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

Sun 3rd May, 12:30 BST, Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe

Florian Kohfeldt pays counterpart Christian Eichner a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Bundesliga 2, as their SV Darmstadt 98 and Karlsruher SC sides go head to head at the Wildparkstadion. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Bundesliga 2 performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Karlsruher
46%
--
Draw
21%
--
Darmstadt
33%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Karlsruher 2-1
8%
--
Darmstadt 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Karlsruher 3-1
6%
--
Karlsruher 1-0
5%
--
Karlsruher 2-0
5%
--
Karlsruher 3-2
5%
--
Darmstadt 1-0
4%
--
Darmstadt 3-1
4%
--
Darmstadt 3-2
4%
--
Darmstadt 2-0
4%
--
Karlsruher 3-0
3%
--
Karlsruher 4-1
3%
--
Draw 3-3
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
1%
--
BTTS - Yes
70%
--
BTTS - No
30%
--
BTTS - Home Win
29%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
79%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
50%
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Over 4.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
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Under 0.5 Goals
3%
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Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Karlsruher win to nil
16%
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Darmstadt win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Karlsruher have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Karlsruher have conceded 26 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Karlsruher have played 14 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 30 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Darmstadt lay in 5th place on 50 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 8 and losing 4 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Darmstadt have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Darmstadt have played 15 away games, winning 3, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Karlsruher
Darmstadt
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Schalke3018751961 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
2
Paderborn3017761758 
l
 
0-4A
May 8
May 17
d
 
2-2F
3
Elversberg3016772055 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Hannover3015961454 
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
2-3F
5
Darmstadt30131161550 
May 3
l
 
3-2F
-
-
6
H.Berlin301398948 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
7
Kaiserslautern3014412546 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-1F
8
Karlsruher3011712-940 
-
-
w
 
3-2A
May 3
9
Nurnberg3010812-238 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
10
VfL Bochum309912036 
May 17
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-1F
d
 
3-3F
11
Dresden309813235 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
12
Holstein309813-435 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
13
Magdeburg3010317-733 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
14
Greuther309615-2033 
w
 
3-1A
w
 
1-4F
w
 
4-2F
l
 
3-2F
15
Arminia308814-232 
w
 
4-1A
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1F
16
E. Braun308715-1831 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
17
Dusseldorf309417-2031 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
18
Preussen Munster3061014-1928 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
May 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Karlsruher 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Darmstadt 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Darmstadt have not lost to Karlsruher in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Karlsruher since 2020
Karlsruher
Darmstadt
Goals: Scored
12
9
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
KSC
2
D
1
D98
2
League games at Darmstadt since 2019
Darmstadt
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
KSC
1
D
2
D98
3
Goal Statistics

SV Darmstadt 98's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday lunch time, not least because Karlsruher SC have conceded in each of their last 12 Bundesliga 2 matches. A PG of 1.6 for F. Kohfeldt's side suggests that run should continue.

Karlsruher 8th Darmstadt 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Karlsruher will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Darmstadt will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Karlsruher have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-3
Darmstadt’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Karlsruher
PG (predicted goals)
Darmstadt
2
1.7
Attack rating
KSC
D98
16%
better
view stats
Games scored20
24
Failed to score10
5
Scored first10
17
Goals scored47
50
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
KSC
D98
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
19
Clean sheets5
10
Conceded first18
9
Goals conceded56
34
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded12
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.6
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301499
M WanitzekM WanitzekM WanitzekC Kobald
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Wanitzek MID30149
1
-
H Bernat GLK29
5
-
D Herold DEF295
5
-
F Schleusener FWD2993
3
1
D Burnic MID2811
8
-
M Franke DEF25
4
1
S Jung DEF2412
1
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF2411
1
-
R Šimić FWD2431
3
-
C Kobald DEF2323
9
-
P Förster MID232
2
-
N Rapp MID21
7
-
A Müller MID201
4
-
S. Fukuda FWD163
2
-
L. Farhat FWD1662
3
-
L Egloff MID154
5
-
M Beifus DEF142
5
-
L. Opitz MID12
-
P. Scholl DEF101
1
-
M Wäschenbach MID10
4
-
M. Kritzer MID4
-
R. Geller MID2
-
R Himmelmann GLK1
-
M. Dühring DEF1
-
A. Ersungur MID1
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Darmstadt Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301596
M Schuhen I LidbergM RichterM Richter
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schuhen  GLK301
3
-
P Pfeiffer  DEF291
2
1
H Akiyama MID283
3
-
M Maglica DEF276
1
-
S López DEF266
3
1
A Vukotic DEF2611
4
-
M Richter MID2629
6
-
M Papela MID2611
4
-
L Marseiler MID2621
4
-
I Lidberg FWD26152
5
-
K Klefisch MID251
5
-
K Corredor FWD2453
3
-
F Hornby  FWD2498
4
-
F Nürnberger MID2022
2
-
F Holland DEF18
-
B Białek FWD12
1
-
F. Lakenmacher FWD121
1
-
M Bader DEF11
-
Y Furukawa FWD92
-
L Klassen DEF5
-
P Will MID5
-
J Boëtius MID4
-
S Güler FWD4
-