Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98
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SV Darmstadt 98Home / Draw / Away
Match analysis
Karlsruher SC host SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga, kicking off on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at BBBank Wildpark. Karlsruher SC sit 17th in the table and SV Darmstadt 98 are 14th, so the visitors come in above their hosts.
Over their last 5 league games Karlsruher SC have taken 1 draw and 4 defeats (L D L L L). At home and away combined they are averaging 0.9 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game this season, with 1 clean sheet on the board.
Over their last 5 league games SV Darmstadt 98 have taken 1 win and 4 defeats (L L L W L). SV Darmstadt 98 are averaging 0.8 scored and 2.2 conceded per game, keeping 0 clean sheets so far.
Weighing recent scoring rates, home and away splits and the head-to-head record through a Poisson model with a Dixon-Coles low-score adjustment, our engine lands on Over 1.5 Goals (Over 1.5) as the pick, rated 88% at odds of 1.14. The model's expected-goals line for this fixture is 2.17 to 1.40.
Karlsruher's poor defence (0.67 goals for at home, 2 GA average) meets Darmstadt's inconsistent away form. Both sides' recent results show regular goal involvement. Over 1.5 is strongly supported by expected goals.
Market probabilities
- Over 1.5 Goals · Over 1.588%
- Over 0.5 Goals (HT) · Over 0.5 (HT)80%
- Double Chance 1X · Home or Draw77%
- Double Chance 12 · Home or Away77%
- Draw No Bet (Home) · Home (DNB)70%
- Over 2.5 Goals · Over 2.569%
- Both Teams to Score · Yes68%
- Home Win · Home54%
- Under 3.5 Goals · Under 3.552%
- Over 3.5 Goals · Over 3.548%
- Double Chance X2 · Draw or Away46%
- Both Teams to Score - No · No32%
- Under 2.5 Goals · Under 2.531%
- Draw No Bet (Away) · Away (DNB)30%
- Away Win · Away23%
- Draw · Draw23%
- Under 1.5 Goals · Under 1.512%
- Correct Score · 1-110%
Last 10 meetings
No recent head-to-head meetings on record.
Recent form
- Lv1. FC Nürnberg0-1
- LvEnergie Cottbus0-3
- D@Hannover 962-2
- LvVfL Wolfsburg2-5
- L@VfL Wolfsburg5-1
- WvArminia Bielefeld2-1
- L@1. FC Kaiserslautern3-0
- LvHannover 960-1
Goals for & against
| Team | For | Against | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC | 0.86 | 2 | 17 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 0.83 | 2.17 | 14 |
2. Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hertha BSC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 21 |
| 2 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 14 |
| 4 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 13 |
| 5 |  VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 12 |
| 6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 12 |
| 7 |  FC St. Pauli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 |  Energie Cottbus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 |  VfL Osnabrück | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 |  VfL Bochum | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Hannover 96 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 |  Holstein Kiel | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
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