Fixture · 2. Bundesliga · Sun 18 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST
Karlsruher SC
v SV Darmstadt 98
The model's read
Karlsruher SC
44%
match result
Draw
27%
match result
SV Darmstadt 98
30%
match result
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Double chance Karlsruher SC or draw | 70.4% |
| Double chance SV Darmstadt 98 or draw | 56.3% |
| Double chance either team | 73.3% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 79.7% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 55.4% |
| Over 3.5 goals | 33.1% |
| Both teams to score | 59.2% |
| Karlsruher SC over 1.5 team goals | 47.8% |
| SV Darmstadt 98 over 1.5 team goals | 37.1% |
| Karlsruher SC clean sheet | 27.5% |
| SV Darmstadt 98 clean sheet | 20.0% |
Most likely scorelines: 1-1 12.6% · 2-1 9.2% · 1-0 7.7% · 1-2 7.4% · 2-0 7.1%
Young rating. This league joined the model this season, so the numbers
above are built on a first season of data only — a small sample with no prior
seasons behind it. Read them with more caution than the established six leagues. No
picks are generated from young leagues; how well these reads age is scored in public,
separately, on the calibration page.
Probabilities, not selections. Every number above is read off one
Dixon-Coles scoreline grid. None of it becomes a call until there is a market price to
beat, the edge survives the margin, and lineups are confirmed. Nothing here is staked.
Availability and rotation
No recorded absences for this fixture yet. The collector refreshes availability in the final days before kick-off; an empty list this far out means no data, not a clean bill of health.
Hot stats & streaks
Mined from recorded results in our own database — league games only, every line states its sample. Descriptive, not predictive: a streak is what happened, not what happens next.
Karlsruher SC
- Karlsruher SC have lost their last 3 league games.
- Karlsruher SC are winless in their last 6 league games (D2 L4).
- Karlsruher SC have failed to score in their last 3 league games.
- 5 of Karlsruher SC's last 6 home league games produced over 2.5 goals.
SV Darmstadt 98
- SV Darmstadt 98 have not won any of their last 6 away league games (D2 L4).
- SV Darmstadt 98 have conceded in each of their last 9 league games.
Players in form
- Moritz Broschinski has scored 2 goals in 2 league games this season.
- M. Wanitzek has 1 goal and 2 assists in 3 league games this season.
- H. Bernat has made 12 saves in 3 league games this season.
- Marcel Schuhen has made 9 saves in 2 league games this season.
This season, league games only. Match ratings are our data provider’s per-game scores, not our model.
Recent form — Karlsruher SC
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | L | 0-2 | FC St. Pauli (A) | 1.2 - 0.8 |
| 19 Sep | L | 0-1 | 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 0.4 - 0.8 |
| 13 Sep | L | 0-3 | Energie Cottbus (H) | 1.7 - 1.9 |
| 04 Sep | D | 2-2 | Hannover 96 (A) | 1.8 - 1.6 |
| 29 Aug | L | 2-5 | VfL Wolfsburg (H) | 1.6 - 3.0 |
| 15 Aug | D | 0-0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 0.8 - 1.1 |
Recent form — SV Darmstadt 98
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | W | 3-1 | Energie Cottbus (H) | 1.4 - 1.5 |
| 18 Sep | L | 1-5 | VfL Wolfsburg (A) | 1.2 - 1.7 |
| 11 Sep | W | 2-1 | Arminia Bielefeld (H) | 1.9 - 1.2 |
| 05 Sep | L | 0-3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 1.0 - 2.6 |
| 30 Aug | L | 0-1 | Hannover 96 (H) | 0.9 - 2.3 |
| 16 Aug | L | 0-1 | Dynamo Dresden (A) | 0.4 - 0.6 |
Chance quality, most recent season
Karlsruher SC
-0.23
xG diff/game · 1.26 for, 1.49 against
SV Darmstadt 98
-0.54
xG diff/game · 1.08 for, 1.62 against
Where they stand
| Team | League | Season | Pos | P | Pts | PPG | Goals | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0.833 | 6–12 | LLDLD |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 8–14 | WLWLL |
The table as it stands this season.
Home and away
| Team | Venue | League | Season | W-D-L | Goals for / against per game | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC | home | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 1-0-1 | 2.0 / 3.0 | 0 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | away | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 0-0-2 | 0.0 / 2.0 | 0 |
This season’s home and away splits.
Head to head
Last 10 meetings: Karlsruher SC 3 wins, 3 draws, SV Darmstadt 98 4 wins — 3.1 goals a game on average.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Dec 25 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 3-2 | Karlsruher SC |