VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Darmstadt 98 Prediction - 18 September 2026
Correct score1-1Alternative2-1
What is the prediction for VfL Wolfsburg vs SV Darmstadt 98?
Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. VfL Wolfsburg are in better form heading into this match.
Match analysis
Wolfsburg's last home game finished 4-4, and that wide-open result frames Superior's 1-1 projection for their meeting with Darmstadt on 18 September. A 2-1 Wolfsburg win sits as the model's alternate, with Darmstadt's failure to keep a clean sheet in five matches the reason neither reading backs a shutout.
Darmstadt haven't kept a clean sheet in five matches
Wolfsburg are scoring 2.0 goals a game this season to Darmstadt's 0.8, and Wolfsburg's own last home fixture was the wide-open 4-4 draw that shows goals travel in both directions at this end. Darmstadt have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five matches, shipping three in one game and single goals in three others, which is the pattern Superior's 1-1 projection leans on for the away side's goal.
Two wins in five show Wolfsburg can still be direct
A repeat of Wolfsburg's 5-2 and 1-0 wins from the past month would push this well past the 1-1 the model projects, and Darmstadt's own 2-1 win in their last five shows they are capable of taking something from a game too. If Wolfsburg's finishing matches their scoring rate rather than settling for a draw, Superior's alternate 2-1 read for the home side becomes the more likely outcome instead.
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Formations
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League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | +10 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 6 | +10 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 5 | +2 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 6 | +7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 6 | +2 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 6 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | +1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | -3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 6 | -2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | -6 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | -1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | -2 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 6 | -3 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 5 | -3 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 6 | -6 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2 | FC Nurnberg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| 3 | FC Heidenheim | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Energie Cottbus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 | |
| 10 | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 5 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 | |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 | |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |