Thursday , 2 July 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)
10 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 34 70
2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62
3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62
4 Hannover 96 34 60
5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52
7 Hertha BSC 34 51
8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46
9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44
10 Karlsruher SC 34 44
11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41
12 Holstein Kiel 34 41
13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39
14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37
16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37
17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37
18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30

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 Furth 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 Furth 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

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04 Karlsruher SC
#1 Position #10
70 Points 44
34 Played 34
21 / 7 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 14
50 Scored 53
31 Conceded 64
+19 GD -11
2.06 PPG 1.29
62% Win % 35%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
15% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season

FC Schalke 04 are 1st (70 pts). Karlsruher SC are 10th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Schalke 04
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Karlsruher SC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Veltins-Arena that hosts another battle between FC Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC.
  • 5' Kenan Karaman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Marcel Franke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' Karlsruher SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 20' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Kenan Karaman gets a card.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Karlsruher SC is showing some good football. However, Karlsruher SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Karlsruher SC that had 262 games and scored 176 goals.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andreas Muller made 272 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Schalke 04 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Loris Karius has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' 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.
  • 64' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 64 minute. Dejan Ljubicic leaves to be changed by Christian Gomis.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Gomis on 68.
  • 72' GOAL! Kenan Karaman scores on 72. Assisted by Moussa N'Diaye
  • 76' Philipp Forster is replacing Christoph Kobald for the Karlsruher SC side.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kenan Karaman as he departs to be replaced by Janik Bachmann.
  • 79' Mertcan Ayhan is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Adil Aouchiche departs to be replaced by Adrian Gantenbein.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Roko Simic. He replaces Rafael Pinto Pedrosa on 86 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Schalke 04 players.

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
Kenan Karaman 1
Henning Matriciani 1
Lars Stindl 1
Igor Matanovic 1
Janik Bachmann 1
Pape Ba 1
Leon Jensen 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 Furth 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 Furth 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
2 / 4
1.82 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Karlsruher SC xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0456% Draw25% Karlsruher SC19%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
80%
Draw or Karlsruher SC
44%
FC Schalke 04 or Karlsruher SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0440% Draw45% Karlsruher SC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push Karlsruher SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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