Tuesday , 15 September 2026

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Karlsruher SC, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2026-27
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0 – 0
Full Time
Karlsruher SC
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 18:30 UTC Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,327 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Deniz Ofli
Y 26' Lilian Egloff
Y 27' Rafael Pinto Pedrosa
Marlon Ritter 27' Y
Maxwell Gyamfi 87' Y
Ibrahim Kanate 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Karlsruher SC — 2. Bundesliga at Fritz-Walter-Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Hempel (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Steven Greif
  • Assistant 2 Manuel Bergmann
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 19.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 5 15
2 1. FC Nurnberg 5 13
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 5 12
4 1. FC Magdeburg 5 9
5 VfL Wolfsburg 5 8
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 8
7 FC Energie Cottbus 5 7
8 VfL Bochum 1848 5 7
9 FC St. Pauli 1910 5 6
10 VfL Osnabruck 5 6
11 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 5 5
12 Karlsruher SC 5 5
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 5 4
14 Arminia Bielefeld 5 4
15 Hannover 96 5 4
16 SV Darmstadt 98 5 4
17 SG Dynamo Dresden 5 4
18 Holstein Kiel 5 3

Head-to-Head

3
3
1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Karlsruher SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC 2026-03-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-10-18 Karlsruher SC 2–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2025-05-04 Karlsruher SC 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2024-12-07 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Karlsruher SC

Recent Form

1. FC Kaiserslautern
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Karlsruher SC H 0–0 D
08 Aug VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D
17 May 1. FC Magdeburg A 1–0 W
08 May Arminia Bielefeld H 2–0 W
02 May SG Dynamo Dresden A 0–1 L
24 Apr Eintracht Braunschweig H 0–2 L
Karlsruher SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 0–0 D
08 Aug Arminia Bielefeld H 2–1 W
17 May VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–2 L
08 May SC Paderborn 07 A 2–2 D
03 May SV Darmstadt 98 H 2–1 W
25 Apr Hannover 96 H 1–3 L

Season Stats

1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC
#6 Position #12
8 Points 5
5 Played 5
2 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
5 Scored 6
4 Conceded 11
+1 GD -5
1.60 PPG 1.00
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season
20% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season

1. FC Kaiserslautern are 6th (8 pts). Karlsruher SC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Kaiserslautern
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Karlsruher SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Kaiserslautern
Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta 2 G
Karlsruher SC
Moritz Broschinski 2 G
Shio Fukuda 2 G
Marvin Wanitzek 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Karlsruher SC get this one started.
  • 5' Lilian Egloff is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Karlsruher SC so far.
  • 10' Karlsruher SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Erencan Yardimci, a Turkey forward, has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 16' It’s a booking for Karlsruher SC player. Danyal Zor gets a card.
  • 18' Deniz Ofli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 18.
  • 23' Switzerland international Jan Elvedi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lilian Egloff on 26.
  • 27' Rafael Pinto Pedrosa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Naatan Skytta makes way for Ibrahim Kanate at the 44 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
  • 45' Time for substitution for Karlsruher SC. Moritz Broschinski is replaced by John Meyer.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Karlsruher SC! Kevin Wiethaup comes on to replace Lilian Egloff.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moritz Broschinski made 160 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' It looks surprising 1. FC Kaiserslautern does not make any changes. Jacob Rasmussen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 67' 1. FC Kaiserslautern make a change. Simon Asta trudges off to be replaced by Paul Joly on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Karlsruher SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Noel Eichinger suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' The 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager makes a substitution. Semih Sahin departs to be replaced by Leon Robinson.
  • 87' Maxwell Gyamfi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 89' A change in the Karlsruher SC ranks — Noel Eichinger exits the field as Louey Ben Farhat enters on 89.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Ibrahim Kanate is booked for 1. FC Kaiserslautern — card on 90.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Karlsruher SC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marvin Wanitzek 3
Kenny Prince Redondo 1
Boris Tomiak 1
Jannis Heuer 1
Daniel Hanslik 1
Jan Elvedi 1
Sebastian Jung 1
Ragnar Ache 1

Head to Head

2026-08-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC 2026-03-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-10-18 Karlsruher SC 2–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2025-05-04 Karlsruher SC 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2024-12-07 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Karlsruher SC

1. FC Kaiserslautern Form

2026-08-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC D 2026-08-08 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern D 2026-05-17 1. FC Magdeburg 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern W 2026-05-08 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2026-05-02 SG Dynamo Dresden 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern L 2026-04-24 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig L

Karlsruher SC Form

2026-08-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Karlsruher SC D 2026-08-08 Karlsruher SC 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2026-05-17 Karlsruher SC 1–2 VfL Bochum 1848 L 2026-05-08 SC Paderborn 07 2–2 Karlsruher SC D 2026-05-03 Karlsruher SC 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98 W 2026-04-25 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hannover 96 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 1. FC Kaiserslautern xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Karlsruher SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
1. FC Kaiserslautern53% Draw28% Karlsruher SC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

1. FC Kaiserslautern or Draw
82%
Draw or Karlsruher SC
47%
1. FC Kaiserslautern or Karlsruher SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FC Kaiserslautern35% Draw52% Karlsruher SC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Handicap 1. FC Kaiserslautern covers Push Karlsruher SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.