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Karlsruher SC v FC Schalke 04 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe

Christian Eichner and Karel Geraerts clash in the Bundesliga 2 on Friday evening, as Karlsruher SC face FC Schalke 04 at the Wildparkstadion. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are included as well.

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Karlsruher SC's next match is v Magdeburg at 12:30 on Sunday 22nd September
FC Schalke 04's next match is v Darmstadt at 17:30 on Friday 20th September
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Karlsruher and Schalke was on Friday 13th September 2024
German Bundesliga 2
September 13th 2024
Karlsruher 2
0 Schalke
 
B. Zivzivadze 45'
B. Zivzivadze 73'
 
KSC
S04
Shots On
5
2
Shots Off
8
6
Corners
4
3
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
8
14
Yellow/red cards
4/0
1/0
 
KarlsruherSchalke
 
M. Weiß
S. Jung (L. Pfeiffer 86')
L. Günther (D. Herold 67')
M. Franke
M. Beifus
M. Wanitzek
D. Burnic
L. Jensen (R. Heußer 87')
N. Rapp
B. Zivzivadzefootball iconfootball icon (A. Hunziker 78')
F. Schleusener (R. Pinto Pedrosa 87')
J. Heekeren
M. Wasinski
D. Murkin
A. Gantenbein
F. Sanchez
T. Mohr
R. Schallenberg
(I. Hamache 70') J. Bachmann
(B. Lasme 88') M. Sylla
(C. Antwi-Adjej 58') A. Younes
K. Karaman
Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this tie: both teams to score. In Karlsruher and Schalke we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to prove that on Friday evening. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.50.

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 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.91.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Karlsruher
49%
1/110/11
2%
Draw
22%
11/45/2
7%
Schalke
29%
23/10
2%
11/5
7%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/26/1
7%
Karlsruher 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Schalke 2-1
7%
11/19/1
Karlsruher 1-0
7%
11/1
9%
17/2
6%
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Karlsruher 2-0
7%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Karlsruher 3-1
6%
14/110/1
8%
Schalke 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
11/1
9%
Karlsruher 3-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Karlsruher 3-0
4%
18/114/1
Schalke 2-0
4%
20/116/1
13%
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1
12%
12/1
Schalke 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Schalke 3-2
3%
25/116/1
11%
Karlsruher 4-1
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1/2
2%
10/21
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
6/4
4%
7/5
8%
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
64%
4/9
4%
10/21
3%
BTTS - No
36%
13/8
5%
6/4
9%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
9/4
4%
21/10
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
7%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
9/2
10%
19/5
Home/draw
71%
1/33/10
4%
Away/draw
51%
4/54/5
3%
Home/away
78%
1/41/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/7
3%
2/15
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
9/2
10%
18/5
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
6/5
2%
23/20
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
8/13
3%
3/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
11/4
6%
5/2
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1/4
2%
2/9
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6/1
13%
5/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/10
2%
1/12
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/150
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
11/1
8%
Home DNB
64%
1/210/21
3%
Away DNB
45%
6/429/20
3%
Karlsruher win to nil
21%
10/3-
Schalke win to nil
11%
7/1
14%
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Karlsruher / Karlsruher
26%
11/52/1
Karlsruher / Schalke
3%
25/120/1
Karlsruher / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Karlsruher
15%
9/24/1
5%
Draw / Schalke
10%
7/113/2
Draw / Draw
13%
11/219/4
4%
Schalke / Karlsruher
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Schalke / Schalke
16%
4/1
9%
17/4
9%
Schalke / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table
Karlsruher
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Schalke
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Jan 25
d
 
0-00-0
 Dusseldorf5410613 
Dec 14
May 10
-
-
 Karlsruher Home5410513 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
Feb 22
Sep 22
 Magdeburg5320711 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2F
Dec 1
Apr 26
 Hamburg5311810 
Apr 19
Nov 23
Apr 5
Nov 2
 Hannover5311410 
Mar 15
Oct 19
Apr 19
Nov 23
 Greuther523069 
Oct 26
Mar 29
May 18
Dec 21
 Paderborn523039 
May 3
Dec 7
Mar 1
Sep 29
 Köln521257 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 8
Oct 26
Mar 29
 H.Berlin521207 
Oct 5
Mar 8
May 3
Dec 7
 Kaiserslautern5212-17 
Nov 29
Apr 26
w
 
3-2A
Jan 18
 Nurnberg5212-27 
Jan 25
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 1
 Elversberg513136 
May 18
Dec 21
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
 Schalke Away5113-24 
-
-
Dec 14
May 10
 Regensburg5104-123 
Nov 10
Apr 12
Nov 10
Apr 12
 Preussen Munster5023-62 
Mar 1
Sep 28
Oct 4
Mar 8
 Darmstadt5023-82 
Sep 20
Feb 22
Mar 15
Oct 20
 Ulm5014-41 
Apr 5
Nov 1
Feb 8
w
 
1-2A
 E. Braun5014-121 
w
 
5-1F
Jan 18
Win / draw / win form
Karlsruher 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Karlsruher3 - 2Elversberg
Karlsruher3 - 2Nurnberg
Karlsruher1 - 2Hannover
Karlsruher3 - 2H.Berlin
Karlsruher2 - 1St. Pauli
Karlsruher7 - 0Magdeburg
Karlsruher4 - 0Greuther
Karlsruher2 - 2Dusseldorf
Karlsruher2 - 2Wiesbaden
Karlsruher2 - 1Osnabruck
Karlsruher3 - 2Elversberg
Karlsruher2 - 2Rostock
Karlsruher4 - 1Nurnberg
Karlsruher0 - 3Paderborn
Karlsruher3 - 0Schalke
Karlsruher0 - 2Holstein
Karlsruher1 - 1Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher2 - 0E. Braun
Karlsruher2 - 2Hamburg
Karlsruher2 - 0Kaiserslautern
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AKarlsruher2 - 1E. Braun
HKarlsruher3 - 2Elversberg
AKarlsruher0 - 0Dusseldorf
HKarlsruher3 - 2Nurnberg
AKarlsruher3 - 0Elversberg
HKarlsruher1 - 2Hannover
AKarlsruher2 - 1Rostock
AKarlsruher1 - 0Nurnberg
HKarlsruher3 - 2H.Berlin
AKarlsruher1 - 1Paderborn
HKarlsruher2 - 1St. Pauli
AKarlsruher0 - 0Schalke
HKarlsruher7 - 0Magdeburg
AKarlsruher0 - 1Holstein
HKarlsruher4 - 0Greuther
AKarlsruher4 - 0Kaiserslautern
HKarlsruher2 - 2Dusseldorf
AKarlsruher0 - 2E. Braun
HKarlsruher2 - 2Wiesbaden
AKarlsruher4 - 3Hamburg
Schalke 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Magdeburg2 - 2Schalke
Nurnberg3 - 1Schalke
Greuther2 - 0Schalke
Osnabruck0 - 4Schalke
Elversberg1 - 1Schalke
Hannover1 - 1Schalke
H.Berlin5 - 2Schalke
Magdeburg3 - 0Schalke
Holstein1 - 0Schalke
Kaiserslautern4 - 1Schalke
Rostock0 - 2Schalke
Dusseldorf5 - 3Schalke
Nurnberg1 - 2Schalke
Karlsruher3 - 0Schalke
Paderborn3 - 1Schalke
St. Pauli3 - 1Schalke
Wiesbaden1 - 1Schalke
E. Braun1 - 0Schalke
Hamburg5 - 3Schalke
RB Leipzig4 - 2Schalke
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSchalke1 - 3Köln
ASchalke2 - 2Magdeburg
ASchalke1 - 3Nurnberg
HSchalke5 - 1E. Braun
ASchalke0 - 2Greuther
HSchalke2 - 1Rostock
ASchalke4 - 0Osnabruck
HSchalke1 - 1Dusseldorf
ASchalke1 - 1Elversberg
HSchalke2 - 0Nurnberg
ASchalke1 - 1Hannover
HSchalke0 - 0Karlsruher
ASchalke2 - 5H.Berlin
HSchalke3 - 3Paderborn
HSchalke3 - 1St. Pauli
ASchalke0 - 3Magdeburg
HSchalke1 - 0Wiesbaden
ASchalke0 - 1Holstein
HSchalke1 - 0E. Braun
ASchalke1 - 4Kaiserslautern
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Goal Statistics

Karlsruher SC's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because FC Schalke 04 have conceded in each of their last 6 Bundesliga 2 matches. A PG of 1.9 for Christian Eichner's side suggests that run should continue.

Karlsruher 1st Schalke 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Karlsruher will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Schalke will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
Karlsruher have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Schalke’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Karlsruher
PG (predicted goals)
Schalke
1.9
1.4
Attack rating
KSC
S04
30%
better
view stats
Games scored3
4
Failed to score1
0
Scored first1
3
Goals scored8
9
Avg. goals scored2
2.3
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
30%
better
KSC
S04
view stats
Games conceded3
4
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first2
1
Goals conceded5
9
Avg. goals conceded1.3
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
4
Conversion rate against12%
23%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+30%

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

Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5634
M WeißB ZivzivadzeM WanitzekN Rapp
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Weiß GLK5
-
S Jung DEF51
-
M Franke DEF5
-
M Beifus DEF5
-
L Günther DEF51
-
D Burnic MID5
1
-
N Rapp MID5
4
-
L Jensen MID5
1
-
M Wanitzek MID53
1
-
F Schleusener FWD51
1
-
B Zivzivadze FWD561
1
-
Subs
R Himmelmann GLK
-
D Herold DEF4
-
C Kobald DEF1
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF1
-
B Conté MID42
-
R Heußer MID4
-
L Pfeiffer FWD2
-
R. Geller FWD
-
A Hunziker FWD521
1
-
Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5412
J HeekerenK KaramanJ HeekerenT Mohr
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Heekeren GLK51
-
A Gantenbein DEF4
-
M Wasinski DEF1
-
F Sánchez DEF2
1
-
D Murkin DEF5
-
M Sylla MID531
-
J Bachmann MID5
1
-
R Schallenberg MID41
1
-
T Mohr MID511
2
-
K Karaman FWD541
2
-
A Younes FWD3
-
Subs
R Hoffmann GLK
-
I Cissé DEF41
1
-
A Donkor DEF4
-
M Kaminski DEF2
1
-
M Aydın MID4
1
-
M. Grüger MID
-
B Lasme FWD1
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD31
-
I Hamache FWD3
-