Karlsruhe vs Darmstadt

18 October 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Marc Philip Eckermann

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Shio Fukuda  6’
  • Marvin Wanitzek 13’
  • Christoph Kobald 50’
  • Kevin Wiethaup 65’

Match summary

Karlsruhe won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Darmstadt. Karlsruhe led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Shio Fukuda  put Karlsruhe ahead in the 6th minute and Marvin Wanitzek made it 2-0 in the 13th minute. In the second half, Christoph Kobald made it 3-0 with a header in the 50th minute and Kevin Wiethaup made it 4-0 in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Karlsruhe created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Darmstadt's 0.50 from 9.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
15 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 4
67 Attacks 78
24 Dangerous attacks 24
380 Passes 552
75.3% Pass accuracy 86.1%
17 Tackles 19
15 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Karlsruhe Darmstadt
Kick-off
Shio Fukuda 1-0 (Karlsruhe)
5’
Marvin WanitzekRight foot shot2-0 (Karlsruhe)
13’
Noel EichingerShot on target
13’
Corner
21’
Corner
24’
29’
Corner
45+1’
Corner
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
Christoph KobaldHeader3-0 (Karlsruhe)
50’
Jason PonenteNoel Eichinger
62’
Kevin WiethaupLeft foot shot4-0 (Karlsruhe)
65’
Deniz OfliSebastian Jung
66’
Tim CivejaKevin Wiethaup
66’
Corner
68’
71’
Aleksandar VukotićArgument
71’
Milan SmitArgument
Sandro TrémouletArgument
71’
72’
Florian KleinhanslLee Ho-jae
72’
Yannik LührsLance Duijvestijn
72’
Ibrahim El KadiriMarco Richter
72’
Noah WeißhauptHiroki Akiyama
Corner
80’
Danyal ZorSanteri Väänänen
81’
Paul SchollChristoph Kobald
81’
Deniz OfliShot on target
82’
86’
Ibrahim El KadiriShot on target
Tim CivejaShot on target
89’
90’
Corner
90’
Corner
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.50 6’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), 1-0 6’ 13’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), 2-0 13’ 50’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), 3-0 50’ 65’ Kevin Wiethaup (Karlsruhe), 4-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.50 6’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), 1-0 Fukuda 6’ 13’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), 2-0 Wanitzek 13’ 50’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), 3-0 Kobald 50’ 65’ Kevin Wiethaup (Karlsruhe), 4-0 Wiethaup 65’
Karlsruhe 1.20 xGDarmstadt 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Darmstadt attacking Karlsruhe attacking 
57’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 81’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 6’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 68’ Santeri Väänänen (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 65’ Kevin Wiethaup (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 50’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 82’ Deniz Ofli (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Noel Eichinger (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Tim Civeja (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Milan Smit (Darmstadt), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 81’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 6’ Shio Fukuda  (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 68’ Santeri Väänänen (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Kevin Wiethaup (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Christoph Kobald (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 82’ Deniz Ofli (Karlsruhe), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Jason Ponente (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Noel Eichinger (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Tim Civeja (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Lee Ho-jae (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruhe), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Marcel Franke (Karlsruhe), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kai Klefisch (Darmstadt), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Karlsruhe 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Bernat
Kobald 81’
Franke
Trémoulet
Bergh
Wiethaup 66’
Väänänen 81’
Jung 66’
Wanitzek
Eichinger 62’
Fukuda
Darmstadt 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schuhen
Mikelbrencis
Pfeiffer
Vukotić
Petretta
Klefisch
Akiyama 72’
Richter 72’
Smit
Duijvestijn 72’
Ho-jae 72’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Hans Christian Bernat
90′ 1 0 29 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Christoph Kobald Taken off
81′ – 2 1 2 1 33 2 1 – –
Marcel Franke
90′ – 1 1 3 3 45 1 – – –
Sandro Trémoulet
90′ 2 5 – 4 1 37 – – –
Sebastian Jung Taken off
66′ – 1 – 3 2 35 – – – –
Viktor Bergh
90′ 3 – – 5 1 28 – – – –
Deniz Ofli Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 1 – 2 1 8 2 – – –
Paul Scholl Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – 1 1 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Kevin Wiethaup Taken off
66′ 1 – 34 – 0.01 2 1 2 2 – –
Santeri Väänänen Taken off
81′ – – 25 – 0.00 3 1 4 1 – –
Marvin Wanitzek
90′ 1 2 43 5 0.36 2 1 9 – – –
Noel Eichinger Taken off
62′ – – 25 – 0.03 2 1 5 2 2 –
Jason Ponente Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 1 – 2 – 5 1 2 –
Tim Civeja Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 13 1 0.06 – – 2 1 2 –
Danyal Zor Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Shio Fukuda 
90′ 1 1 1 1 0.13 0.01 2 3 – 12 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Karlsruhe win 40% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Darmstadt win 34% Avg odds 2.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Karlsruhe LDLLL
Darmstadt LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Karlsruhe 2-1 Darmstadt, 03 May 26 Next meeting: Darmstadt vs Karlsruhe, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Karlsruhe vs Darmstadt meetings

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