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

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Christian Eichner pays counterpart Kees Van Wonderen a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Bundesliga 2, as their Karlsruher SC and FC Schalke 04 teams face each other at the Veltins-Arena. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds. All is accessible using the tabs below.

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FC Schalke 04's next match is v Darmstadt at 12:30 on Sunday 23rd February
Karlsruher SC's next match is v Magdeburg at 12:00 on Saturday 22nd February
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Schalke and Karlsruher was on Sunday 16th February 2025
German Bundesliga 2
February 16th 2025
Schalke 2
1 Karlsruher
 
J. Bachmann 6'25' L. Jensen
P. Ba 34'
 
S04
KSC
Shots On
4
4
Shots Off
8
4
Corners
7
4
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
SchalkeKarlsruher
 
J. Heekeren
D. Murkin
M. Kamiński
T. Bulut
T. Mohr (I. Hamache 69')
M. Aydin (A. Gantenbein 69')
R. Schallenberg
J. Bachmannfootball icon (T. Kalas 83')
P. Seguin (M. Grüger 83')
K. Karaman
P. Bafootball icon (Z. Amoussou-Tchibara 69')
M. Weiß
(R. Bormuth 77') M. Franke
C. Kobald
D. Herold
(L. Günther 76') R. Pinto Pedrosa
(L. Pfeiffer 76') N. Rapp
M. Wanitzek
D. Burnic
(L. Egloff 60') football iconL. Jensen
(L. Farhat 60') M. Kaufmann
F. Schleusener

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

KickOff's prediction and odds from the bookmakers suggest that this Bundesliga 2 tie will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the match. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their recent form, we're going with the stats and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point strongly towards over 2.5 goals being 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 Schalke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Schalke
41%
10/11
7%
17/20
8%
Draw
21%
11/4
1%
12/5
3%
Karlsruher
38%
13/5
9%
12/5
13%
Draw 1-1
8%
13/26/1
Schalke 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Karlsruher 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
Draw 2-2
7%
11/19/1
Schalke 3-1
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Schalke 3-2
5%
18/1
10%
14/1
Karlsruher 3-1
5%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Karlsruher 3-2
5%
25/118/1
Schalke 1-0
4%
10/18/1
Schalke 2-0
4%
11/19/1
Karlsruher 1-0
4%
14/111/1
9%
Karlsruher 2-0
4%
20/116/1
13%
Draw 3-3
3%
33/122/1
Schalke 3-0
3%
16/1
11%
14/1
Schalke 4-1
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
75%
8/15
3%
1/2
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
25%
7/5
2%
5/4
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
11/8
3%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
74%
1/2
2%
1/2
2%
BTTS - No
26%
6/4
5%
7/5
1%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
9/4
7%
21/10
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/316/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
26%
9/29/2
15%
Home/draw
62%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Away/draw
59%
5/6
6%
5/6
6%
Home/away
79%
1/4
3%
2/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1/62/13
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
4/110/3
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
55%
5/4
5%
5/4
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
45%
4/7
3%
8/15
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
35%
3/1
8%
27/10
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
65%
2/9
2%
1/5
Over 5.5 Goals
20%
7/1
11%
11/2
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
80%
1/12
1%
1/14
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/401/66
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
16/110/1
Home DNB
56%
4/9
4%
4/9
6%
Away DNB
53%
13/8
5%
13/8
10%
Schalke win to nil
13%
3/1-
Karlsruher win to nil
12%
7/1
14%
-
Schalke / Schalke
26%
21/10
5%
2/1
3%
Schalke / Karlsruher
3%
25/122/1
10%
Schalke / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Schalke
15%
9/24/1
5%
Draw / Karlsruher
10%
7/1
7%
7/1
7%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/29/2
4%
Karlsruher / Schalke
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Karlsruher / Karlsruher
14%
9/219/4
20%
Karlsruher / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Schalke have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Schalke have conceded 38 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 4 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Schalke have played 10 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Karlsruher lay in 10th place on 30 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Karlsruher have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Karlsruher have played 11 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Schalke
Karlsruher
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln221246840 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 1
d
 
4-4A
2
Hamburg2210931939 
Apr 19
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-3A
Apr 26
3
Kaiserslautern221165839 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 26
May 3
l
 
3-1A
4
Magdeburg2210841438 
l
 
2-5A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 22
d
 
2-2A
5
Dusseldorf221075837 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
l
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Paderborn221075837 
May 3
w
 
2-4A
May 18
w
 
1-2F
7
Elversberg2210571035 
May 18
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
8
Hannover22976634 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
l
 
2-1F
9
Nurnberg221048434 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1A
10
Karlsruher Away22868-230 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
-
-
11
Schalke Home22769-227 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
12
Greuther227510-1226 
l
 
3-4A
Mar 30
Apr 19
w
 
2-3A
13
Darmstadt22679125 
l
 
3-5F
Feb 23
d
 
3-3F
Mar 7
14
H.Berlin227411-425 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
l
 
1-3A
Mar 29
15
E. Braun225611-1821 
w
 
5-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
16
Preussen Munster224810-820 
Feb 28
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
17
Ulm223811-617 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 16
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg224315-3415 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
w
 
4-2A
May 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Schalke 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Karlsruher 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Karlsruher have not lost to Schalke in 5 consecutive league meetings
3
Karlsruher have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Schalke
League games at Schalke since 2021
Schalke
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
1 / 2
D
1
KSC
1
League games at Karlsruher since 2022
Karlsruher
Schalke
Goals: Scored
6
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
KSC
2
Goal Statistics

Karlsruher SC have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. This run could continue, with FC Schalke 04's PG an impressive 2.0.

Schalke 11th Karlsruher 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Schalke will score 1 or more goals
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Karlsruher will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Schalke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Karlsruher’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/283896/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Schalke
PG (predicted goals)
Karlsruher
2
1.9
Attack rating
S04
KSC
18%
better
view stats
Games scored15
19
Failed to score6
2
Scored first7
8
Goals scored37
39
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.9
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
19
Avg. XG for1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
S04
KSC
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
18
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded40
40
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
18%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211145
K KaramanK KaramanT MohrP Seguin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Heekeren GLK201
-
T. Bulut DEF1611
2
-
R Schallenberg DEF2121
3
1
M Kaminski DEF161
4
-
D Murkin DEF203
3
-
J Bachmann MID1731
4
-
P Seguin MID1613
5
-
M Aydın MID202
3
-
K Karaman MID21112
5
-
T Mohr MID1734
4
-
P Ba FWD311
-
Subs
L Karius GLK
-
A Gantenbein DEF1011
2
-
T Kalas  DEF151
1
-
A Donkor DEF161
2
-
M. Grüger MID151
4
-
A Younes FWD1411
2
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD122
1
-
I Hamache FWD11
-
Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
228910
M WeißM WanitzekM WanitzekD Burnic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Weiß GLK22
3
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF81
-
C Kobald DEF6
1
-
M Franke DEF202
4
-
D Herold DEF222
-
N Rapp MID19
8
-
L Jensen MID204
7
-
D Burnic MID2011
10
-
M Wanitzek MID2289
3
-
F Schleusener FWD2263
4
-
M Kaufmann FWD51
-
Subs
R Himmelmann GLK
-
M Beifus DEF20
2
-
L Günther DEF1312
1
-
R Bormuth DEF4
-
R Heußer MID191
2
-
L. Farhat MID2
-
L Egloff MID8
-
L Pfeiffer FWD153
1
-
R. Geller FWD1
-