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SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 6th Dec, 19:30 BST, Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Bölle, Darmstadt

Christian Eichner is aiming for a precious away win in the Bundesliga 2 on Saturday evening, as he takes his Karlsruher SC side to the Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Bölle to visit SV Darmstadt 98 and Florian Kohfeldt. All of the important stats for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Darmstadt
57%
--
Draw
22%
--
Karlsruher
21%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Darmstadt 2-1
10%
--
Darmstadt 1-0
9%
--
Darmstadt 2-0
9%
--
Darmstadt 3-1
6%
--
Darmstadt 3-0
6%
--
Karlsruher 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Karlsruher 1-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Darmstadt 3-2
3%
--
Darmstadt 4-1
3%
--
Karlsruher 2-0
3%
--
Darmstadt 4-0
3%
--
Karlsruher 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
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BTTS - No
43%
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BTTS - Home Win
28%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
43%
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Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
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Under 3.5 Goals
64%
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Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
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Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
36%
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Darmstadt win to nil
29%
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Karlsruher win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Darmstadt have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table. Darmstadt are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Darmstadt have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Darmstadt have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Karlsruher are in 8th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 21 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Karlsruher have conceded 7 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Darmstadt
Karlsruher
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paderborn13922829 
May 17
Dec 19
Dec 13
May 10
2
Schalke13913928 
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 5
3
Elversberg138231426 
Apr 26
Nov 30
l
 
2-3A
Apr 19
4
Darmstadt137421025 
-
-
May 3
Dec 6
5
Hannover13733624 
Apr 12
w
 
2-3F
Apr 26
Nov 28
6
Kaiserslautern13724923 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1F
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
7
H.Berlin13724623 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
8
Karlsruher13634021 
Dec 6
May 3
-
-
9
Nurnberg13535-118 
Jan 23
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
10
Arminia13526517 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 5
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
11
Holstein13436-215 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
l
 
3-0A
12
Preussen Munster13436-415 
Dec 14
May 10
w
 
3-2F
Jan 17
13
Dusseldorf13427-914 
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
14
VfL Bochum13418-313 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 18
May 17
Dec 20
15
Greuther13418-1413 
w
 
4-2F
Apr 19
Mar 22
w
 
1-4F
16
Dresden13247-710 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Mar 8
d
 
3-3A
17
E. Braun13319-1310 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
18
Magdeburg132110-147 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Darmstadt 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Karlsruher 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Darmstadt have not lost to Karlsruher in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Darmstadt since 2019
Darmstadt
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
8
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
D98
2
D
2
KSC
1
League games at Karlsruher since 2020
Karlsruher
Darmstadt
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
D98
2
D
1
KSC
2
Goal Statistics

SV Darmstadt 98's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Karlsruher SC have conceded in each of their last 5 Bundesliga 2 matches. A PG of 1.9 for F. Kohfeldt's side suggests that run should continue.

Darmstadt 4th Karlsruher 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Darmstadt will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Karlsruher will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Darmstadt have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
-2
Karlsruher’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Darmstadt
PG (predicted goals)
Karlsruher
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
14%
better
D98
KSC
view stats
Games scored10
9
Failed to score3
4
Scored first9
5
Goals scored23
21
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
29%
better
D98
KSC
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first2
6
Goals conceded13
21
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+29%

Darmstadt v Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Darmstadt Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
131053
M Schuhen I LidbergF Hornby M Schuhen 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schuhen  GLK131
3
-
P Pfeiffer  DEF13
-
M Papela MID131
-
F Hornby  FWD1345
3
-
A Vukotic DEF121
3
-
H Akiyama MID122
-
L Marseiler MID12
2
-
I Lidberg FWD12101
1
-
K Corredor FWD1232
2
-
M Maglica DEF101
-
M Richter MID104
3
-
K Klefisch MID10
2
-
S López DEF91
1
1
B Białek FWD9
1
-
F Holland DEF8
-
F Nürnberger MID812
1
-
M Bader DEF5
-
L Klassen DEF5
-
J Boëtius MID4
-
P Will MID3
-
F. Lakenmacher FWD3
-
S Güler FWD2
-
Y Furukawa FWD2
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Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13645
H BernatF SchleusenerD HeroldC Kobald
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Bernat GLK13
4
-
D Herold DEF134
3
-
C Kobald DEF1313
5
-
M Wanitzek MID1343
1
-
N Rapp MID13
4
-
F Schleusener FWD1362
1
-
D Burnic MID12
2
-
M Beifus DEF112
3
-
R Šimić FWD113
1
-
P Förster MID101
1
-
A Müller MID101
2
-
L Egloff MID104
4
-
M Franke DEF9
2
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF91
1
-
S Jung DEF71
-
S. Fukuda FWD7
1
-
L. Opitz MID4
-
M. Kritzer MID3
-
L. Farhat FWD311
-
P. Scholl DEF2
-
R. Geller MID2
-
A. Ersungur MID1
-
M Wäschenbach MID1
-