On paper there is not the slightest obstacle for Bayer Leverkusen to win in this match, Darmstadt is a very easy meal for Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso must be able to formulate a strategy so that his main players don't get tired because in the next match they will face a big match. The three points will certainly belong to Leverkusen, but big challenges must be overcome in the next match to secure their position. Leverkusen must be able to maintain its performance to maintain its unbeaten record in the Bundesliga this season, at least a draw must be achieved in this game in order to keep its position safe.
If they lose or draw this match, their chances of winning the league title will be reduced. To win this match, they must go all out with high-quality effort. After their last draw with Gladbach, Bayern Munich was able to close the point gap between them, which should pose a threat to their league title hopes. They still have a tough match against Bayern Munich, which will decide the league title; however, before that game, they must maintain their winning streak in order to earn maximum points in league matches.
As we have seen in the last few matches, although Leverkusen's players have performed well, they have to fight hard to win matches. A narrow 1-0 win over Augsburg. They won 3-2 against Leipzig and Leverkusen shared the points with Gladbach in the last match. Although Leverkusen's players are performing well, this team is having a lot of problems scoring goals. However, in the next match, the opponent Darmstadt is a relatively weak team. The last team in the points table is Darmstadt. Leverkusen will have no problem winning against such a team. Because Darmstadt's defense is weak. I would say Leverkusen will win this match by a big margin.
As you said, Leverkusen is fighting hard to maintain its position and this means that there are more and more challenges that it has to face because Bayern Munich always has a strategy to shift its position and even though Leverkusen has tried with all its might to continue to secure victory, the last few matches have only had narrow points and for me, this is one of the declines in Leverkusen's performance, which started with a narrow score and divided points with a draw.
Still, even though their performance has decreased, Leverkusen is still a very consistent club without being defeated since the start of the season.
Darmstadt is not a strong club in the Bundesliga, in fact its performance is very bad, being at the bottom of the points table with 12 defeats and this has proven that this club is not a big problem for Xabi, but there is something important that we need to know, usually weak clubs can give unexpected surprises. and usually weak clubs like Darmstadt can provide resistance which makes it difficult for Leverkusen to score.
I don't want that to happen and I hope to score bigger to gain the trust of the fans.