Karlsruher SC
vs
SV Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga prediction
Our model says: Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98
The model makes it 39% Karlsruher SC, 27% draw, 34% SV Darmstadt 98 — fair odds of 2.56, 3.70 and 2.94. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
Expected goals: Karlsruher SC 1.71, SV Darmstadt 98 1.51.
Both teams to score: 64%. Over 2.5 goals: 62%, under 2.5: 38%.
Model confidence: Low.
Published
Key facts
- Karlsruher SC are 14th on 5 points from 6 games; SV Darmstadt 98 are bottom on 4 points from 6 games — 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC have not won in their last 5, most recently a 0-1 defeat at home to 1. FC Nürnberg.
- SV Darmstadt 98 have won 1 of their last 5, most recently a 1-5 defeat away to VfL Wolfsburg.
- Last 6 meetings: SV Darmstadt 98 3 wins to 1, 2 draws; the most recent, 3 May 2026, ended Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98.
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Live win probability
From kick-offThese update every few seconds once the match kicks off, as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards. The second figure is fair odds — 100 ÷ probability, the price with no margin in it.
Model insights: Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Karlsruher SC at 39% here. Across 2,959 settled matches (as of 3 October 2026), 2,313 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98
Karlsruher SC
- L0-11. FC Nürnberg19 September 2026
- L0-3Energie Cottbus13 September 2026
- D2-2away to Hannover 964 September 2026
- L2-5VfL Wolfsburg29 August 2026
- D0-0away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern15 August 2026
SV Darmstadt 98
- L1-5away to VfL Wolfsburg18 September 2026
- W2-1Arminia Bielefeld11 September 2026
- L0-3away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern5 September 2026
- L0-1Hannover 9630 August 2026
- L0-1away to Dynamo Dresden16 August 2026
What these results say
- Karlsruher SC did not win any of these 5 matches.
- Karlsruher SC conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- SV Darmstadt 98 conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- SV Darmstadt 98 failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
2. Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Head-to-head: Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98
- 3 May 2026Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
- 6 December 2025SV Darmstadt 98 3–2 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
- 7 March 2025SV Darmstadt 98 3–0 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
- 4 October 2024Karlsruher SC 3–3 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
- 22 July 2023Karlsruher SC 0–0 SV Darmstadt 98Friendlies Clubs
- 21 April 2023SV Darmstadt 98 2–1 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Karlsruher SC carry a model rating of 6.35 against 6.38 for SV Darmstadt 98. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 1.71 goals for Karlsruher SC and 1.51 for SV Darmstadt 98. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Karlsruher SC rate 0.63 in attack and 1.70 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; SV Darmstadt 98 rate 0.62 and 1.58.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,381 correct results out of 2,964 settled predictions (47%), with 285 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Karlsruher SC the highest probability at 39%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.71 expected goals for Karlsruher SC against 1.51 for SV Darmstadt 98. Karlsruher SC's attack/defence rating is 0.63/1.7 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.62/1.58 for SV Darmstadt 98.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Karlsruher SC at home · SV Darmstadt 98 away
League matches only, 2. Bundesliga, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All 2. Bundesliga matches this season: Karlsruher SC 6, SV Darmstadt 98 6.
SV Darmstadt 98 score most often in the 76–90 minute window (3 goals); Karlsruher SC have let in 3 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 5 matches, by difficulty
Karlsruher SC
- at 1. FC Magdeburg24 Oct · 2. Bundesligawin 26%
- vs 1. FC Heidenheim31 Oct · 2. Bundesligawin 27%
- at VfL Bochum7 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 27%
- vs VfL Osnabrück21 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 38%
SV Darmstadt 98
- vs FC St. Pauli24 Oct · 2. Bundesligawin 30%
- vs 1. FC Magdeburg31 Oct · 2. Bundesligawin 34%
- at 1. FC Nürnberg7 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 22%
- vs 1. FC Heidenheim21 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 28%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.