Sunday , 16 August 2026

Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2025-26
Karlsruher SC
2 – 1
Full Time
SV Darmstadt 98
Sun 3 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC BBBank Wildpark 30,020 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marvin Wanitzek 58' 1–0
1–1 70' Isac Lidberg
Shio Fukuda 86' 2–1
Philipp Forster 37' Y
Y 56' Aleksandar Vukotic
Y 76' Marco Richter

Overview

Match Preview

Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98 — 2. Bundesliga at BBBank Wildpark.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Bickel (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Eduard Beitinger
  • Assistant 2 Christoph Kluge (Germany)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 1. FC Nürnberg 2 6
2 Hertha BSC 2 6
3 Karlsruher SC 2 4
4 Eintracht Braunschweig 2 3
5 Arminia Bielefeld 2 3
6 FC Energie Cottbus 2 3
7 VfL Bochum 1848 2 3
8 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2 3
9 1. FC Magdeburg 2 3
10 SG Dynamo Dresden 2 3
11 Holstein Kiel 2 2
12 FC St. Pauli 1910 2 2
13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 2
14 VfL Wolfsburg 2 2
15 SV Darmstadt 98 2 1
16 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 2 1
17 Hannover 96 2 1
18 VfL Osnabruck 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Karlsruher SC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals SV Darmstadt 98
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 2025-12-06 SV Darmstadt 98 3–2 Karlsruher SC 2025-03-07 SV Darmstadt 98 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2024-10-04 Karlsruher SC 3–3 SV Darmstadt 98 2019-10-29 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 Karlsruher SC

Recent Form

Karlsruher SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–1 W
25 Apr Hannover 96 H 1–3 L
17 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 0–3 L
10 Apr Arminia Bielefeld H 4–1 W
05 Apr FC Schalke 04 A 0–1 L
20 Mar SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 3–1 W
SV Darmstadt 98
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Karlsruher SC A 1–2 L
25 Apr SV 07 Elversberg H 3–3 D
19 Apr SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 A 2–3 L
11 Apr Hannover 96 H 0–2 L
04 Apr Arminia Bielefeld A 1–2 L
21 Mar FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Karlsruher SC SV Darmstadt 98
#3 Position #15
4 Points 1
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1
2 Scored 2
1 Conceded 3
+1 GD -1
2.00 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season
0% Clean Sheets
SV Darmstadt 98 this season

Karlsruher SC are 3rd (4 pts). SV Darmstadt 98 are 15th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Karlsruher SC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SV Darmstadt 98
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Karlsruher SC is hosting SV Darmstadt 98 for another epic battle.
  • 5' Karlsruher SC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against SV Darmstadt 98's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 10' Marcel Franke is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Karlsruher SC tonight.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hans Christian Bernat is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SV Darmstadt 98.
  • 20' Karlsruher SC have won 176 goals from 262 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' It looks surprising Karlsruher SC does not make any changes. Louey Ben Farhat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Karlsruher SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' That is a card for Karlsruher SC. Philipp Forster will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at BBBank Wildpark. SV Darmstadt 98 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 52' Niklas Schmidt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Darmstadt 98 so far.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Vukotic. He receives a card.
  • 58' What a strike from Marvin Wanitzek! The score is 1-0.
  • 63' Karlsruher SC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Isac Lidberg makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' SV Darmstadt 98 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Marco Richter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' Germany international Sebastian Jung has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Goal! Shio Fukuda scores his 5 goal in 479 matches.
  • With this win, Karlsruher SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Karlsruher SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Eichner

SV Darmstadt 98 Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Florian Kohfeldt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Isac Lidberg 3
Matondo-Merveille Papela 1
Kilian Corredor 1
Philipp Hofmann 1
Marvin Wanitzek 1
Shio Fukuda 1
Kai Klefisch 1
Aleksandar Vukotic 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 2025-12-06 SV Darmstadt 98 3–2 Karlsruher SC 2025-03-07 SV Darmstadt 98 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2024-10-04 Karlsruher SC 3–3 SV Darmstadt 98 2019-10-29 SV Darmstadt 98 0–1 Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC Form

2026-05-03 Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 L 2026-04-17 SV 07 Elversberg 3–0 Karlsruher SC L 2026-04-10 Karlsruher SC 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC L 2026-03-20 Karlsruher SC 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 W

SV Darmstadt 98 Form

2026-05-03 Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2026-04-25 SV Darmstadt 98 3–3 SV 07 Elversberg D 2026-04-19 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 3–2 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2026-04-11 SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Hannover 96 L 2026-04-04 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 L 2026-03-21 SV Darmstadt 98 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Karlsruher SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 SV Darmstadt 98 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Karlsruher SC52% Draw26% SV Darmstadt 9822%
Actual: Karlsruher SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Karlsruher SC or Draw
78%
Draw or SV Darmstadt 98
48%
Karlsruher SC or SV Darmstadt 98
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Karlsruher SC36% Draw46% SV Darmstadt 9818%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Karlsruher SC

Handicap Karlsruher SC covers Push SV Darmstadt 98 covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
SV Darmstadt 98 keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.