SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips

Form snapshot

St. Pauli's last six league games have brought one win, four draws and a single defeat, with eight scored and eight conceded. It's not spectacular, but it points to a side that's hard to break down and rarely loses.

SV Darmstadt 98: 20 completed matches; FC St. Pauli: 20 completed matches.

SV Darmstadt 98

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

35

Difference

+1

FC St. Pauli

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

36

Difference

-6

Darmstadt's return from the same number of matches is far shakier: one win, one draw and four defeats, shipping thirteen goals while scoring just five. That defensive record stands out as their biggest issue right now.

Darmstadt's leaky defence against St. Pauli's steadier discipline is the clearest gap between the two sides.

Comparative Team Statistics: SV Darmstadt 98 vs FC St. Pauli

Head-to-head

These two have met plenty of times down the years, with recorded results going back to 2014. The most recent meeting, in May 2023, saw St. Pauli win 3-0 away at Darmstadt, but that's now over two years old and both squads have changed a fair bit since.

Old meetings don't tell us much about how either side is playing right now.

League standings

St. Pauli currently sit eighth with seven points from six games, while Darmstadt are down in eighteenth on four points. That's a five-point gap built largely on goal difference, with Darmstadt already eight goals worse off over the same number of matches.

Discipline to watch

Card records show both squads have had their moments this season. St. Pauli's T. Ando has picked up three yellows and a red in five appearances, while teammate A. Pyrka has three yellows in six games. Darmstadt's A. Vukotić has also seen red in four matches, with K. Klefisch collecting two yellows in five.

SV Darmstadt 98:

Penalty cards:

K. Klefisch x 1 x 2

A. Vukotić x 1

FC St. Pauli:

Penalty cards:

T. Ando x 1 x 3

A. Pyrka x 3

None of that confirms who's actually available for this specific fixture, but it's a reminder that both sides have had some rough edges this season.