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1. FC Kaiserslautern v Karlsruher SC : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Christian Eichner pays counterpart Markus Anfang a visit on Saturday lunch time in the Bundesliga 2, as their Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Kaiserslautern teams face each other at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Bundesliga 2 matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.

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1. FC Kaiserslautern's next match is v Darmstadt at 19:30 on Saturday 14th December
Karlsruher SC's next match is v Paderborn at 12:00 on Saturday 21st December
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Kaiserslautern and Karlsruher was on Saturday 7th December 2024
German Bundesliga 2
December 7th 2024
Kaiserslautern 3
1 Karlsruher
 
B. Tomiak 12'88' M. Wanitzek
K. Redondo 73'
J. Heuer 75'
 
FCK
KSC
Shots On
5
1
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
3
3
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
17
19
Yellow/red cards
5/0
1/0
 
KaiserslauternKarlsruher
 
J. Krahl
F. Ronstadt (J. Gyamerah 83')
F. Kleinhansl (E. Wekesser 88')
A. Touré
J. Elvedi
L. Sirch (L. Robinson 83')
B. Tomiakfootball icon
A. Aremu (J. Heuer 70')
M. Ritter
J. Mause (K. Redondo 70')
D. Yokota
M. Weiß
(L. Günther 79') D. Herold
M. Franke
S. Jung
M. Beifus
(L. Egloff 67') N. Rapp
football iconM. Wanitzek
(R. Heußer 67') L. Jensen
(L. Pfeiffer 46') B. Conté
B. Zivzivadze
(R. Pinto Pedrosa 79') F. Schleusener

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

While supporters of Karlsruher get ready for this clash, they may well be excited for what's in store. After analysing the relevant stats and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a worthwhile bet, as both clubs know they have goals in them and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are both pointing in the same direction: over 2.5 goals is the best bet here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Kaiserslautern are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Kaiserslautern
43%
31/20
2%
29/20
Draw
21%
13/5
6%
23/10
3%
Karlsruher
36%
31/20
4%
29/20
3%
Draw 1-1
8%
6/111/2
7%
Kaiserslautern 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
15/2
6%
Karlsruher 2-1
7%
9/18/1
6%
Draw 2-2
7%
10/19/1
Kaiserslautern 3-1
5%
18/114/1
Kaiserslautern 3-2
5%
22/116/1
Kaiserslautern 1-0
5%
11/1
8%
9/1
Kaiserslautern 2-0
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
Karlsruher 3-1
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Karlsruher 3-2
4%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
Karlsruher 1-0
4%
11/1
8%
9/1
Karlsruher 2-0
4%
14/112/1
8%
Kaiserslautern 3-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Draw 3-3
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
Kaiserslautern 4-1
3%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
72%
8/13
3%
11/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
28%
5/4
4%
6/5
4%
Home 1st Goal
50%
10/11
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11
6%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
71%
1/2
4%
1/2
1%
BTTS - No
29%
6/4
5%
7/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
10/33/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
8%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
24%
10/3
8%
3/1
5%
Home/draw
64%
1/2
2%
10/21
3%
Away/draw
57%
1/21/2
1%
Home/away
79%
2/7
1%
2/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
2/11
1%
1/6
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
7/2
10%
16/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
51%
6/4
11%
13/10
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
49%
1/2
4%
1/2
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
32%
7/2
13%
29/10
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
68%
2/11
3%
2/11
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
8/1
13%
6/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
1/14
1%
1/16
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/33
1%
1/66
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
14/1
12%
9/1
9%
Home DNB
58%
5/6
4%
5/6
4%
Away DNB
51%
5/6
2%
17/20
3%
Kaiserslautern win to nil
14%
9/2
8%
-
Karlsruher win to nil
12%
9/2-
Kaiserslautern / Kaiserslautern
23%
3/1
8%
29/10
3%
Kaiserslautern / Karlsruher
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Kaiserslautern / Draw
7%
12/110/1
8%
Draw / Kaiserslautern
14%
11/25/1
Draw / Karlsruher
12%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
13%
5/1
8%
17/4
9%
Karlsruher / Kaiserslautern
4%
22/118/1
Karlsruher / Karlsruher
17%
3/13/1
5%
Karlsruher / Draw
6%
12/110/1
8%
bet365
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Kaiserslautern have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 27 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Kaiserslautern have played 6 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 12 goals at home.

Karlsruher are in 6th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 23 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Karlsruher have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paderborn16772628 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 15
May 18
Dec 21
2
Kaiserslautern H15753826 
-
-
May 3
l
 
3-1A
3
Dusseldorf16754826 
Mar 29
w
 
3-4F
Jan 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Hannover15825626 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
Apr 5
l
 
2-1F
5
Karlsruher Away16754226 
w
 
3-1F
May 3
-
-
6
Hamburg166731125 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 22
l
 
1-3A
Apr 26
7
Elversberg15744925 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Feb 1
8
Köln15744625 
Dec 22
May 18
Mar 1
d
 
4-4A
9
Magdeburg16673325 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 5
Feb 22
d
 
2-2A
10
Darmstadt15564421 
May 10
Dec 14
d
 
3-3F
Mar 8
11
H.Berlin16637021 
l
 
3-4A
Feb 8
l
 
1-3A
Mar 29
12
Nurnberg15546219 
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2A
Jan 19
13
Schalke16457-417 
Apr 26
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
14
Greuther15456-517 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 24
Apr 19
w
 
2-3A
15
Preussen Munster16367-515 
Feb 1
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
16
Ulm16277-413 
Jan 18
w
 
1-2A
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
17
E. Braun15348-1613 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 19
Feb 8
w
 
1-2A
18
Regensburg162212-318 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-2A
May 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Kaiserslautern 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Karlsruher 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Kaiserslautern since 2016
Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
1 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
3 / 4
FCK
1
D
2
KSC
1
League games at Karlsruher since 2015
Karlsruher
Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
FCK
1
D
1
KSC
2
Goal Statistics

Karlsruher SC have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 12 consecutive Bundesliga 2 games. Their PG of 1.8 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Kaiserslautern 2nd Karlsruher 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Kaiserslautern will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Karlsruher will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+25
Kaiserslautern have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted
+12
Karlsruher have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/283843/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Kaiserslautern
PG (predicted goals)
Karlsruher
2
1.8
Attack rating
FCK
KSC
15%
better
view stats
Games scored11
13
Failed to score3
1
Scored first6
6
Goals scored26
27
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.9
Avg. shots per game12
10
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
19
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
18%
better
FCK
KSC
view stats
Games conceded9
11
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded20
25
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%

Kaiserslautern v Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15436
J KrahlB TomiakL. SirchB Tomiak
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Krahl GLK15
1
-
J Elvedi DEF14
5
-
L. Sirch DEF813
-
A Touré  DEF6
1
-
F Ronstadt MID61
2
-
A Aremu MID7
3
-
B Tomiak MID1342
6
-
M Ritter MID121
2
-
F Kleinhansl MID92
2
-
J. Mause FWD11
1
-
D Yokota FWD1022
1
-
Subs
F. Heck GLK
-
E Wekesser  DEF101
3
-
J Heuer DEF111
2
-
J Gyamerah  DEF12
1
-
L. Robinson MID5
-
K Redondo MID81
1
-
T Raschl MID9
1
-
R Tachie MID91
1
-
A Opoku FWD723
-
Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161197
M WeißB ZivzivadzeM WanitzekN Rapp
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Weiß GLK16
-
S Jung DEF161
1
-
M Franke DEF152
4
-
M Beifus DEF15
2
-
D Herold DEF151
-
L Jensen MID153
6
-
N Rapp MID15
7
-
M Wanitzek MID1669
2
-
B Conté MID1312
-
F Schleusener FWD1653
4
-
B Zivzivadze FWD16112
4
-
Subs
R Himmelmann GLK
-
L Günther DEF1112
1
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF3
-
E. Zengin DEF1
-
R Heußer MID14
1
-
L Egloff MID4
-
R. Geller MID
-
L Pfeiffer FWD102
1
-
D. Salz FWD2
-