VfL Bochum 1848 vs Karlsruher SC prediction and preview

VfL Bochum 1848 vs Karlsruher SC

2. Bundesliga · Sunday 8 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

VfL Bochum 1848 · Karlsruher SC · 2. Bundesliga predictions

The 2. Bundesliga fixture between VfL Bochum 1848 and Karlsruher SC is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 12:30 UTC at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum. VfL Bochum 1848 are 12th in the table with 11 points from 10, while Karlsruher SC are 16th in the table with 11 points from 10.

Recent form: VfL Bochum 1848 W-D-L-L-L, Karlsruher SC W-L-W-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, VfL Bochum 1848 have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Karlsruher SC average 1.2 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: VfL Bochum 1848 won 2, 6 games were drawn and Karlsruher SC won 2. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 17 May 2026, ended Karlsruher SC 1-2 VfL Bochum 1848.

VfL Bochum 1848 list 4 absentees, including Oliver Olsen (injury), Philipp Strompf (injury) and Jean-Manuel Mbom (injury). Oliver Olsen has featured heavily in recent matches. Karlsruher SC are without Moritz Broschinski (injury). Florian Badstübner is the appointed referee. Across 161 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.6 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 48% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make VfL Bochum 1848 favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.