SV Darmstadt 98 v RB Leipzig result

Full-time · SV Darmstadt 98 1–3 RB Leipzig

Bundesliga · Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:30 BST · Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: SV Darmstadt 98 · RB Leipzig

SV Darmstadt 98 1–3 RB Leipzig — RB Leipzig won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

RB Leipzig won 3–1 at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in the Bundesliga on Saturday 21 October. SV Darmstadt 98 have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

RB Leipzig led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — RB Leipzig: Loïs Openda (1’, assisted by Benjamin Henrichs; 72’, assisted by C. Baumgartner) and Emil Forsberg (24’); SV Darmstadt 98: Tobias Kempe (32’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: SV Darmstadt 98 2.00, RB Leipzig 1.72, from 18 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

H. Osmers showed nine yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — SV Darmstadt 98: F. Holland (46’), Christoph Klarer (50’), F. Nürnberger (60’), Tim Skarke (67’), M. Maglica (68’) and J. Muller (71’); RB Leipzig: David Raum (63’), Loïs Openda (68’) and K. Kampl (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Tobias Kempe (SV Darmstadt 98) 8.3, Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) 7.3 and Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

SV Darmstadt 98 next host FC St. Pauli on 23 October 2026.

RB Leipzig next travel to Real Madrid on 21 October 2026.

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

Next for SV Darmstadt 98: SV Darmstadt 98 v FC St. Pauli, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for RB Leipzig: Real Madrid v RB Leipzig, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: SV Darmstadt 98 1–3 RB Leipzig · Bundesliga
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor · Darmstadt
Referee: H. Osmers
Recent form: SV Darmstadt 98 2W 1D 2L · RB Leipzig 2W 2D 1L

SV Darmstadt 98 1–3 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2

Goals

against 2.75 / 1 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 6

Corners

against 4.83 / 2.2 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.17 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 7 / 3.2 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3 / 2.2

Cards

against 2.5 / 3.4 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	SV Darmstadt 98 for / against	Line	RB Leipzig for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.83 for · 15.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.2 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.83 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.8 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5

SV Darmstadt 98

SV Darmstadt 98 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. 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. Pfeiffer n 8	59.6	3.2 6/4	1.3 4/3	—
B. Manu n 5	42.2	2.6 4/2	1.7 3/1	—
O. Vilhelmsson n 8	58.6	2.1 7/4	1.5 5/2	—
Aaron Seydel n 6	14.8	2 2/0	2 2/0	—
F. Holland n 8	86.1	1.7 7/5	1 5/2	—

SV Darmstadt 98 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Aaron Seydel n 6	14.8	6.1 3/1	5.1 2/1
F. Hornby n 8	64.6	3.3 5/4	2.1 4/3
B. Manu n 5	42.2	3 4/2	0.9 2/0
L. Pfeiffer n 8	59.6	1.7 5/2	0.2 1/0
T. Skarke n 8	53	1.7 4/2	1.3 4/2

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Aaron Seydel n 6	14.8	2 2/0	0 0/0
Tobias Kempe n 8	57.3	0.6 3/0	0.8 3/1
B. Manu n 5	42.2	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
F. Hornby n 8	64.6	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
T. Skarke n 8	53	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

SV Darmstadt 98 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Klaus Gjasula n 8	71.4	3.8 7/6
B. Manu n 5	42.2	3.8 4/2
M. Maglica n 7	57.7	2.9 3/3
Emir Karić n 8	63.8	2.8 6/6
C. Riedel n 5	41.6	2.6 3/1

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Schuhen n 8	90	4.6 8/5

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. 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
C. Baumgartner n 8	20	2.8 4/1	3.4 5/1	—
Y. Poulsen n 8	63.3	2.1 7/4	2.5 6/5	—
X. Schlager n 8	87.8	1.9 7/4	0.8 5/1	—
A. Haidara n 8	52.1	1.9 6/3	0.9 4/0	—
C. Lenz n 8	49.9	1.8 4/2	0.9 4/0	—

RB Leipzig — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Benjamin Šeško n 8	30.3	2.6 5/2	1.9 4/1
Emil Forsberg n 8	52.3	2.4 5/3	0.9 3/1
Dani Olmo n 8	74.6	2 7/3	0.9 6/0
Loïs Openda n 8	70	1.9 7/2	1.6 7/2
T. Werner n 8	23.8	1.9 3/1	1.4 2/1

RB Leipzig — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Benjamin Šeško n 8	30.3	1.1 2/1	0 0/0
Dani Olmo n 8	74.6	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
Loïs Openda n 8	70	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
X. Simons n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
T. Werner n 8	23.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

RB Leipzig — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
X. Schlager n 8	87.8	4.5 7/7
N. Seiwald n 8	68.1	3.6 7/6
B. Henrichs n 8	83.8	3.1 7/7
C. Lenz n 8	49.9	2.3 6/4
M. Simakan n 8	86.5	2.2 6/5

RB Leipzig — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Blaswich n 8	90	2.3 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
SV Darmstadt 98		RB Leipzig
58%	Possession	42%
2.00	Expected goals (xG)	1.72
18	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	7
10	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	0
13	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	0
2	Offsides	4
16	Fouls	12
6	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
424	Passes	321
78%	Pass accuracy	66%

SV Darmstadt 98 player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Schuhen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Muller	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
M. Maglica	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
T. Skarke	90	0	2	0	1	1	Y	7.5
Tobias Kempe	90	1	2	1	6	0	0	8.3
F. Nürnberger	90	0	1	0	2	1	Y	6.6
M. Mehlem	90	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.2
C. Klarer	64	0	1	0	1	3	Y	6.9
L. Pfeiffer	64	0	3	2	0	3	0	7.2
O. Vilhelmsson	64	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Holland	58	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
Fabian Schnellhardt sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Klaus Gjasula sub	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Honsak sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
F. Hornby sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

RB Leipzig player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Blaswich	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Simakan	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
C. Lukeba	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Raum	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
K. Kampl	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6
Y. Poulsen	90	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	7
X. Simons	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Loïs Openda	80	2	0	3	3	0	0	Y	7.9
B. Henrichs	62	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
A. Haidara	62	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Emil Forsberg	62	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7
L. Klostermann sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Seiwald sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Baumgartner sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7
Dani Olmo sub	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
T. Werner sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

SV Darmstadt 98LDLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

RB LeipzigWWDLD

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

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

SV Darmstadt 98#18 pos17 pts34 pl-56 GD

RB Leipzig#4 pos65 pts34 pl+38 GD

Goals per game

SV Darmstadt 98 scored0.88

RB Leipzig scored2.26

SV Darmstadt 98 conceded2.53

RB Leipzig conceded1.15

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