1. FC Nürnberg vs Darmstadt prediction

So far in the 2. Bundesliga, 1. FC Nürnberg have won six, drawn three and lost one of ten, with 24 goals scored and 13 conceded, good for 2nd place and 21 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 2.2 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they beat St Pauli 3-1 away; before that came a 5-2 defeat away at Bayer Leverkusen and a 1-0 defeat at home to Kaiserslautern.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won one of three recently (7 scored, 6 conceded).

Darmstadt have won two, drawn three and lost five of their ten 2. Bundesliga games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 19. That has them 16th on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, two draws and one defeat, at 2.2 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with 1. FC Magdeburg; before that came a 2-0 win away at Elversberg and a goalless draw at home to St Pauli.

Darmstadt are unbeaten in three. Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. On the road they've won two of three recently (9 scored, 4 conceded).

Home and away form points to Darmstadt: 1. FC Nürnberg have won one of their last three at home, Darmstadt two of their last three on the road. 12 points separate the two sides in the table. Darmstadt also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make 1. FC Nürnberg clear favourites at 53%, with Darmstadt on 23% and the draw at 24%.

On goals, it expects around 3.2 in the game: 2.1 for 1. FC Nürnberg and 1.1 for Darmstadt. Over 2.5 goals is 62% and both teams scoring 58%. When they last met, on 23 Jan 2026, Darmstadt won 2-0.