Fridays mark the start of the big weekend action in Europe’s finest leagues, and today we’ve prepared a super betting combo from Bundesliga 2. Germany loves football, and the people there have such great passion for the sport that I always enjoy watching their fixtures, even from the second tier. Stadiums are usually jam packed, perfect pitch, and more importantly, the game is played at a fast pace. As per usual, there are two games from Bundesliga 2 scheduled for Friday, starting at the same time – 1630 GMT.
Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt Prediction
Two teams from the opposite ends of the table go head-to-head as we present the most accurate Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt prediction for October 4, 2024. After 7 rounds into the 24/25 seasons, Karlsruher are third in the standings with 15 points. They are yet to lose a game this season with four wins and three draws. They’ve scored 16 goals, but their defense has been somewhat shaky having conceded 11 goals in those 7 games. The 30-year old Georgian Budu Zivzivadze is their top scorer with 6 goals, while the attacking midfielder Marvin Wanitzek has been their most productive player with 4 goals and 4 assists.
Three of Wanitzek four goals came in the team’s last game. The 31-year old German scored a hat trick in the spectacular 4:4 draw at Cologne, where Karlsruher fought back from a 3:1 deficit to earn a valuable point and avoid their first defeat.
Head coach Christian Eichner had the following to say after the game against Cologne: “The 4:4 has been digested and put to rest. Scoring four goals is a nice thing, but conceding four goals is not. Therefore, we need to work through the mistakes together in the short training week so that we can make a great first half of the season.”
Continuing with our top betting pick from Bundesliga 2, we will analyze the visitors in our Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt prediction. After those first seven rounds, SV Darmstadt 98 are near the bottom of the table with just 5 points positioning them at the 16 spot (from 18 teams). They’ve had just one win with two draws. They started the season with 3 defeats and a draw, which led to a head-coaching change. As things usually happen, the new coach has brought some positive results, at least at the start. Since Florian Kohfeldt took over, Darmstadt have earned four of their five points, and they have been quite competitive. They drew their first game under Kohfeldt – 1:1 with Eintracht Braunschweig. Then followed an impressive 3:5 win away at Schalke 04. The last game was a 1:2 home defeat versus Magdeburg, who by the way are second in the standings.
So what we have here is a well-performing Karlsruher team going against Darmstadt whose form has been trending upwards. Typically, these two teams play open, and their games usually produce plenty of goals. With that said, our money is on the Over 2.5 Goals bet. The odds are not spectacular at 1.50, but you could create a combo with our second accurate Bundesliga 2 pick for today (Paderborn v Jahn Regensburg prediction).