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Round
Round of 32
Venue
Waldstadion Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg
Form

Recent form

SV Elversberg
31Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -5 goal difference

SV Darmstadt 98
49Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
SV Elversberg or Draw

BetGenius backs SV Elversberg or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

SV Elversberg welcome SV Darmstadt 98 to the Ursapharm-Arena in the DFB Pokal Round of 32. The hosts enter this cup tie holding divisional superiority, currently positioned eighth in the Bundesliga with ten points from their opening seven fixtures. In contrast, Darmstadt are struggling in the 2. Bundesliga, sitting sixteenth out of eighteen teams after collecting only eight points from nine games.

Recent head-to-head meetings heavily favour Elversberg. Across their last four competitive clashes, Elversberg have remained unbeaten with two victories and two draws, scoring ten goals in that sequence. Their most recent encounter in April 2026 produced a dramatic 3-3 draw, following a 3-0 away win and a 4-0 home victory for Elversberg in previous meetings.

Darmstadt have experienced significant defensive frailty throughout the campaign, conceding eighteen goals across nine league matches, alongside heavy away losses such as a 0-4 defeat at Karlsruher SC and a 1-5 reverse at VfL Wolfsburg. Although Elversberg are missing N. Darvich, L. Seifert, and T. Zimmerschied through injury, their higher-tier pedigree and attacking edge provide them with an advantage against an out-of-form visiting side.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. SV Elversberg operate in the top flight where they rank eighth, while SV Darmstadt 98 rank sixteenth in the 2. Bundesliga.
  2. Elversberg are undefeated in their last four competitive meetings with Darmstadt, posting two wins and two draws.
  3. Over 2.5 goals has hit in 71.4 percent of previous head-to-head meetings between these clubs, averaging 3.14 goals per game.
  4. Darmstadt have conceded 18 goals in nine league games this season, including away defeats of 0-4 and 1-5.
  5. Elversberg have been involved in open fixtures, scoring 12 goals and conceding 15 across their seven Bundesliga matches.
Availability

Team news

SV Elversberg

  • N. DarvichInjury
  • L. SeifertAnkle Injury
  • T. ZimmerschiedAnkle Injury

SV Darmstadt 98

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

SV Elversberg at homeSV Darmstadt 98 away
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Played
1
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W-D-L
1-0-0
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Scored /game
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Conceded /game
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Clean sheets
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Failed to score
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40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%
Players

Key players this season

SV Elversberg

  • Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka2G
  • F. Keidel2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

History

Head-to-head

2
SV Elversberg
3
Draws
2
SV Darmstadt 98

the last 7 meetings are split 2-2 with 3 drawn, averaging 3.1 goals a game, 71% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-04-25SV Darmstadt 983-3SV Elversberg
  • 2025-11-30SV Elversberg0-0SV Darmstadt 98
  • 2025-02-08SV Darmstadt 980-3SV Elversberg
  • 2024-08-31SV Elversberg4-0SV Darmstadt 98
  • 2023-10-13SV Darmstadt 984-2SV Elversberg
Predictions

4 published markets

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Combo Bet
Double Chance
SV Elversberg or Draw
76%
Confidence

Elversberg play a division above Darmstadt and sit comfortably in eighth place in the Bundesliga, whereas Darmstadt occupy sixteenth in the second tier with five defeats from nine matches. In competitive head-to-head meetings, Elversberg are unbeaten in four, including 4-0 and 3-0 victories. Covering the home win and the draw offers strong probability in a knockout environment where Darmstadt have struggled away from home.

Combo Bet
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
Confidence

Goals tend to feature heavily when these sides meet, with over 2.5 goals landing in 71.4 percent of their head-to-head fixtures at an average of 3.14 goals per match. Elversberg have seen high totals in the Bundesliga, scoring twelve and conceding fifteen in seven fixtures, while Darmstadt have conceded eighteen goals in nine 2. Bundesliga matches.

Combo Bet
Combo Bet
SV Elversberg or Draw + Over 2.5 Goals
68%
Both must land · no better than

SV Elversberg or Draw — 76% confidence

Elversberg play a division above Darmstadt and sit comfortably in eighth place in the Bundesliga, whereas Darmstadt occupy sixteenth in the second tier with five defeats from nine matches. In competitive head-to-head meetings, Elversberg are unbeaten in four, including 4-0 and 3-0 victories. Covering the home win and the draw offers strong probability in a knockout environment where Darmstadt have struggled away from home.

Over 2.5 Goals — 68% confidence

Goals tend to feature heavily when these sides meet, with over 2.5 goals landing in 71.4 percent of their head-to-head fixtures at an average of 3.14 goals per match. Elversberg have seen high totals in the Bundesliga, scoring twelve and conceding fifteen in seven fixtures, while Darmstadt have conceded eighteen goals in nine 2. Bundesliga matches.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

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Published October 26, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.