Hertha BSC v SV Darmstadt 98 prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · Olympiastadion

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Hertha BSC v SV Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Hertha BSC host SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 12:30 UK).

The key numbers

Hertha BSC are unbeaten in their last 13 matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

10 of Hertha BSC’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Hertha BSC’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Hertha BSC have six wins, no draws and no defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 3.00 points per game, scoring 2.17 and conceding 0.83. Hertha BSC have scored 25 goals, the third-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Hertha BSC have conceded nine goals, the second-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Seven of SV Darmstadt 98’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of SV Darmstadt 98’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, SV Darmstadt 98 have two wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.88 points per game, scoring 0.75 and conceding 2.13. SV Darmstadt 98 have scored nine goals, the second-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). SV Darmstadt 98 have conceded 21 goals, the second-most of the 18 clubs.

Hertha BSC (first) and SV Darmstadt 98 (17th) are 22 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Hertha BSC the stronger side, 491 rating points above SV Darmstadt 98 (Hertha BSC 1873, SV Darmstadt 98 1382, after at least 113 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Hertha BSC are unbeaten in the last three meetings with SV Darmstadt 98. The most recent meeting, on 1 February 2026, finished Hertha BSC 2–2 SV Darmstadt 98.

Team news

Predicted Hertha BSC XI (4-2-3-1): M. Gersbeck, N. Kolbe, L. Gechter, M. Pedersen, J. Eitschberger, J. Brekalo, K. Sessa, P. Seguin, J. Þórsteinsson, O. Adewumi, S. Grønning — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, J. Brekalo (6.1 per match over 13 appearances, six goals and five assists) and Oluwaseun Adewumi (3.9 per match over 13 appearances, five goals and one assist) have been Hertha BSC’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Hertha BSC (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), J. Brekalo averages 3.7 key passes per 90 over 1188 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Oluwaseun Adewumi averages 2.7 shots per 90 over 713 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted SV Darmstadt 98 XI (4-2-3-1): M. Schuhen, R. Petretta, Y. Lührs, P. Pfeiffer, A. Vukotić, K. Klefisch, N. Weißhaupt, M. Richter, H. Akiyama, L. Duijvestijn, M. Smit — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, K. Klefisch (3.7 per match over 12 appearances, two assists) and F. Kleinhansl (3.3 per match over six appearances) have been SV Darmstadt 98’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for SV Darmstadt 98 (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), K. Klefisch averages 0.7 key passes per 90 over 1061 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. F. Kleinhansl averages 4.8 tackles per 90 over 316 minutes, with a tackle in five of the last six appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · Olympiastadion
Head-to-head (last 5): Hertha BSC 1 · draws 3 · SV Darmstadt 98 1 · 2.4 goals/game
Recent form: Hertha BSC 4W 1D 0L · SV Darmstadt 98 1W 2D 2L

Hertha BSC v SV Darmstadt 98 (2. Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 4.25

Corners

against 4 / 8.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.75 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.63 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Hertha BSC for / against	Line	SV Darmstadt 98 for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	20.13 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.75 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Hertha BSC

Hertha BSC Goalkeeper

Hertha BSC — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Gersbeck	12	901083 min	363 /90	50.4 /90	10.1 /90

Hertha BSC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hertha BSC before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Gersbeck n 8	90	2.8 5/4

Hertha BSC Defensive

Hertha BSC — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Gechter	12	901083 min	201.7 /90	242 /90	50.4 /90	685.7 /90	171.4 /90	40.3 /90
N. Kolbe	12	901083 min	191.6 /90	161.3 /90	50.4 /90	726 /90	60.5 /90	00 /90
J. Eitschberger	11	80878 min	282.9 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	616.3 /90	80.8 /90	30.3 /90
M. Pedersen	10	75753 min	121.4 /90	70.8 /90	30.4 /90	222.6 /90	111.3 /90	10.1 /90
D. Zeefuik	8	61486 min	152.8 /90	101.9 /90	10.2 /90	407.4 /90	61.1 /90	20.4 /90
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Hertha BSC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hertha BSC before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Gechter n 8	90	1.4 7/3	1 6/2	—
N. Kolbe n 8	90	0.6 4/1	1.6 6/5	—
M. Gersbeck n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
J. Brekalo n 8	89	0.9 6/1	1.1 5/3	—
K. Sessa n 8	86.4	1.4 6/2	0.8 5/1	—
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Hertha BSC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hertha BSC before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Kolbe n 8	90	1.8 7/4
L. Gechter n 8	90	1.4 7/3
J. Brekalo n 8	89	0.5 4/0
K. Sessa n 8	86.4	2.6 8/6
P. Seguin n 8	86.5	0.5 3/1
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Hertha BSC Attacking

Hertha BSC — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Grønning	11	66729 min	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	222.7 /90	91.1 /90	60.7 /90	00 /90
L. Schuler	7	30207 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	73 /90	41.7 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht	4	33130 min	00 /90	10.7 /90	64.2 /90	10.7 /90	64.2 /90	21.4 /90
G. Nilsson	4	31123 min	00 /90	00 /90	96.6 /90	53.7 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90
M. Winkler	2	85170 min	10.5 /90	21.1 /90	42.1 /90	21.1 /90	52.6 /90	31.6 /90
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Hertha BSC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hertha BSC before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Gechter n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
N. Kolbe n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Gersbeck n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brekalo n 8	89	1.6 6/4	0.6 4/1
K. Sessa n 8	86.4	2.2 7/6	0.7 5/0
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Hertha BSC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hertha BSC before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Gersbeck n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Kolbe n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Gechter n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brekalo n 8	89	0.4 3/0	0.4 2/1
K. Sessa n 8	86.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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SV Darmstadt 98

SV Darmstadt 98 Goalkeeper

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Schuhen	12	901080 min	443.7 /90	181.5 /90	00 /90
A. Brunst	1	9090 min	55 /90	00 /90	00 /90

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schuhen n 8	90	3.1 6/5
A. Brunst n 4	90	3 3/2

SV Darmstadt 98 Defensive

SV Darmstadt 98 — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Pfeiffer	12	871043 min	131.1 /90	211.8 /90	100.9 /90	544.7 /90	50.4 /90	00 /90
R. Petretta	11	83917 min	212.1 /90	191.9 /90	50.5 /90	484.7 /90	70.7 /90	50.5 /90
C. Lannert	9	79708 min	202.5 /90	70.9 /90	30.4 /90	395 /90	70.9 /90	00 /90
A. Vukotić	9	76687 min	152 /90	30.4 /90	81 /90	415.4 /90	60.8 /90	10.1 /90
Y. Lührs	9	71642 min	50.7 /90	91.3 /90	30.4 /90	223.1 /90	30.4 /90	20.3 /90
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Weißhaupt n 8	70.9	0.6 4/0	4 6/6	—
M. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
K. Klefisch n 8	90	1.1 6/3	2 8/6	—
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0.5 4/0	—
M. Smit n 8	86	1.4 6/2	0.4 3/0	—
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Weißhaupt n 8	70.9	0.8 4/1
K. Klefisch n 8	90	2.9 8/7
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	1.4 6/4
M. Smit n 8	86	0.8 4/2
R. Petretta n 8	86.3	2.1 7/3
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SV Darmstadt 98 Attacking

SV Darmstadt 98 — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Smit	12	861037 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	171.5 /90	80.7 /90	90.8 /90	40.3 /90
Lee Ho-Jae	11	50548 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	111.8 /90	40.7 /90	20.3 /90	20.3 /90
F. Lakenmacher	4	50201 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
I. El Kadiri	2	1734 min	00 /90	00 /90	25.3 /90	25.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
N. Weißhaupt	13	71927 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	121.2 /90	70.7 /90	111.1 /90	111.1 /90
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Weißhaupt n 8	70.9	1.6 6/3	1 3/3
M. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Klefisch n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
M. Smit n 8	86	1.3 6/4	0.7 4/1
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Weißhaupt n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Klefisch n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Smit n 8	86	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Hertha BSC v SV Darmstadt 98 — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Hertha BSCDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

SV Darmstadt 98LDWDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Hertha BSC 1 · 3 draws · SV Darmstadt 98 1 · 2.4 goals/game

2026-02-01 Hertha BSC 2–2 SV Darmstadt 98
2025-08-24 SV Darmstadt 98 0–0 Hertha BSC
2025-04-12 Hertha BSC 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98
2024-11-09 SV Darmstadt 98 3–1 Hertha BSC
2018-10-30 SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Hertha Berlin

League standing · 2026/27

Hertha BSC#1 pos31 pts11 pl+16 GD

SV Darmstadt 98#17 pos9 pts11 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Hertha BSC scored2.27

SV Darmstadt 98 scored0.82

Hertha BSC conceded0.82

SV Darmstadt 98 conceded1.91

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Hertha BSC and SV Darmstadt 98?: In their last 5 meetings, Hertha BSC won 1, SV Darmstadt 98 won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Hertha BSC and SV Darmstadt 98?: Recent form — Hertha BSC 4W 1D 0L; SV Darmstadt 98 1W 2D 2L.

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