Darmstadt 98 vs Karlsruher SC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Darmstadt 98 play Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 20:30. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Darmstadt 98: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Karlsruher SC: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Darmstadt 98 scores 1.68 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Karlsruher SC scores 1.56 and concedes 1.88. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Darmstadt 98 62%, Karlsruher SC 62%. Over 2.5: Darmstadt 98 56%, Karlsruher SC 76%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Darmstadt 98 has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.36. Darmstadt 98: 14.0 shots per match, Karlsruher SC: 12.1.

Match halves

Darmstadt 98: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 1.00. Karlsruher SC: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 1.06.

Goals by minute

Darmstadt 98: 46-60 (13 goals). Karlsruher SC: 76-90+ (20 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
24Shots10
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
10Shots on target3
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
2.5xG1.15
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
8Corners9
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
40Dangerous attacks43
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
6Fouls10
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1Cards2
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.68Goals scored / match1.56
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.32Goals conceded / match1.88
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
52%Average possession48%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
4.94Shots on target / match4.18
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.03Shots per match12.06
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
4.94Shots on target4.18
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
11.9%Shot conversion12.9%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
52%Possession48%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.54xG for1.36
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.64xG against1.73
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Shooting quality

Darmstadt 98: AttackingKarlsruher SC: Balanced
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Karlsruher SC is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Darmstadt 98 · 0.8 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98
LDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
38% W38% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-13-8
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-5-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Karlsruher SC
LLWDL
Season result split
35% W24% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-14
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Darmstadt 98 is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.68 goals / match - Darmstadt 98 · 1.56 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98 is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Darmstadt 98 · 1.88 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98 scoring profile: very strong

Darmstadt 98 scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Karlsruher SC keeps a clean sheet in 15% (5 of 34 matches).

Karlsruher SC scoring profile: strong

Karlsruher SC scores in 71% of matches (24 of 34 matches), while Darmstadt 98 keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

57Goals scored (season)53
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
45Goals conceded (season)64
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
3Average goals in match3.44
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
11Goals conceded (last 5)11
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal71%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
53%2 goals56%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
24%3 goals24%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
9%4 goals6%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal85%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
47%2 goals53%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
15%3 goals38%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
0%4 goals9%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

35%BTTS at half-time26%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
12%BTTS in both halves9%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
32%Scored in both halves29%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
80%BTTS - last 580%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time65%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Darmstadt 98 is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - Darmstadt 98 · 1.03 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98 - half-time state
18% leading56% draw26% trailing
Karlsruher SC - half-time state
21% leading41% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)1.03
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.29
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
47%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
53%No goal before half-time62%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)1.09
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
1.59Average goals (2nd half)2.15
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
59%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
32%No goal after half-time38%
Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC

Darmstadt 98 - second-half results

47% W29% R24% P
37
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding211%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Karlsruher SC - second-half results

44% W18% R38% P
35
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Darmstadt 98 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match2.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Karlsruher SC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Darmstadt 98
ScoredConceded
12
8
0-15
1
5
16-30
10
12
31-45
13
6
46-60
12
3
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Karlsruher SC
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
7
10
16-30
5
9
31-45
9
8
46-60
7
15
61-75
20
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.22
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Darmstadt 98

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Karlsruher SC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Darmstadt 98LigaKarlsruher SC
Average goals in match 3.002.93 3.44
Both teams scored 62%59% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%58% 76%
Clean sheets 29%23% 15%
Goal before half-time 65%71% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%84% 91%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.93
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.30
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Darmstadt 98 0 - 0 - 1 Karlsruher SC. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Darmstadt 98 vs Karlsruher SC?

The 2. Bundesliga match finished Darmstadt 98 3:2 Karlsruher SC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Darmstadt 98 vs Karlsruher SC?

Darmstadt 98 score 1.68 goals per game on average and Karlsruher SC 1.56. The 2. Bundesliga average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Darmstadt 98's matches and 62% of Karlsruher SC's.

What form are Darmstadt 98 and Karlsruher SC in?

Over the last 5 games Darmstadt 98 have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Karlsruher SC 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Darmstadt 98 vs Karlsruher SC?

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