Karlsruher SC sit 12th in the 2. Bundesliga on 5 points from 5 matches, having scored 6 and conceded 11. The model rates their attack at 0.71× the league average and their defence at 1.45× goals conceded, where 1 is average and a lower defensive figure is better — below average at both ends by these numbers. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently losing to Energie Cottbus 0-3 at home. That is 1.00 points a match, scoring 1.20 and conceding 2.20 per game across 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That leaves them 10 points behind Hertha BSC at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 8th-best attack and the 10th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they host 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga on 19 September 2026, a match the model gives them 42%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, relative to the league average — how the ratings are built.
2. Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| 6 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 | Energie Cottbus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | VfL Osnabrück | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
Karlsruher SC sit 12 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L0-3Energie Cottbus13 September 2026
- D2-2away to Hannover 964 September 2026
- L2-5VfL Wolfsburg29 August 2026
- D0-0away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern15 August 2026
- W2-1Arminia Bielefeld8 August 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Karlsruher SC vs 1. FC Nürnberg
Karlsruher SC host 1. FC Nürnberg at BBBank Wildpark, Karlsruhe on 19 September 2026, 11:00 UTC. The model makes it 42% Karlsruher SC, 28% draw and 30% 1. FC Nürnberg, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.69 expected goals for Karlsruher SC against 1.26. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 59% and over 2.5 goals at 56%.
Full preview and model analysis for Karlsruher SC vs 1. FC Nürnberg
Recent meetings with 1. FC Nürnberg
- 13 February 20261. FC Nürnberg 5–1 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
- 13 September 2025Karlsruher SC 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga
- 19 January 20251. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
- 3 August 2024Karlsruher SC 3–2 1. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga
- 28 April 2024FC Nurnberg 0–1 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.