four at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor.
Hopes of ending their winless run in front of their own fans in the coming weeks are slim as they face rivals Frankfurt, Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen and third-placed Stuttgart in their next three home fixtures.
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