Karlsruher SC (home)
- Karlsruher SC have won two and lost three of their last five 2. Bundesliga matches.
- Karlsruhe are ninth with 40 points in the standings.
- Karlsruhe have won their two most recent home games and lost their one in between, while they have lost their last two games, having last played four days ago when they were thumped 1-3 at home by Hannover 96.
SV Darmstadt 98 (away)
- SV Darmstadt 98 have not won any of their last five 2. Bundesliga games (D2, L3).
- Darmstadt are currently fifth in the 2. Bundesliga with 51 points from 31 games, while Karlsruhe are ninth with 40 points in the standings.
- The visitors have won just three of their 15 away games in the 2. Bundesliga this term, conceding a massive 25 goals along the way, so their recent road form is worrying.
Head-to-Head
Darmstadt won 3-2 at home four months ago, with Karlsruher failing to win their last two home games against the club from the city of fairytales.
Key Players
However, Darmstadt have the more goals in the team with Isac Lidberg , a powerful forward who has bagged 15 times in 27 league appearances this season, leading the line.
Betting Insights
- A goal-heavy game is expected, as Karlsruhe have scored an average of 2.07 goals per game at home this season, hitting 31 in 15 home league games, but Darmstadt should score enough to win it.
- The odds are certainly against SV Darmstadt 98 to take all three points on the day (2.24), while the Over 2.5 goals bet at 1.38 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.37 look like the value bets.
Prediction
- In a game of contrasting styles, the free-flowing, possession-based football of Florian Kohfeldt’s SV Darmstadt 98 will surely get the better of Christian Eichner’s more pragmatic Karlsruher SC on Sunday.
- Marvin Wanitzek is Karlsruher SC’s talisman with 14 goals in 31 appearances, but he’s also been involved in three goals in his last five appearances, so we’re going with the visitors to nick this one.
