Karlsruher SC 2-3 Kaiserslautern: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025

Result

Karlsruher SC 2-3 Kaiserslautern

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025, 11:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Karlsruher SC · Kaiserslautern · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Karlsruher SC 2-3 Kaiserslautern: match report

Karlsruher SC were beaten by Kaiserslautern 2-3 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 18 October 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Ivan Prtajin opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Karlsruher SC's goals came from Fabian Schleusener (58') and Lilian Egloff (83'). Kaiserslautern scored through Ivan Prtajin (11'), Naatan Skyttä (54') and Marlon Ritter (90+3').

Discipline: Karlsruher SC received 6 yellow cards; Kaiserslautern received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Karlsruher SC were 7th on 15 points from 8 and Kaiserslautern 6th on 15 points from 8. Karlsruher SC went on to finish that season 10th with 44 points, and Kaiserslautern 6th with 52.

Karlsruher SC lined up in a 3-5-2 and Kaiserslautern in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marvin Wanitzek of Karlsruher SC (7.6), ahead of Julian Krahl (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Karlsruher SC win, 2 draws and 1 for Kaiserslautern.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

11'Goal · Ivan PrtajinKaiserslautern · 0-1
16'Yellow card · Mika HaasKaiserslautern
26'Yellow card · Rafael Pinto PedrosaKarlsruher SC
28'Yellow card · Faride AlidouKaiserslautern
28'Yellow card · Christoph KobaldKarlsruher SC
29'Yellow card · Lilian EgloffKarlsruher SC
54'Goal · Naatan SkyttäKaiserslautern · 0-2
58'Goal · Fabian SchleusenerKarlsruher SC · 1-2
62'Yellow card · Philipp FörsterKarlsruher SC
83'Goal · Lilian EgloffKarlsruher SC · 2-2
88'Yellow card · Fabian KunzeKaiserslautern
90+3'Goal · Marlon RitterKaiserslautern · 2-3
90+6'Yellow card · Hans Christian BernatKarlsruher SC
90+6'Yellow card · Marlon RitterKaiserslautern
90+7'Yellow card · Eymen LaghrissiKarlsruher SC

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Karlsruher SC 1, draws 2, Kaiserslautern 1.

Karlsruher SC 2-2 Kaiserslautern2. Bundesliga · 4 May 2025
Kaiserslautern 3-1 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga · 7 Dec 2024
Kaiserslautern 0-4 Karlsruher SC2. Bundesliga · 24 Feb 2024
Karlsruher SC 1-1 Kaiserslautern2. Bundesliga · 16 Sep 2023

Team news

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Efe Kaan ŞıhlaroğluKarlsruher SC · injury (Knee Surgery)
Kenny-Prince RedondoKaiserslautern · injury (Foot Injury)
Simon AstaKaiserslautern · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Louey Ben FarhatKarlsruher SC · injury (Metatarsal Fracture)
Avdo SpahicKaiserslautern · injury (Knee Bruise)
Maxwell GyamfiKaiserslautern · suspension (Red Card Suspension)

Karlsruher SC line-up (3-5-2)

Hans Christian Bernat, Christoph Kobald, Nicolai Rapp, Marcel Beifus, Rafael Pinto Pedrosa, Lilian Egloff, Dzenis Burnic, Marvin Wanitzek, David Herold, Philipp Förster, Fabian Schleusener

Kaiserslautern line-up (3-4-1-2)

Julian Krahl, Luca Sirch, Jan Elvedi, Ji-soo Kim, Paul Joly, Fabian Kunze, Faride Alidou, Mika Haas, Ivan Prtajin, Naatan Skyttä, Semih Sahin