Karlsruher SC vs 1. FC Koln, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Karlsruher SC vs 1. FC Koln — 2. Bundesliga at BBBank Wildpark.
- Karlsruher SC 34 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Koln 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Richard Hempel (Germany)
- Assistant 1 Tobias Schultes
- Assistant 2 Daniel Bartnitzki (Germany)
11 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar 1. FC Koln H 1–0 W 22 Feb 1. FC Magdeburg H 3–1 W 16 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 1–2 L 09 Feb Eintracht Braunschweig H 0–2 L 31 Jan SV 07 Elversberg A 2–2 D 25 Jan TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar Karlsruher SC A 0–1 L 23 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 1–1 D 14 Feb 1. FC Magdeburg A 0–3 L 09 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 1–0 W 05 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L 01 Feb Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–1 W Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Karlsruher SC0-15–/216-302/331-451/–46-601/161-752/476+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at BBBank Wildpark. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christoph Kobald on 3.
- 8' The travelling 1. FC Koln supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' 1. FC Koln started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 22' Florian Kainz was booked on 22.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dejan Ljubicic, as he is very good at scoring at BBBank Wildpark with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dominique Heintz made 479 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' 1. FC Koln manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Imad Rondic is hanging Linton Maina on the field on 39 minute.
- 42' Dzenis Burnic was booked on 42.
- 47' 1. FC Koln seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 52' What a strike from Timo Hubers! The score is 0-1.
- 57' It is a substitution in 1. FC Koln team. Joel Schmied is replaced by Denis Huseinbasic on 57 minute.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Karlsruher SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for David Herold. He replaces Lasse Gunther on 63 minute.
- 68' Karlsruher SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' 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.
- 78' Karlsruher SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leon Jensen is hanging Nicolai Rapp on the field on 78 minute.
- 79' The referee shows Karlsruher SC player a card on 79.
- 81' Timo Hubers was booked on 81.
- 85' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replacing Dejan Ljubicic for the 1. FC Koln side.
- 87' Time for substitution for Karlsruher SC. Mikkel Kaufmann is replaced by Louey Ben Farhat.
- 89' The referee shows Karlsruher SC player a card on 89.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Karlsruher SC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Nicolai Rapp ↓ Leon Jensen 78'
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Dzenis Burnic ↓ Robin Heusser 63'
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- 24
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- 22
- 14
- 4
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Lasse Gunther ↓ David Herold 63'
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Bench
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- 32
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Leon Jensen ↑ 78'
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- 25
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Robin Heusser ↑ 63'
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David Herold ↑ 63'
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Louey Ben Farhat ↑ 87'
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Rafael Pinto Pedrosa ↑ 87'
Coach Christian Eichner1. FC Koln Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Linton Maina ↓ Imad Rondic 39'
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- 25
- 6
- 42
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Bench
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Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 85'
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Imad Rondic ↑ 39'
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Denis Huseinbasic ↑ 57'
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Coach Gerhard Struber -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marvin Wanitzek 3 Damion Downs 2 Leon Jensen 1 Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1 Tim Lemperle 1 Head to Head
Karlsruher SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.6 Karlsruher SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 1. FC Koln xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Karlsruher SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.76Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Karlsruher SC or Draw 75%Draw or 1. FC Koln 51%Karlsruher SC or 1. FC Koln 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9%0 – 0 8.2%2 – 0 8%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Karlsruher SC
Handicap Karlsruher SC covers Push 1. FC Koln covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 22% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet 32% ✗1. FC Koln keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.