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2. Bundesliga · 2026

Karlsruher SC vs Darmstadt 98 · 2. Bundesliga

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
10.83
Expected goals
1.31.03
Shots
17.211.3
Possession
47.3%40.3%

30-second read

What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: darmstadt 98's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: karlsruher SC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Darmstadt 98's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Darmstadt 98's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.83 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Karlsruher SC show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Karlsruher SC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17.2 shots/match ▲ShotsKarlsruher SC · Darmstadt 9811.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricKarlsruher SCDarmstadt 98Baseline
Shots17.2 shots/match11.3 shots/match15.1 shots/match
Shots against15.8 shots/match17.5 shots/match15.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Karlsruher SC favored in 9 of 13 directional metrics · Darmstadt 98 in 1 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Karlsruher SC6 matchesDarmstadt 986 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored6/60.83 goals/match
2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/62.17 goals/match
1.3 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/61.03 xG/match
17.2 shots/match ▲Shots6/611.3 shots/match
5.83 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/63 shots/match
47.3% ●Possession6/640.3%
6.67 corners/match ●Corners6/64.5 corners/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls6/612.5 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Karlsruher SC
1Draws
3Darmstadt 98
Karlsruher SC — Darmstadt 98 · 2. Bundesliga2–1
Darmstadt 98 — Karlsruher SC · 2. Bundesliga3–2
Darmstadt 98 — Karlsruher SC · 2. Bundesliga3–0
Karlsruher SC — Darmstadt 98 · 2. Bundesliga3–3
Darmstadt 98 — Karlsruher SC · 2. Bundesliga2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness30 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in 2. Bundesliga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsKarlsruher SCDarmstadt 98
Competition2. Bundesliga
Head-to-headKarlsruher SC — Darmstadt 98
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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