Expert analysis

Darmstadt set to stay close at Nurnberg

Nurnberg sit second after ten games while Darmstadt occupy 16th, yet the visitors enter with two wins in their last five outings compared to Nurnberg's single victory in the same stretch. Darmstadt have taken six wins from the last ten meetings between the sides, showing they can compete even when away. At home Nurnberg average 1.4 goals conceded per league game this season, a figure that limits the margin they usually build. Darmstadt score just 0.3 goals per away match but their defensive record on the road keeps most games within reach. Both sides have seen over 2.5 goals in six or seven of their ten league fixtures, pointing to open play without runaway results. Nurnberg's recent home scoring rate of 2.6 goals per game will test Darmstadt, yet the visitors' ability to avoid heavy defeats in head-to-head clashes offers a platform. The game may turn on whether Nurnberg can break down a compact Darmstadt defence before the hour mark.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68.2% win rate

This season

	1. FC Nürnberg	SV Darmstadt 98
Over 2.5 goals	70%	60%
Clean sheet	20%	10%
Failed to score	10%	50%
Scored per game	2.4	0.9
Conceded per game	1.3	1.9
Scored home / away	2.6 / 2.2	1.3 / 0.3

Across 10 and 10 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	HER Hertha BSC	10	9	1	0	28
2	FCN 1. FC Nürnberg ▲	10	6	3	1	21
3	VFL VfL Wolfsburg	10	5	4	1	19
4	FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern	10	5	3	2	18
5	FCM 1. FC Magdeburg	10	5	2	3	17
6	FCH 1. FC Heidenheim	10	4	3	3	15
7	ARM Arminia Bielefeld	10	4	2	4	14
8	FCS FC St. Pauli	10	2	6	2	12
9	SPV SpVgg Greuther Fürth	10	3	3	4	12
10	VFL VfL Osnabrück	10	3	2	5	11
11	VFL VfL Bochum	10	3	2	5	11
12	HAN Hannover 96	10	3	2	5	11
13	KAR Karlsruher SC	10	3	2	5	11
14	ENE Energie Cottbus	10	2	4	4	10
15	EIN Eintracht Braunschweig	10	3	1	6	10
16	SVD SV Darmstadt 98 ▲	10	2	3	5	9
17	HOL Holstein Kiel	10	1	5	4	8

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

1. FC Nürnberg DDLLW

D vs VfL Wolfsburg 4–4 Oct 10

D @ Energie Cottbus 1–1 Oct 16

L vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Oct 24

L @ Bayer Leverkusen 2–5 Oct 28

W @ FC St. Pauli 3–1 Nov 1

SV Darmstadt 98 WLDWD

W vs Energie Cottbus 3–1 Oct 10

L @ Karlsruher SC 0–4 Oct 18

D vs FC St. Pauli 0–0 Oct 23

W @ SV Elversberg 2–0 Oct 27

D vs 1. FC Magdeburg 1–1 Oct 31

Goals trend · last 5 matches

1. FC Nürnberg

Scored 2.0 avg

4 1 0 2 3

Conceded 2.4 avg

4 1 1 5 1

SV Darmstadt 98

Scored 1.2 avg

3 0 0 2 1

Conceded 1.2 avg

1 4 0 0 1

Head-to-head · last meetings

3 1. FC Nürnberg

1 Draws

6 SV Darmstadt 98

Jan 2026 SV Darmstadt 98 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg SV Darmstadt 98

Aug 2025 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98

Jan 2025 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 1. FC Nürnberg

Aug 2024 SV Darmstadt 98 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Draw

Mar 2023 FC Nurnberg 0–1 SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98

Over 2.5 goals in 3 of the last 10 meetings.