VfL Osnabrück v SV Darmstadt 98 prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: VfL Osnabrück · SV Darmstadt 98

TACTIX’s free model pick for VfL Osnabrück v SV Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

VfL Osnabrück host SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 16 January (kick-off 12:30 UK).

Form and the table

10 of VfL Osnabrück’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in nine of VfL Osnabrück’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, VfL Osnabrück have three wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 9 home matches in all competitions — 1.11 points per game, scoring 1.22 and conceding 2.00. VfL Osnabrück have scored 14 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). VfL Osnabrück have conceded 18 goals, the eighth-most (shared) 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.

VfL Osnabrück (13th) and SV Darmstadt 98 (17th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have VfL Osnabrück the stronger side, 64 rating points above SV Darmstadt 98 (VfL Osnabrück 1445, SV Darmstadt 98 1382, after at least 115 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

SV Darmstadt 98 are unbeaten in the last four meetings with VfL Osnabrück, every meeting checked. The most recent meeting, on 14 February 2021, finished SV Darmstadt 98 1–0 VfL Osnabruck.

Team news

Predicted VfL Osnabrück XI (3-4-2-1): J. Krumrey, N. Wiemann, R. Fabinski, J. Muller, B. Jacobsen, J. Gómez, A. Beck, P. Kammerbauer, L. Flach, K. Faber, R. Meissner — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, R. Fabinski (4.4 per match over 12 appearances, one goal) and B. Jacobsen (4.3 per match over 12 appearances, one goal) have been VfL Osnabrück’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for VfL Osnabrück (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), R. Fabinski averages 3.2 tackles per 90 over 1085 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. B. Jacobsen averages 0.3 key passes per 90 over 997 minutes, with a key pass in two 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, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga
Head-to-head (last 4): VfL Osnabrück 1 · draws 2 · SV Darmstadt 98 1 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: VfL Osnabrück 1W 1D 3L · SV Darmstadt 98 1W 2D 2L

VfL Osnabrück 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

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 4.25

Corners

against 6.88 / 8.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 3 / 2.38 · 3 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	VfL Osnabrück for / against	Line	SV Darmstadt 98 for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 18 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück Goalkeeper

VfL Osnabrück — 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
J. Krumrey	12	901085 min	423.5 /90	181.5 /90	00 /90

VfL Osnabrück — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück 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+
J. Krumrey n 8	89.8	3.9 5/5

VfL Osnabrück Defensive

VfL Osnabrück — 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
N. Wiemann	12	901085 min	272.2 /90	181.5 /90	90.7 /90	524.3 /90	121 /90	10.1 /90
R. Fabinski	12	901085 min	393.2 /90	191.6 /90	131.1 /90	665.5 /90	80.7 /90	40.3 /90
J. Muller	12	891070 min	201.7 /90	191.6 /90	70.6 /90	463.9 /90	70.6 /90	10.1 /90
K. Faber	9	46414 min	71.5 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90	132.8 /90	40.9 /90	20.4 /90
J. Abu Hanna	1	2525 min	13.6 /90	13.6 /90	00 /90	27.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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VfL Osnabrück — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück 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. Wiemann n 8	89.8	0.9 5/2	0.5 4/0	—
R. Fabinski n 8	89.8	0.8 6/0	0.9 5/2	—
J. Krumrey n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
J. Muller n 8	87.9	0.5 3/1	0.6 5/0	—
R. Meissner n 8	88.8	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0	—
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VfL Osnabrück — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück 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+
R. Fabinski n 8	89.8	2.9 7/6
N. Wiemann n 8	89.8	1.9 7/4
J. Muller n 8	87.9	1.3 7/3
R. Meissner n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0
B. Jacobsen n 8	83.8	3.2 6/4
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VfL Osnabrück Attacking

VfL Osnabrück — 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
R. Meissner	12	881050 min	50.4 /90	10.1 /90	282.4 /90	151.3 /90	151.3 /90	100.9 /90
A. Beck	10	90896 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	171.7 /90	80.8 /90
Bernd Riesselmann	5	43217 min	00 /90	00 /90	62.5 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	31.2 /90
L. Raimund	3	2060 min	00 /90	00 /90	23 /90	11.5 /90	00 /90	23 /90
D. Kopacz	2	63125 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	32.2 /90	32.2 /90
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VfL Osnabrück — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück 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. Wiemann n 8	89.8	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
R. Fabinski n 8	89.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Krumrey n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Muller n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
R. Meissner n 8	88.8	2.5 8/6	1.3 6/3
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VfL Osnabrück — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück 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+
R. Fabinski n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Wiemann n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Krumrey n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Muller n 8	87.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Meissner n 8	88.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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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 VfL Osnabrück v SV Darmstadt 98 — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

VfL OsnabrückDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SV Darmstadt 98LDWDL

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

Head-to-head last 4

VfL Osnabrück 1 · 2 draws · SV Darmstadt 98 1 · 2.75 goals/game

2021-02-14 SV Darmstadt 98 1–0 VfL Osnabruck
2020-10-28 VfL Osnabruck 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98
2020-02-02 SV Darmstadt 98 2–2 VfL Osnabruck
2019-08-19 VfL Osnabruck 4–0 SV Darmstadt 98

League standing · 2026/27

VfL Osnabrück#13 pos11 pts11 pl-4 GD

SV Darmstadt 98#17 pos9 pts11 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

VfL Osnabrück scored1.27

SV Darmstadt 98 scored0.82

VfL Osnabrück conceded1.64

SV Darmstadt 98 conceded1.91

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between VfL Osnabrück and SV Darmstadt 98?: In their last 4 meetings, VfL Osnabrück won 1, SV Darmstadt 98 won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of VfL Osnabrück and SV Darmstadt 98?: Recent form — VfL Osnabrück 1W 1D 3L; SV Darmstadt 98 1W 2D 2L.

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