Darmstadt 98 faces Karlsruher SC on December 6, 2025, at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor. Darmstadt 98's start to the current season was quite successful. The Hessian team was able to achieve several victories and also fought their way through the first rounds of the DFB Cup. In the last five games, this performance could be largely maintained. Of the games played, Florian Kohfeldt's team was victorious against Greuther Fürth and Hannover 96. The games against Elversberg and Arminia Bielefeld ended in a draw, and only against Schalke did the Lilien have to accept a defeat. Currently, the club is in fifth place in the table. The Karlsruher SC also had a good start to the current season. Trainer Christian Eichner and his team achieved several victories and successfully completed the first round of the DFB Cup. However, the team's performance has been rather mixed lately. Within the last five games, they were able to win against Schalke and Greuther Fürth, but they had to accept defeats against Hannover 96, Elversberg, and Arminia Bielefeld. As a result, the KSC is currently in eighth place in the table. The game between Darmstadt 98 and Karlsruher SC takes place on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The kick-off is at 8:30 pm at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor in Darmstadt. The arena offers space for approximately 17,800 spectators. This season, the broadcasting rights for the 2. Bundesliga are largely held by Sky. In addition, the free TV stations RTL and Sat.1 have also secured some games. If you want to watch all the games of the second league, you will have to take out a paid subscription with Sky. The Sky Sport package is currently available from 25 euros per month. However, there is good news for the match between Darmstadt 98 and the KSC. The game is part of the selection that will be broadcast on free TV. The broadcast starts at 8:15 pm on RTL Nitro. Additionally, it is possible to watch the game on Sky or the streaming service WOW. Besides the TV broadcast, the game can also be watched live in one of the selected pubs in Karlsruhe. According to the website fussballdaten.de, Darmstadt and Karlsruhe have already faced each other 33 times on the pitch. Of these games, Karlsruhe won 17, Darmstadt won 8, and 8 games ended in a draw.