Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98 Prediction
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Sunday 18 October 2026, 12:30 2. BundesligaKicked off. The result lands on the record.
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The model's read
Karlsruher SC 37%
Draw 23%
SV Darmstadt 98 40%
The read
The deskKarlsruhe sit 17th and have won one of their last five overall, L L L D L, with an even worse home run of L L L W L, just one win in five at the Wildpark. Darmstadt are three places better off at 14th but their own away form reads the same shape, L L L D L, no wins in five on the road, even though their overall form shows two wins in five, W L W L L. Neither side looks settled: Karlsruhe are still bedding in new head coach Maximilian Senft, while Darmstadt's Florian Kohfeldt has just signed a new deal. No specific injury or suspension news for this fixture surfaced in the last 48 hours for either club, so team news here is a blank rather than a clean bill of health. The angle is goals, not control: two sides this leaky rarely play out a tight afternoon, and traditional books back that independently with short alternate-total prices. The call is over 2.5 goals, held. The double chance on Karlsruhe not losing is the trap: they have only managed that once in five home games, against a price that needs it far more often than that.
The model says
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The research
ProKarlsruhe's home form is L L L W L (one win in five) and Darmstadt's away form is L L L D L (no wins in five); two sides shipping results like that rarely hold a tight scoreline. Traditional books independently back goals too: team totals price Karlsruhe Over 0.5 at 93% implied (Bet365) and Darmstadt Over 0.5 at 88% implied (Bet365), with alternate Over 1.5 at 94% implied (Bet365) and Over 2.0 at 91% implied (Marathon Bet).
Both team totals price each side to score at least once (home Over 0.5 93% implied @1.14 Bet365, away Over 0.5 88% implied @1.20 Bet365), and Darmstadt's overall run, W L W L L, shows they can still find the net even in defeats.
The single most common h2h result across the last 10 meetings is an away win, 4 of 10, and Darmstadt sit 14th against Karlsruhe's 17th.
This bet needs Karlsruhe to avoid defeat. In their last five home games they have done that exactly once, L L L W L, a one-in-five not-lost rate at home right now.
Price when written, Thu 15 Oct, 02:35. Today's prices are in the tables below.
The desk's verdict on the model's call: hold. Both sides' recent form, Karlsruhe one win in five at home and Darmstadt no wins in five away, points at an open game, and independent alternate-total prices back the same read. Nothing in the team news search changed that picture either way, so the goals call holds.
“Karlsruhe's home rot and Darmstadt's road slump point to goals, not to Karlsruhe quietly not losing”
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The model v the market
Always free| Best price | Implied | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC win | 2.20 | 45% | |
| Draw | 3.75 | 27% | |
| SV Darmstadt 98 win | 2.80 | 36% | |
| Karlsruher SC or draw | 1.40 | 71% | |
| SV Darmstadt 98 or draw | 1.67 | 60% | |
| Either side to win, no draw | 1.25 | 80% | |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.49 | 67% | |
| Both teams to score | 1.40 | 71% |
Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.
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Every priced market
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Since we first priced it
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Recent form
Always freeKarlsruher SC
LLLDLD
Last 6, newest first: 0 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost. 4 scored, 13 conceded.
at St. Pauli
0-2
Lost
v 1. FC Nürnberg
0-1
Lost
v Energie Cottbus
0-3
Lost
at Hannover 96
2-2
Drew
v VfL Wolfsburg
2-5
Lost
at 1 Fc Kaiserslautern
0-0
Drew
SV Darmstadt 98
WLWLLL
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost. 6 scored, 12 conceded.
v Energie Cottbus
3-1
Won
at VFL Wolfsburg
1-5
Lost
v Arminia Bielefeld
2-1
Won
at 1 Fc Kaiserslautern
0-3
Lost
v Hannover 96
0-1
Lost
at Dynamo Dresden
0-1
Lost
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98: the numbers
Always freeKarlsruher SCSV Darmstadt 98
18League position15
1-2-4League record, won-drawn-lost2-1-4
6-14Goals for and against8-14
5Points7
1-0-3Home record v away record0-0-3
0.90Scored a game1.10
2.00Conceded a game2.00
14%Clean sheets0%
57%Failed to score43%
57%Both teams scored64%
0%Over 2.5 goals14%
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98: head to head
Always freeKarlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98
2-1
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
3-2
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
3-0
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98
3-3
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98
0-0
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
2-1
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98
1-2
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
2-2
Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98
3-0
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
0-1
The full Karlsruher SC v SV Darmstadt 98 head-to-head history
Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98: FAQs
Always freeKarlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98 prediction: what is the call?
The call on this game is BTTS: Yes at 1.40. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.
What time does Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98 kick off?
Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98 kicks off on Sunday 18 October 2026 at 12:30 UK time (2. Bundesliga).
What are the best odds for Karlsruher SC vs SV Darmstadt 98?
The best prices across the books we track: Karlsruher SC 2.20, the draw 3.75, SV Darmstadt 98 2.80. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.
What form are Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98 in?
Karlsruher SC have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 6 (L L L D L D, newest first), scoring 4 and conceding 13. SV Darmstadt 98 have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 6 (W L W L L L, newest first), scoring 6 and conceding 12.
What is the head to head between Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98?
In their last 10 meetings on our record, Karlsruher SC won 3, SV Darmstadt 98 won 4 and 3 were drawn. The most recent, 3 May 2026, finished Karlsruher SC 2-1 SV Darmstadt 98.
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