Germany - 2. BundesligaFritz-Walter-StadionData current as of 03 September 2026

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Kaiserslautern vs Darmstadt 98: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kaiserslautern play Darmstadt 98 in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

Current form

Kaiserslautern: 1-2-0, 1.67 points/match. Darmstadt 98: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kaiserslautern scores 0.67 and concedes 0.33 goals per match. Darmstadt 98 scores 0.67 and concedes 1.33. League average: 3.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kaiserslautern 33%, Darmstadt 98 33%. Over 2.5: Kaiserslautern 33%, Darmstadt 98 33%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Kaiserslautern has higher xG: 1.15 vs 1.13. Kaiserslautern: 10.0 shots per match, Darmstadt 98: 11.0.

Match halves

Kaiserslautern: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33. Darmstadt 98: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Kaiserslautern: 16-30 (1 goals). Darmstadt 98: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 3.59 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.20)
(3.80)
(2.93)

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.

KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.67Goals scored / match0.67
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.33Goals conceded / match1.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
43%Average possession40%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
3.33Shots on target / match2.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10Shots per match11
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
3.33Shots on target2.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
6.7%Shot conversion6.1%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
43%Possession40%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
1.15xG for1.13
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
2xG against1.97
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

Shooting quality

Kaiserslautern: BalancedDarmstadt 98: Balanced
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
Accuracy (shots on target)33%21%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.29

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.

Kaiserslautern is 406% better for: last-5 form.

1.67 pts / match - Kaiserslautern · 0.33 pts / match - Darmstadt 98

Kaiserslautern
DDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W67% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 0.3xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 2.00BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Darmstadt 98
DLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

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.

Kaiserslautern is 303% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.33 goals / match - Kaiserslautern · 1.33 goals / match - Darmstadt 98

Kaiserslautern scoring profile: strong

Kaiserslautern scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Darmstadt 98 keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

Darmstadt 98 scoring profile: more difficult

Darmstadt 98 scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Kaiserslautern keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

2Goals scored (season)2
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
1Goals conceded (season)4
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
1Average goals in match2
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
2Goals scored (last 5)2
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
1Goals conceded (last 5)4
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
33%2 goals33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%3 goals0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%4 goals0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal100%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%2 goals33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%3 goals0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%4 goals0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

* 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%BTTS in both halves0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
33%Scored in both halves0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
33%BTTS - last 533%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

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

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

2nd half

33%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

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.

Kaiserslautern is 406% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Kaiserslautern · 0.33 pts / match - Darmstadt 98

Kaiserslautern - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing
Darmstadt 98 - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)0.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.33Average goals (1st half)1
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
100%Clean sheet before half-time33%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
67%No goal before half-time100%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
67%Clean sheet after half-time67%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98
67%No goal after half-time67%
KaiserslauternDarmstadt 98

Kaiserslautern - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
5
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. 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 - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.7

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kaiserslautern - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.671.00
Goals scored / match0.30.3
Goals conceded / match0.00.3
Average goals in match0.30.7
1 goal33%33%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%67%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Darmstadt 98 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.331.33
Goals scored / match0.00.7
Goals conceded / match1.00.3
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Kaiserslautern
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Darmstadt 98
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

1.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
42%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+167%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
11%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
45%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kaiserslautern

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.85
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
38%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
18%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Darmstadt 98

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.84
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
37%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

* 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

KaiserslauternLigaDarmstadt 98
Average goals in match 1.003.59 2.00
Both teams scored 33%56% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%63% 33%
Clean sheets 67%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 33%78% 67%
Goal after half-time 33%78% 67%

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

3.59
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.81
Away goals / match
+-2%
Home attack advantage
+-2%
Home defence advantage
+-7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
19%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Kaiserslautern 1 - 0 - 1 Darmstadt 98. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

SV Darmstadt 1898
4 : 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
3 : 1
SV Darmstadt 1898

FAQ

When do Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt 98 play?

Kaiserslautern face Darmstadt 98 on 5 September 2026 in 2. Bundesliga at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt 98?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Kaiserslautern won 1, Darmstadt 98 won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kaiserslautern vs Darmstadt 98?

Kaiserslautern score 0.67 goals per game on average and Darmstadt 98 0.67. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Kaiserslautern's matches and 33% of Darmstadt 98's.

What form are Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt 98 in?

Over the last 5 games Kaiserslautern have a 1-2-0 record (1.67 points per game) and Darmstadt 98 0-1-2 (0.33 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Kaiserslautern vs Darmstadt 98: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.