Karlsruher SC vs VfL Bochum 1848, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Karlsruher SC vs VfL Bochum 1848 — 2. Bundesliga at BBBank Wildpark.
- Karlsruher SC 34 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Bochum 1848 34 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Patrick Alt
- Assistant 1 Martin Speckner
- Assistant 2 Dominik Jolk
13 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.2 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 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 17 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 0–3 L 10 Apr Arminia Bielefeld H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Karlsruher SC A 2–1 W 09 May Hannover 96 H 1–1 D 02 May Arminia Bielefeld A 1–1 D 26 Apr SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 H 2–1 W 18 Apr SG Dynamo Dresden A 0–2 L 12 Apr Eintracht Braunschweig H 4–1 W Season Stats
Karlsruher SC VfL Bochum 1848 #10 Position #9 44 Points 44 34 Played 34 12 / 8 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 12 53 Scored 49 64 Conceded 47 -11 GD +2 1.29 PPG 1.29 35% Win % 32% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Karlsruher SC this season24% Clean Sheets
VfL Bochum 1848 this seasonKarlsruher SC are 10th (44 pts). VfL Bochum 1848 are 9th (44 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Karlsruher SC0-15–/216-302/331-451/–46-601/161-752/476+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededVfL Bochum 18480-153/216-30–/231-451/146-603/261-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds BBBank Wildpark will turn into a battlefield for Karlsruher SC and VfL Bochum 1848.
- 4' VfL Bochum 1848 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kjell Watjen on 4.
- 9' Karlsruher SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
- 14' VfL Bochum 1848 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Moritz-Broni Kwarteng scoring 1 goals.
- 19' What an equalizer from Shio Fukuda!
- 22' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Schleusener.
- 23' Karlsruher SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
- 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gerrit Holtmann, as he is very good at scoring at BBBank Wildpark with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 31' Dzenis Burnic is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
- 36' It looks surprising VfL Bochum 1848 does not make any changes. Fabian Schleusener has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' It’s gonna be a card for Noah Loosli.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with VfL Bochum 1848 winning 50% of all matches.
- 54' Francis Onyeka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 59' It’s high time Christian Eichner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 64' 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.
- 69' Karlsruher SC 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.
- 70' Moritz-Broni Kwarteng puts VfL Bochum 1848 on the lead.
- 75' 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 Marcel Franke suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' VfL Bochum 1848 is showing some good football. However, VfL Bochum 1848 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Olsen on 85.
- 90' The referee shows VfL Bochum 1848 player a card on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Karlsruher SC.
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Lineups
Karlsruher SC Lineups
3-3-2-2Starting XI
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 28
- 24
- 11
- 10
- 20
- 13
- 1
- 15
Bench
- 30
- 9
- 17
- 8
- 19
- 34
- 36
- 29
- 21
Coach Christian EichnerVfL Bochum 1848 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
- 17
- 1
- 33
- 4
- 13
- 39
- 20
- 21
- 8
- 29
Bench
- 7
- 23
- 22
- 11
- 16
- 34
- 35
- 30
- 37
Coach Uwe Rösler -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shio Fukuda 1 Moritz-Broni Kwarteng 1 Kjell Watjen 1 Head to Head
Karlsruher SC Form
VfL Bochum 1848 Form
2026-05-17 Karlsruher SC 1–2 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2026-05-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2026-05-02 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 VfL Bochum 1848 D 2026-04-26 VfL Bochum 1848 2–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2026-04-18 SG Dynamo Dresden 2–0 VfL Bochum 1848 L 2026-04-12 VfL Bochum 1848 4–1 Eintracht Braunschweig W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.63 Karlsruher SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.77 VfL Bochum 1848 xGI would bet for: Karlsruher SC or VfL Bochum 1848 74% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VfL Bochum 1848 winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.4Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Karlsruher SC or Draw 60%Draw or VfL Bochum 1848 66%Karlsruher SC or VfL Bochum 1848 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.6%2 – 2 6.6%0 – 1 5.3%0 – 2 5.3%0 – 0 4.8%1 – 3 4.8%1 – 0 4.8%2 – 0 4.5%3 – 1 4.1%2 – 3 3.9%Asian Handicap — Karlsruher SC
Handicap Karlsruher SC covers Push VfL Bochum 1848 covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 10% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 17% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 19% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 12% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Karlsruher SC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.