FC Nurnberg
Football Germany - 2. Bundesliga Max-Morlock-Stadion Fri 8 Aug 12:30
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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

2. Bundesliga Betting Preview: Nurnberg vs Darmstadt

Nurnberg host Darmstadt in this German 2. Bundesliga match at Max-Morlock-Stadion, with kick-off set for 12:30 on Friday 8 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Expect a Generous Number of Goals

Nurnberg and Darmstadt should be able to score at least three goals. For this reason, we’re betting on the Total Goals market and selecting Over 2.5 at -163 which will give us a nice payout if the selection wins.

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1-0 Nurnberg Triumph in Previous H2H

Nurnberg suffered a defeat in their last game. A 1-0 scoreline occurred away from home at Ursapharm-Arena against Elversberg. The Bavaria outfit had four shots on target and 45% possession.

Darmstadt claimed a home win in their previous game. A 4-1 victory occurred against Bochum at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor. Florian Kohfeldt's side recorded six shots on goal and had 44% possession, with Isac Lidberg firing a hat-trick and Aleksandar Vukotic also on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Nurnberg overcame Darmstadt at home when the teams last played. It was a 1-0 scoreline at Max-Morlock-Stadion. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved five Darmstadt wins, three Nurnberg victories and two draws.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Darmstadt logo Darmstadt 9 5 3 1 14 6 8 14:6 18
15 Nurnberg logo Nurnberg 9 2 2 5 8 13 -5 8:13 8
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Nurnberg – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.7 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 7.3 attempts. Nurnberg have had 49.7% possession and 3.2 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.9 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 13.2 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 6.2 corners.

Top goalscorer is Mahir Emreli on 7 goals, while Julian Justvan and Janis Antiste have both bagged 4. Julian Justvan and Caspar Jander are the leading assists makers with 4.

Darmstadt – Last 10 League Games

Darmstadt have 4 victories, 4 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 4.7 shots on goal, 10.6 attempts and 1.6 goals. The Hesse club average 51.0% possession, 5.0 corners awarded and 4.8 corners against, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 9.6 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal.

Isac Lidberg and Fraser Hornby have top scored with 5 goals, while Luca Marseiler is next on 2. Killian Corredor has been top assists provider with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nurnberg confirmed lineup (3-3-2-2): Jan Reichert (GK), Fabio Gruber, Robin Knoche, Luka Lochoshvili, Tim Janisch, Rafael Lubach, Danilo Soares, Julian Justvan, Berkay Yilmaz, Artem Stepanov, Mickael Biron.

Darmstadt confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Marcel Schuhen (GK), Clemens Riedel, Patric Pfeiffer, Aleksandar Vukotic, Fabian Nuernberger, Kai Klefisch, Hiroki Akiyama, Luca Marseiler, Fraser Hornby, Marco Richter, Isac Lidberg.

Nurnberg vs Darmstadt Prediction & Betting Tips

Discover our expert Nurnberg vs Darmstadt betting tips, featuring a match prediction, correct score suggestion, corners market outlook, top player prop picks and bet builder advice. Scroll down for full analysis.

Match Prediction

We’re expecting goals to be scored during this 2. Bundesliga game and there is a good way of landing value. You can secure odds of -163 that Over 2.5 Goals are netted and that price stands out.

Understanding the injured players situation proves useful when assembling football picks. Once we’ve also considered the form guide, we use the latest stats and provide 2. Bundesliga betting predictions.

Key Nurnberg vs Darmstadt league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 6 Nurnberg games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Nurnberg games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 17 Nurnberg games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 4 Darmstadt games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 13 of the last 17 Darmstadt games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Darmstadt games.

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 61.9% chance of landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Luca Marseiler to Score +350 BetMGM logo

Luca Marseiler (Darmstadt) has registered two goals in his past five 2. Bundesliga games. We think this is the pick of the player props, with a generous +350 available when it comes to backing him to score at any time.

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Corners Prediction

Darmstadt To Have Most Corners +108 BetMGM logo

Darmstadt have had an average of 5.80 corners in the past 5 matches, with Nurnberg averaging 2.60 corners in their previous 5 games. Darmstadt look worth backing at +108 to triumph in the Corner Match bet.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Nurnberg Logo Nurnberg
Total
9.40 3.20 6.20
Home
9.30 4.90 4.40
Away
9.20 3.70 5.50
Darmstadt Logo Darmstadt
Total
9.80 5.00 4.80
Home
9.80 3.60 6.20
Away
9.80 4.60 5.20
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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -163
Asian Handicap Darmstadt -0.25 -103
Most Corners Darmstadt +108

A bet builder always adds excitement and the picks are three or more goals in total, Darmstadt on the Asian Handicap at -0.25 together with Darmstadt to finish with the most corners.

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Nurnberg vs Darmstadt Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Darmstadt Made Favourites by the Bookies

Favourites Darmstadt are regarded as the likeliest winners for this 2. Bundesliga clash. The +128 about them triumphing means a 44% chance of coming out on top based on their current betting odds. Nurnberg are regarded as the least likely winner at +170.

There are various ways to back Darmstadt and one option is the Asian Handicap -0.25. There’s -105 currently available that they beat Nurnberg and there’s half a stake refund if the scoreline ends level.

The Over 2.5 option is currently favourite on the Total Goals betting market. Both Teams to Score is one of the top markets and the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -204.

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Isac Lidberg Heads First Goalscorer Market

Isac Lidberg is available at +190 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favourite is now priced at odds of +480 to find the net first.

Player Goals
Isac Lidberg (Darmstadt)
First
+190
Anytime
+480
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Fraser Hornby (Darmstadt)
First
+260
Anytime
+550
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Luca Marseiler (Darmstadt)
First
+350
Anytime
+800
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Julian Justvan (Nurnberg)
First
+370
Anytime
+900
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Nurnberg Have Developed Losing Habit at Home

Nurnberg have been defeated in four straight matches at Max-Morlock-Stadion. The Bavaria outfit have collected five victories and five defeats in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.40.

Darmstadt have failed to win in their last ten matches on their travels. Florian Kohfeldt's side have managed seven losses and three draws in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.80.

The past meeting at Max-Morlock-Stadion saw Nurnberg defeat Darmstadt 1-0. Darmstadt have triumphed in three of the previous 5 H2H meetings at Max-Morlock-Stadion, with Nurnberg winning the other two.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Nurnberg logo Nurnberg Home Stats 5-0-5 2.80 1.40 1.40 7 3 5 5
Darmstadt logo Darmstadt Away Stats 0-3-7 2.70 0.90 1.80 6 4 8 2
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Nurnberg logo Nurnberg League Stats
Darmstadt logo Darmstadt League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists

Nurnberg vs Darmstadt Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Nurnberg vs Darmstadt team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the 2. Bundesliga, along with current injury news.

Nurnberg Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

Darmstadt Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nurnberg Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

1 Jan Reichert
4 Fabio Gruber 31 Robin Knoche 24 Luka Lochoshvili
32 Tim Janisch 18 Rafael Lubach 3 Danilo Soares
10 Julian Justvan 21 Berkay Yilmaz
11 Artem Stepanov 7 Mickael Biron
1 Marcel Schuhen
38 Clemens Riedel 6 Patric Pfeiffer 20 Aleksandar Vukotic 15 Fabian Nuernberger
17 Kai Klefisch 16 Hiroki Akiyama
8 Luca Marseiler 9 Fraser Hornby 23 Marco Richter
7 Isac Lidberg

Darmstadt Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nurnberg Substitutes

  • 5Tom Baack
  • 6Florian Flick
  • 9Semir Telalovic
  • 26Christian Mathenia
  • 27Justin von der Hitz
  • 28Tarek Buchmann
  • 37Noah Maboulou
  • 38Winners Osawe
  • 44Ondrej Karafiat

Darmstadt Substitutes

  • 3Leon Klassen
  • 5Matej Maglica
  • 19Fynn Lakenmacher
  • 21Merveille Papela
  • 22Serhat-Semih Gueler
  • 30A. Brunst-Zoellner
  • 32Fabian Holland
  • 34Killian Corredor
  • 44Yosuke Furukawa

Previous Nurnberg Lineups

02 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Elversberg 1-0 Nurnberg
18 May 2. Bundesliga
Braunschweig 1-4 Nurnberg
09 May 2. Bundesliga
Nurnberg 1-2 FC Koln
04 May 2. Bundesliga
Nurnberg 1-3 Elversberg
26 Apr 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 3-3 Nurnberg
19 Apr 2. Bundesliga
Nurnberg 2-3 Paderborn

Previous Darmstadt Lineups

02 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 4-1 Bochum
18 May 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 3-1 Regensburg
11 May 2. Bundesliga
Kaiserslautern 2-1 Darmstadt
03 May 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 0-4 Hamburger SV
26 Apr 2. Bundesliga
Preussen Munster 1-1 Darmstadt
20 Apr 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 3-1 Hannover 96

Injuries & Suspensions

Nurnberg Injury Table
Type Name Info
Rafael Lubach Yellow cards
Noah Maboulou Cruciate ligame
Michal Kukucka Calf
Darmstadt Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sergio Lopez 2nd yellow (Red
Matej Maglica Yellow cards
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Elversberg 9 7 1 1 22:6 22
2 Schalke 04 9 7 0 2 13:5 21
3 Paderborn 9 6 2 1 15:8 20
4 Darmstadt 9 5 3 1 14:6 18
5 Kaiserslautern 9 6 0 3 18:11 18
6 Hannover 96 9 5 2 2 15:13 17
7 Karlsruher 9 4 3 2 13:12 15
8 Hertha BSC 9 3 2 4 11:10 11
9 Holstein Kiel 9 3 2 4 10:9 11
10 Preussen Munster 9 3 2 4 15:17 11
11 A. Bielefeld 9 3 1 5 17:16 10
12 Braunschweig 9 3 1 5 11:17 10
13 F. Dusseldorf 9 3 1 5 9:17 10
14 Greuther Furth 9 3 1 5 15:24 10
15 Nurnberg 9 2 2 5 8:13 8
16 D. Dresden 9 1 4 4 14:18 7
17 Bochum 9 2 0 7 11:17 6
18 Magdeburg 9 1 1 7 7:19 4
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Elversberg 5 4 1 0 12:3 13
2 Kaiserslautern 4 4 0 0 11:4 12
3 Paderborn 5 4 0 1 10:6 12
4 Karlsruher 5 4 0 1 10:6 12
5 Darmstadt 5 3 2 0 8:2 11
6 Schalke 04 4 3 0 1 5:3 9
7 Hannover 96 5 3 0 2 7:8 9
8 Preussen Munster 5 2 2 1 9:7 8
9 A. Bielefeld 5 2 0 3 10:8 6
10 Bochum 4 2 0 2 6:5 6
11 Nurnberg 5 1 2 2 3:6 5
12 Holstein Kiel 4 1 1 2 5:5 4
13 Braunschweig 4 1 1 2 6:9 4
14 Hertha BSC 4 1 1 2 2:5 4
15 Greuther Furth 4 1 1 2 5:9 4
16 D. Dresden 4 0 2 2 6:8 2
17 F. Dusseldorf 5 0 1 4 3:10 1
18 Magdeburg 4 0 0 4 4:12 0