Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Schalke 04 vs Karlsruher SC, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2025-26
FC Schalke 04
1 – 0
Full Time
Karlsruher SC
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Veltins-Arena 61,838 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenan Karaman 72' 1–0
Y 17' Andreas Muller
Kenan Karaman 20' Y
Christian Gomis 68' Y
Mertcan Ayhan 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs Karlsruher SC — 2. Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Hempel (Germany)
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Bartnitzki (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Tim Kohnert (Germany)
6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Hertha BSC 11 31
2 1. FC Nürnberg 11 24
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 21
4 1. FC Magdeburg 11 20
5 VfL Wolfsburg 11 19
6 Arminia Bielefeld 11 17
7 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 11 16
8 VfL Bochum 1848 11 14
9 FC St. Pauli 1910 11 12
10 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 11 12
11 Hannover 96 11 12
12 FC Energie Cottbus 11 11
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 11 11
14 VfL Osnabrück 11 11
15 SG Dynamo Dresden 11 11
16 Karlsruher SC 11 11
17 SV Darmstadt 98 11 9
18 Holstein Kiel 11 8

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
FC Schalke 04 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Karlsruher SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-11-01 Karlsruher SC 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2025-02-16 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Karlsruher SC 2024-09-13 Karlsruher SC 2–0 FC Schalke 04 2024-03-31 FC Schalke 04 0–0 Karlsruher SC

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Karlsruher SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–1 D
15 Mar Hannover 96 H 2–2 D
06 Mar Arminia Bielefeld H 1–0 W
28 Feb SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 A 1–1 D
21 Feb 1. FC Magdeburg H 5–3 W
Karlsruher SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr FC Schalke 04 A 0–1 L
20 Mar SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 3–1 W
15 Mar 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 0–3 L
08 Mar SG Dynamo Dresden H 3–3 D
01 Mar 1. FC Magdeburg A 3–1 W
21 Feb Holstein Kiel H 3–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Karlsruher SC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/6
61-75
1/2
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Karlsruher SC
Marvin Wanitzek 3 G 5 A
Shio Fukuda 3 G 2 A
Moritz Broschinski 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Veltins-Arena that hosts another battle between FC Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC.
  • 5' Mertcan Ayhan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Karlsruher SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roko Simic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Karlsruher SC.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andreas Muller on 17.
  • 20' FC Schalke 04 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Karlsruher SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Karlsruher SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' 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 Stephan Ambrosius suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' FC Schalke 04 currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Miron Muslic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Schalke 04 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' Christian Gomis is replacing Dejan Ljubicic for the FC Schalke 04 side.
  • 68' Christian Gomis is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 72' The deadlock is broken! Kenan Karaman gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
  • 76' The whistle greets Christoph Kobald as he departs to be replaced by Philipp Forster.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kenan Karaman as he departs to be replaced by Janik Bachmann.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mertcan Ayhan.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. Karlsruher SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Adrian Gantenbein. He replaces Adil Aouchiche on 85 minute.
  • 86' Karlsruher SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roko Simic is hanging Rafael Pinto Pedrosa on the field on 86 minute.
  • Karlsruher SC will have plenty to reflect on. FC Schalke 04 were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

Karlsruher SC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Eichner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Budu Zivzivadze 2
Henning Matriciani 1
Lars Stindl 1
Igor Matanovic 1
Janik Bachmann 1
Pape Ba 1
Leon Jensen 1
Kenan Karaman 1

Head to Head

2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC 2025-11-01 Karlsruher SC 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2025-02-16 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Karlsruher SC 2024-09-13 Karlsruher SC 2–0 FC Schalke 04 2024-03-31 FC Schalke 04 0–0 Karlsruher SC

FC Schalke 04 Form

2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC W 2026-03-21 SV Darmstadt 98 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2026-03-15 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hannover 96 D 2026-03-06 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Arminia Bielefeld W 2026-02-28 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2026-02-21 FC Schalke 04 5–3 1. FC Magdeburg W

Karlsruher SC Form

2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC L 2026-03-20 Karlsruher SC 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 W 2026-03-15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 Karlsruher SC L 2026-03-08 Karlsruher SC 3–3 SG Dynamo Dresden D 2026-03-01 1. FC Magdeburg 1–3 Karlsruher SC W 2026-02-21 Karlsruher SC 3–1 Holstein Kiel W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.38 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Karlsruher SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0447% Draw28% Karlsruher SC25%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
75%
Draw or Karlsruher SC
53%
FC Schalke 04 or Karlsruher SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0431% Draw50% Karlsruher SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push Karlsruher SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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