A glance at the 2. Bundesliga table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Get our Darmstadt 98 - Karlsruher SC match guide!
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (23) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 have performed here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor this season with 9 wins from 14 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. Two home wins in a row for Darmstadt bring valid hopes of a third.
Darmstadt 98 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Fortuna Dusseldorf. The first defeat after going undefeated through three league rounds. Mehlem (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Mehlem dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).
Ahead of that match, Darmstadt 98 won a home game hosting Paderborn (2-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Darmstadt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 16 league games, 12 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
A decent goal production from Darmstadt 98 in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, Darmstadt 98 have conceded only 9 goals.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
4-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Karlsruher SC in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.
Karlsruher had fun at their own home (Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor) last time out, beating Arminia Bielefeld 4-2. Rapp, Wanitzek (2) and Kaufmann scored. That win felt nice as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory. A bonkers match with lots of goals last time out for Karlsruher SC, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fixture, will this fixture be as much fun? Wanitzek got a match rating of 9.22 in that game, top player of the team. Wanitzek scored two goals, signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.
A 1-1 draw at Nurnberg's stadium before that.Karlsruher SC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Goals from both teams? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having completed 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Karlsruher SC have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Karlsruher struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Karlsruher SC - Darmstadt 98 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Darmstadt 98 three wins, three draws and Karlsruher SC four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Wanitzek 10 goals |  F. Schleusener 10 goals |  P. Tietz 8 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 43 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 47 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 71% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 82% |
| 39% | 36% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 23% | 32% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 23% | 32% |
| 50% | 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 54% |
| 39% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 31% | 25% |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 15.2 | 19.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.4 | 15.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 34% | 33% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 30% | 32% |
| 11.9 | 10.4 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
- Darmstadt 98 have not yet lost a game at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (23) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 58 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 46 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
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