Regular Season - 9 · 23 October 2026, 16:30 UTC

SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga prediction

Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor, Darmstadt

Our model says: SV Darmstadt 98 1–2 FC St. Pauli

The model makes it 30% SV Darmstadt 98, 27% draw, 43% FC St. Pauli — fair odds of 3.33, 3.70 and 2.33. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

Expected goals: SV Darmstadt 98 1.26, FC St. Pauli 1.60.

Both teams to score: 58%. Over 2.5 goals: 54%, under 2.5: 46%.

Model confidence: Medium.

Edge to FC St. Pauli: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.

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Key facts

  • SV Darmstadt 98 are 14th on 7 points from 7 games; FC St. Pauli are 7th on 10 points from 7 games — 2. Bundesliga.
  • SV Darmstadt 98 have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 3-1 win at home to Energie Cottbus.
  • FC St. Pauli are unbeaten in 4 games, most recently a 2-0 win at home to Karlsruher SC.
  • Last 6 meetings: level at 2 wins each, 2 draws; the most recent, 6 May 2023, ended SV Darmstadt 98 0–3 FC St. Pauli.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli

58%
Both teams to score
54%
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

SV Darmstadt 98 win Draw FC St. Pauli win
  1. 1–112%
  2. 1–29%
  3. 0–19%
  4. 0–27%
  5. 2–17%
  6. 1–07%
  7. 0–06%

Scores read SV Darmstadt 98 first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 42%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts FC St. Pauli at 43% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 1,712 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.8% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. 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 SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli

SV Darmstadt 98

  • W3-1Energie Cottbus10 October 2026
  • 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

FC St. Pauli

  • W2-0Karlsruher SC11 October 2026
  • D1-1away to Energie Cottbus20 September 2026
  • W1-0VfL Wolfsburg12 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Arminia Bielefeld4 September 2026
  • L1-21. FC Kaiserslautern30 August 2026

What these results say

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

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
14SV Darmstadt 987214814-67
7FC St. Pauli7241108+210

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

SV Darmstadt 98

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 32% today

Win 25%
Draw 31%
Defeat 36%

FC St. Pauli

Chance to finish in the top four · 28% today

Win 33%
Draw 26%
Defeat 23%

From our 2. Bundesliga season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli

  • 6 May 2023SV Darmstadt 98 0–3 FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga
  • 29 October 2022FC St. Pauli 1–1 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 23 April 2022FC St. Pauli 1–2 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 20 November 2021SV Darmstadt 98 4–0 FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga
  • 20 February 2021FC St. Pauli 3–2 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 24 October 2020SV Darmstadt 98 2–2 FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga

Leading scorers: SV Darmstadt 98 and FC St. Pauli

SV Darmstadt 98

No player in 2. Bundesliga's leading scorers — 8 league goals as a side.

FC St. Pauli

GoalsAssists

  • Abdoulie Ceesay30

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

The two sides

SV Darmstadt 98 carry a model rating of 6.42 against 6.64 for FC St. Pauli. 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.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.26 goals for SV Darmstadt 98 and 1.60 for FC St. Pauli. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

SV Darmstadt 98 rate 0.65 in attack and 1.54 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; FC St. Pauli rate 0.73 and 1.12.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives SV Darmstadt 98 a 0% chance of the title and FC St. Pauli 2.5%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,774 correct results out of 3,712 settled predictions (48%), with 376 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.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

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 FC St. Pauli the highest probability at 43%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.26 expected goals for SV Darmstadt 98 against 1.60 for FC St. Pauli. SV Darmstadt 98's attack/defence rating is 0.65/1.54 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.73/1.12 for FC St. Pauli.

Season stats

SV Darmstadt 98FC St. Pauli
7Matches7
2W 1D 4LRecord2W 4D 1L
8 1.1 per gameGoals scored10 1.4 per game
14 2.0 per gameGoals conceded8 1.1 per game
0 of 7Clean sheets2 of 7
3 of 7Failed to score0 of 7
1 of 2Penalties scored–
16 2.3 per gameYellow cards17 2.4 per game
2Red cards1
4-2-3-1 4×Usual shape3-4-1-2 3×

SV Darmstadt 98 at home · FC St. Pauli away

4Played3
2W 1D 1LRecord0W 3D 0L
7–5Goals for – against5–5
0 of 4Clean sheets0 of 3

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.

Position by match

SV Darmstadt 98FC St. Pauli

151018 SV Darmstadt 98, match 1, 8 August 2026: vs Holstein Kiel 2-2 → 3rdSV Darmstadt 98, match 2, 16 August 2026: at Dynamo Dresden 1-0 → 15thSV Darmstadt 98, match 3, 30 August 2026: vs Hannover 96 0-1 → 18thSV Darmstadt 98, match 4, 5 September 2026: at 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-0 → 18thSV Darmstadt 98, match 5, 11 September 2026: vs Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 → 14thSV Darmstadt 98, match 6, 18 September 2026: at VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 → 17thSV Darmstadt 98, match 7, 10 October 2026: vs Energie Cottbus 3-1 → 13thFC St. Pauli, match 1, 9 August 2026: vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1-1 → 9thFC St. Pauli, match 2, 14 August 2026: at Holstein Kiel 2-2 → 9thFC St. Pauli, match 3, 30 August 2026: vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-2 → 16thFC St. Pauli, match 4, 4 September 2026: at Arminia Bielefeld 2-2 → 11thFC St. Pauli, match 5, 12 September 2026: vs VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 → 8thFC St. Pauli, match 6, 20 September 2026: at Energie Cottbus 1-1 → 8thFC St. Pauli, match 7, 11 October 2026: vs Karlsruher SC 2-0 → 7th 1234567 151018 SV Darmstadt 98, match 1, 8 August 2026: vs Holstein Kiel 2-2 → 3rdSV Darmstadt 98, match 2, 16 August 2026: at Dynamo Dresden 1-0 → 15thSV Darmstadt 98, match 3, 30 August 2026: vs Hannover 96 0-1 → 18thSV Darmstadt 98, match 4, 5 September 2026: at 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-0 → 18thSV Darmstadt 98, match 5, 11 September 2026: vs Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 → 14thSV Darmstadt 98, match 6, 18 September 2026: at VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 → 17thSV Darmstadt 98, match 7, 10 October 2026: vs Energie Cottbus 3-1 → 13thFC St. Pauli, match 1, 9 August 2026: vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1-1 → 9thFC St. Pauli, match 2, 14 August 2026: at Holstein Kiel 2-2 → 9thFC St. Pauli, match 3, 30 August 2026: vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-2 → 16thFC St. Pauli, match 4, 4 September 2026: at Arminia Bielefeld 2-2 → 11thFC St. Pauli, match 5, 12 September 2026: vs VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 → 8thFC St. Pauli, match 6, 20 September 2026: at Energie Cottbus 1-1 → 8thFC St. Pauli, match 7, 11 October 2026: vs Karlsruher SC 2-0 → 7th 1234567

SV Darmstadt 98 are 13th after 7 2. Bundesliga matches (between 3rd and 18th so far); FC St. Pauli are 7th after 7 (between 7th and 16th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All 2. Bundesliga matches this season: SV Darmstadt 98 7, FC St. Pauli 7.

SV Darmstadt 98 scored 111005
FC St. Pauli conceded 111401

SV Darmstadt 98 score most often in the 76–90 minute window (5 goals); FC St. Pauli have let in 1 there.

FC St. Pauli scored 013312
SV Darmstadt 98 conceded 403232

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

SV Darmstadt 98

  • at SV Elversberg27 Oct · DFB Pokalwin 13%
  • vs 1. FC Magdeburg31 Oct · 2. Bundesligawin 34%
  • at 1. FC Nürnberg7 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 21%
  • vs 1. FC Heidenheim20 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 28%
  • at VfL Bochum27 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 29%

FC St. Pauli

  • vs 1. FC Nürnberg1 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 42%
  • at 1. FC Magdeburg8 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 34%
  • vs VfL Bochum21 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 49%
  • at Dynamo Dresden28 Nov · 2. Bundesligawin 41%

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.