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

Sun 4th May, 12:30 BST, Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe

Christian Eichner's Karlsruher SC side are on home soil in the Bundesliga 2 on Sunday lunch time, as Markus Anfang's 1. FC Kaiserslautern visit the Wildparkstadion. You'll see stats supporting our top of both teams to score below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Bundesliga 2 performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Karlsruher should have reason to feel positive ahead of this match and, funnily enough, so might Kaiserslautern. The bookies see them as well matched and so do we – there's no obvious victor in this tie. So we look to the both teams to score market, where there's far more reason to be certain. The form statistics, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookies odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and that's the bet we'd recommend you go with.

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 Karlsruher are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Karlsruher
45%
13/10
2%
-
Draw
23%
5/2-
Kaiserslautern
32%
9/5
3%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1-
Karlsruher 2-1
9%
17/2-
Kaiserslautern 2-1
7%
10/1-
Karlsruher 1-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Karlsruher 2-0
6%
14/1-
Kaiserslautern 1-0
6%
12/1-
Karlsruher 3-1
5%
16/1-
Kaiserslautern 2-0
4%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
13%
-
Karlsruher 3-2
4%
20/1-
Karlsruher 3-0
4%
22/1-
Kaiserslautern 3-1
4%
20/1-
Kaiserslautern 3-2
3%
22/1-
Karlsruher 4-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
27/20-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
1/2-
BTTS - No
37%
6/4-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
15/4-
Home/draw
68%
2/5-
Away/draw
55%
4/7-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
8/15-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
-
Home DNB
62%
4/6-
Away DNB
48%
11/10-
Karlsruher win to nil
20%
4/1-
Kaiserslautern win to nil
13%
5/1-
Karlsruher / Karlsruher
22%
11/4-
Karlsruher / Kaiserslautern
4%
22/1-
Karlsruher / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Karlsruher
14%
5/1-
Draw / Kaiserslautern
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Kaiserslautern / Karlsruher
4%
20/1-
Kaiserslautern / Kaiserslautern
19%
10/3-
Kaiserslautern / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Karlsruher have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Karlsruher have conceded 22 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Karlsruher have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 26 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Kaiserslautern lay in 7th place on 49 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 34 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Kaiserslautern have conceded 27 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Kaiserslautern have played 15 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Karlsruher
Kaiserslautern
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln3116691054 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
4-4A
l
 
0-1A
May 18
2
Hamburg31141162653 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
3
Magdeburg31131171650 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
4
Elversberg31131082149 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
5
Paderborn31131081049 
May 18
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
5-3A
6
Dusseldorf3113108549 
l
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
w
 
3-4F
7
Kaiserslautern A3114710449 
May 4
l
 
3-1A
-
-
8
Karlsruher Home3113810-147 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
May 4
9
Hannover3112109446 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
10
Nurnberg3113612345 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
11
H.Berlin3111713-140 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
3-4A
w
 
0-1F
12
Darmstadt3110912439 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
May 11
l
 
5-1A
13
Schalke3110813-538 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
14
Greuther319814-1435 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-4A
15
E. Braun3181013-2034 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
16
Ulm3161114-629 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
17
Preussen Munster3161114-1029 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg316520-4623 
w
 
4-2A
May 11
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Kaiserslautern have lost 4 consecutive away league games
5
Karlsruher have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
4
Karlsruher have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home league games
Karlsruher 8TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Kaiserslautern 7TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Karlsruher since 2015
Karlsruher
Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
KSC
2
D
1
FCK
1
League games at Kaiserslautern since 2016
Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
2 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
3 / 5
KSC
1
D
2
FCK
2
Goal Statistics

Karlsruher SC's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday lunch time, not least because 1. FC Kaiserslautern have conceded in each of their last 6 Bundesliga 2 games. A PG of 1.8 for Christian Eichner's side suggests that run should continue.

Karlsruher 8th Kaiserslautern 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Karlsruher will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Kaiserslautern will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Karlsruher have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-7
Kaiserslautern’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.2
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Karlsruher
PG (predicted goals)
Kaiserslautern
1.8
1.4
Attack rating
11%
better
KSC
FCK
view stats
Games scored27
23
Failed to score4
8
Scored first13
13
Goals scored50
52
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
KSC
FCK
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded24
23
Clean sheets7
8
Conceded first16
15
Goals conceded51
48
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31121213
M WeißM WanitzekM WanitzekD Burnic
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Weiß GLK31
3
-
M Wanitzek MID311212
3
-
D Herold DEF302
-
F Schleusener FWD2963
4
-
M Beifus DEF28
6
-
S Jung DEF2811
1
-
L Jensen MID2841
9
-
D Burnic MID2812
13
-
M Franke DEF272
6
-
R Heußer MID271
5
-
N Rapp MID261
12
-
B Conté MID2313
2
-
L Günther DEF1812
1
-
L Pfeiffer FWD163
1
-
A Hunziker FWD1621
3
-
C Kobald DEF152
4
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF141
-
M Kaufmann FWD1311
1
-
L. Farhat MID1121
2
-
L Egloff MID11
-
R Bormuth DEF9
1
-
D. Salz FWD2
-
E. Zengin DEF1
-
M Wäschenbach MID1
-
A. Ersungur MID1
-
R. Geller FWD1
-
Kaiserslautern Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291787
J KrahlR AcheD HanslikF Kaloč
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Krahl GLK29
2
-
J Elvedi DEF28
6
-
D Hanslik FWD2878
5
-
F Kaloč MID2733
7
-
M Ritter MID2772
6
-
R Ache FWD27172
1
-
L. Sirch DEF2444
-
J Heuer DEF231
3
-
J Gyamerah  DEF23
3
1
D Yokota FWD2342
3
-
E Wekesser  DEF192
4
-
F Kleinhansl DEF184
3
-
K Redondo FWD181
4
-
L. Robinson MID171
1
-
J Zimmer DEF142
-
T Raschl MID12
1
-
A Aremu MID12
4
-
M Bauer DEF111
4
-
T Breithaupt MID11
2
-
A Opoku FWD1123
-
F Alidou FWD101
2
-
F Ronstadt DEF91
3
-
A Touré  DEF7
1
-
P Klement MID411
-
G Ranos FWD4
-
S Simoni GLK3
-
M. Haas DEF2
-