CZ Jena vs Darmstadt Prediction 23 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Carl Zeiss Jena and Darmstadt are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 13:30. The tournament match DFB Pokal will take place in the city of Jena at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Darmstadt being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
📊Officially, the teams Carl Zeiss Jena and Darmstadt have played only one match. The meeting took place on 14 April 2012 at the home ground of Carl Zeiss Jena and ended with a score of 2:1.
Head-to-head statistics CZ Jena - Darmstadt

Carl Zeiss Jena Team Overview
✅The Carl Zeiss Jena team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 7 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws. In total, the team has scored 17 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.7. In home matches, this figure is 2 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.
Match Results: Carl Zeiss Jena

Darmstadt Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 16 August 2026 as part of the 2nd Bundesliga tournament (home team - Dynamo Dresden, away - Darmstadt). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here are the match stats (Darmstadt vs Dynamo Dresden):
- ball possession: 38% vs 62%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 7;
- fouls: 12 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 1 vs 6.
⚠️Will Darmstadt be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 0 times, lost 6 games, and drew 4 times. On average, the team scored 1.1 goals per game (in away matches - 1), and conceded 1.9 goals. Hopefully, this season Darmstadt will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Darmstadt
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 1;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 1; for the visitors (away) - 0; number of draws - 0;
- Average first-half total: 3;
- Today's home team averages 2 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 1.
- Carl Zeiss Jena scored in the 1st half in last 5 home games.
- Darmstadt conceded in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 1;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 0, draws - 0.
- Carl Zeiss Jena won with a +1.5 handicap in last 25 home games.
- Carl Zeiss Jena won with a +1.5 handicap in 12 of last 13 games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2, the guests - 1;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 1.
- Carl Zeiss Jena have scored in 33 of last 34 games.
- Carl Zeiss Jena have scored in 19 of last 20 home games.
- Darmstadt have conceded in last 12 away games.
- Darmstadt have conceded in last 11 games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 1;
- both teams scored all-time - 1 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
- Darmstadt have scored and conceded in 10 of last 11 away games.
Editorial Prediction
- Carl Zeiss Jena won with a +1.5 handicap in last 25 home games.
- Carl Zeiss Jena won with a +1.5 handicap in 12 of last 13 games.
