Nürnberg vs Darmstadt 98 prediction and preview

Nürnberg vs Darmstadt 98

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 7 November 2026, 12:00 UTC · Max-Morlock-Stadion, Neurenberg

Nürnberg · Darmstadt 98 · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Nürnberg welcome Darmstadt 98 at Max-Morlock-Stadion in Neurenberg on Saturday 7 November 2026 (12:00 UTC) in the 2. Bundesliga. Nürnberg go into the round 2nd, on 21 points from 10 games, while Darmstadt 98 sit 16th on 9 points after 10 matches.

Nürnberg come into the game with a W-L-D-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Darmstadt 98's recent sequence reads D-D-L-W-L. Over their last 6, Nürnberg have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Darmstadt 98 average 1.2 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Nürnberg won 3, 1 game was drawn and Darmstadt 98 won 6. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 23 Jan 2026, ended Darmstadt 98 2-0 Nürnberg.

Nürnberg list 5 absentees, including Mohamed Alì Zoma (injury), Finn Becker (injury) and Kristian Mandic (injury). Mohamed Alì Zoma and Finn Becker have featured heavily in recent matches. Darmstadt 98 are without Luca Marseiler (injury), Fabian Nürnberger (injury) and Merveille Papela (injury). Luca Marseiler and Fabian Nürnberger have featured heavily in recent matches. Eric-dominic Weisbach is the appointed referee. Across 30 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.7 yellow cards per game and 0.5 penalties per game, and home sides won 33% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Nürnberg favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.