2. Bundesliga · Regular Season - 13
VfL Bochum vs SV Darmstadt 98
Fri 27 Nov 2026 · 17:30 UTC · Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum
VfL Bochum host SV Darmstadt 98 on Fri 27 Nov 2026 (2. Bundesliga); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: VfL Bochum 53%, draw 26%, SV Darmstadt 98 21%.
- Average value of the expected XI: VfL Bochum €1.2M, SV Darmstadt 98 €1.4M.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. VfL Bochum goals first.
- 1–112%
- 1–010%
- 2–110%
- 2–09%
- 0–07%
- 3–16%
- Other scores46%
Team Elo: VfL Bochum 1875 · SV Darmstadt 98 1758
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
VfL Bochum · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.5 (Average) · Elo 1919
SV Darmstadt 98 · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 1837
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
VfL Bochum
8th in 2. Bundesliga · 14 pts from 11
- 8 NovWKarlsruher SC Germany 2 Bundesliga1892
- 30 OctWEnergie Cottbus Germany 2 Bundesliga1847
- 27 OctWFSV Mainz 05 Germany DFB Pokal1817
- 23 OctDVfL Wolfsburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1803
- 17 OctL1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 2 Bundesliga1812
SV Darmstadt 98
17th in 2. Bundesliga · 9 pts from 11
- 7 NovL1. FC Nürnberg Germany 2 Bundesliga1774
- 31 OctD1. FC Magdeburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1787
- 27 OctWSV Elversberg Germany DFB Pokal1744
- 23 OctDFC St. Pauli Germany 2 Bundesliga1761
- 18 OctLKarlsruher SC Germany 2 Bundesliga1795
Season outlook
From the 2. Bundesliga simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum | 14 /11 | 48.9 | <1% | 14% | 1% | 6th |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 9 /11 | 38.1 | 0% | <1% | 33% | 17th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
VfL Bochum: direct (how Uwe Rösler plays) · SV Darmstadt 98: balanced profile (how Florian Kohfeldt plays)