2. Bundesliga PENDING
Sat, Oct 31 · 13:00 · Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor
SV Darmstadt 98 Home
VS
1. FC Magdeburg Away
SV Darmstadt 98 vs 1. FC Magdeburg — 2. Bundesliga
Tipster's pick Draw or Magdeburg
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Magdeburg Look to Avoid Defeat on the Road

Magdeburg occupy fifth place after nine matches while Darmstadt sit 18th with half the points. The visitors average 2.2 goals scored per game this season and have kept four clean sheets already. Darmstadt manage 1.4 goals at home yet concede two per game overall and have failed to score in five of their nine league outings. Both sides have produced 3-plus goal games in six of nine matches and share identical both-teams-to-score records. Historical head-to-head results lean toward Darmstadt but current league standing and away scoring output point the other way. Magdeburg have collected three wins one draw and one loss in their last five fixtures matching Darmstadt exactly. The game could hinge on whether Darmstadt can break down a Magdeburg side that concedes just 1.3 goals away from home.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
This season
SV Darmstadt 98 1. FC Magdeburg
Over 2.5 goals 67% 67%
Clean sheet 11% 44%
Failed to score 56% 11%
Scored per game 0.9 2.2
Conceded per game 2.0 1.3
Scored home / away 1.4 / 0.3 3.0 / 1.3

Across 9 and 9 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
4 VFL VfL Wolfsburg 9 4 4 1 16
5 FCM 1. FC Magdeburg ▲ 9 5 1 3 16
6 FCH 1. FC Heidenheim 9 4 3 2 15
7 FCS FC St. Pauli 9 2 6 1 12
8 VFL VfL Osnabrück 9 3 2 4 11
9 ARM Arminia Bielefeld 9 3 2 4 11
10 EIN Eintracht Braunschweig 9 3 1 5 10
11 ENE Energie Cottbus 9 2 4 3 10
12 SPV SpVgg Greuther Fürth 9 2 3 4 9
13 HOL Holstein Kiel 9 1 5 3 8
14 VFL VfL Bochum 9 2 2 5 8
15 DYN Dynamo Dresden 9 2 2 5 8
16 HAN Hannover 96 9 2 2 5 8
17 KAR Karlsruher SC 9 2 2 5 8
18 SVD SV Darmstadt 98 ▲ 9 2 2 5 8
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
SV Darmstadt 98 WWLDW
W @ San Antonio 7–0 Sep 30
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
1. FC Magdeburg WDWLW
W vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Sep 12
D @ SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–1 Sep 18
W vs Hannover 96 3–0 Oct 10
L @ Dynamo Dresden 0–2 Oct 18
W vs Karlsruher SC 6–1 Oct 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
SV Darmstadt 98
Scored 2.4 avg
7 3 0 0 2
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 1 4 0 0
1. FC Magdeburg
Scored 2.6 avg
3 1 3 0 6
Conceded 0.8 avg
0 1 0 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 SV Darmstadt 98
2 Draws
2 1. FC Magdeburg
Mar 2026 1. FC Magdeburg 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 Draw
Oct 2025 SV Darmstadt 98 0–0 1. FC Magdeburg Draw
Mar 2025 1. FC Magdeburg 4–1 SV Darmstadt 98 1. FC Magdeburg
Sep 2024 SV Darmstadt 98 1–2 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg
May 2023 SV Darmstadt 98 1–0 FC Magdeburg SV Darmstadt 98

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.