A glance at the 2. Bundesliga table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Read our Darmstadt 98 - Karlsruher SC preview!
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (41) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (13) in 2. Bundesliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have performed here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor this season with 6 wins from 8 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen not having conceded a league goal in 194 minutes.
It's back home for Darmstadt 98, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Jahn Regensburg away with the result 2-0. Karić and Kempe found the net in that victory. Midfielder Kempe was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.2 (out of ten) in that game. Kempe scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Paderborn.Darmstadt are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in their league games, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 8 matches. Darmstadt have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
Karlsruher are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Club Brugge.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hansa Rostock.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Karlsruher SC when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning zero games.
The schedule is very tough for Karlsruher now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A DFB Pokal game at 1860 München is waiting in only three days.
Karlsruher SC find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Karlsruher have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the teams met earlier this season; Karlsruher SC - Darmstadt 3-0. Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Darmstadt 98 won two, Karlsruher SC were winners in six and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Tietz 12 goals | L. Pfeiffer 12 goals |  T. Kempe 3 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 41 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 31 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 89% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 67% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 39% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 39% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 11% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 13.8 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.8 | 13.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 47% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | 39% |
| 13.2 | 11.2 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5 |
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals (41) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the the best goal difference (+21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Darmstadt 98 is in the best form (5-0-1) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (13) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -23 | 10 |
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