30 August 2026, 11:30 UTC

SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96 2. Bundesliga prediction & result

Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor, Darmstadt
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Final score: SV Darmstadt 98 0-1 Hannover 96.

Before kick-off the model made it 40% SV Darmstadt 98, 29% draw, 31% Hannover 96 — fair odds of 2.50, 3.45 and 3.23.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

SV Darmstadt 98 at 40%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

SV Darmstadt 980%Draw3%Hannover 9697%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Aleksandar Vukotić
20'
🔁Y. Furukawaout: Y. Luhrs
22'
34'
🔁I. Okonout: V. Ghita
39'
Franz Roggow
Marcel Schuhen
46'
46'
🔁B. Pichlerout: B. Kallman
46'
🔁F. Roggowout: M. Bundu
55'
•Marcel Hartel
57'
⚽L. Gindorf (pen)
🔁N. Weisshauptout: Lee Ho-Jae
66'
73'
🔁L. Gindorfout: H. Chakroun
🔁N. Verkooijenout: L. Kehl
85'
🔁C. Lannertout: C. Sickinger
85'
🔁R. Petrettaout: M. Merx
85'
86'
Maurice Neubauer

Match stats — SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96

33%Possession67%
11Shots26
3On target7
2Corners11
0.91xG2.31

Goals against chances

SV Darmstadt 980 from 0.91 xGless than the chances were worth
Hannover 961 from 2.31 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

SV Darmstadt 98 4-1-4-1
  • 1M. SchuhenG
  • 28C. LannertD
  • 6P. PfeifferD
  • 20A. VukoticD
  • 18R. PetrettaD
  • 16H. AkiyamaM
  • 44Y. FurukawaM
  • 10N. VerkooijenM
  • 41L. DuijvestijnM
  • 7N. WeisshauptM
  • 36M. SmitF
Substitutes
  • 30A. BrunstG
  • 49Y. LuhrsD
  • 4G. DettoniD
  • 3F. KleinhanslD
  • 22L. KehlM
  • 23C. SickingerM
  • 9Lee Ho-JaeF
  • 11I. El KadiriF
  • 48M. MerxF
Coach: Florian Kohfeldt
Hannover 96 3-4-1-2
  • 30L. WeinkaufG
  • 17B. AllgeierD
  • 3B. TomiakD
  • 20I. OkonD
  • 33M. NeubauerM
  • 13F. RoggowM
  • 10M. HartelM
  • 29K. OudenneM
  • 8W. TaibiF
  • 11B. PichlerF
  • 25L. GindorfF
Substitutes
  • 1P. LoretzG
  • 5V. GhitaD
  • 38J. ReinholdM
  • 27H. MatsudaD
  • 14H. ChakrounF
  • 24Y. UnalD
  • 9B. KallmanF
  • 7M. BunduF
  • 28T. EtcibasiF
Coach: Christian Titz

Form going into SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96

SV Darmstadt 98

All competitions we cover

  • L0-1away to Dynamo Dresden16 August 2026
  • D2-2Holstein Kiel8 August 2026

Hannover 96

All competitions we cover

  • L0-1VfL Wolfsburg16 August 2026
  • L1-3away to Energie Cottbus9 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

2. Bundesliga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
17SV Darmstadt 9811236921-129
11Hannover 96113351218-612

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: SV Darmstadt 98 vs Hannover 96

  • 11 April 2026SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Hannover 962. Bundesliga
  • 8 November 2025Hannover 96 2–3 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 20 April 2025SV Darmstadt 98 3–1 Hannover 962. Bundesliga
  • 23 November 2024Hannover 96 1–2 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 14 May 2023Hannover 96 2–1 SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga
  • 4 November 2022SV Darmstadt 98 1–0 Hannover 962. Bundesliga

The result against the call

Hannover 96 won 1–0 at SV Darmstadt 98. The model had leaned towards a win for SV Darmstadt 98 at 40% and given a win for Hannover 96 31%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goal: L. Gindorf (penalty) 57' for Hannover 96. Sent off: Aleksandar Vukotić (SV Darmstadt 98) 20'. On expected goals it finished 0.91–2.31.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.