Karlsruher SC vs VfL Bochum

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🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 BBBank Wildpark 🧑‍⚖️ Patrick Alt 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Karlsruher SC 10 · VfL Bochum 9
Referee Stats
12 matches · 5.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.42
Reds avg 0.42
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 58%
Home wins 50%
Draws 17%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Karlsruher SC outshot their opponent (18-13).
  • Karlsruher SC controlled possession (62%).
  • Karlsruher SC had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Karlsruher SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-3-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 29
Avg: 2.00 / 1.71

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
VfL Bochum (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 26
Avg: 1.12 / 1.53

Points

15
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 2.Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76
PPG
0.88
2.00
GF
1.12
1.71
GA
1.53
82%
O2.5
47%
82%
BTTS
71%
47%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Karlsruher SC rank10th
VfL Bochum rank9th
Karlsruher SC points44
VfL Bochum points44
Karlsruher SC: #10 · 44 pts · GD -11
18 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
VfL Bochum: #9 · 44 pts · GD +2
18 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Karlsruher SC last 5 home

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals11-8
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VfL Bochum last 5 away

W D L L D
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals5-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Karlsruher SC trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS82%
BTTS + O2.576%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 41%

VfL Bochum trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Karlsruher SC score at home94%
Karlsruher SC clean sheet at home12%
VfL Bochum score away82%
VfL Bochum clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Karlsruher SC score first47%
Karlsruher SC win after scoring first75%
VfL Bochum score first35%
VfL Bochum win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Karlsruher SC 56% · VfL Bochum 22%
Avg first goal minute: Karlsruher SC 34.1' · VfL Bochum 20.2'

Vs league average

Karlsruher SC score at home2.00 vs 1.63
Karlsruher SC concede at home1.71 vs 1.30
VfL Bochum score away1.12 vs 1.30
VfL Bochum concede away1.53 vs 1.63
Karlsruher SC score 23% above league average, while VfL Bochum score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: Karlsruher SC are 31% above league average at home, and VfL Bochum are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Karlsruher SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
16-30 6
46-60 6
61-75 5
0-15 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
31-45 4
46-60 1

VfL Bochum goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 5
46-60 5
0-15 4
61-75 3
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
18
13
Shots off Goal
7
7
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
15
11
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
11
2
Fouls
7
8
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
568
357
Passes Accurate
487
287
Passes %
86%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
4'
4' Goal · 0-1
K. Wätjen
Normal Goal · Assist: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
19'
19' Goal · 1-1
S. Fukuda
Normal Goal
22'
22' F. Schleusener
31'
31' D. Burnić
39'
39' N. Loosli
46'
46' Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
1st substitution · For: Cajetan Benjamin Lenz
63'
63' G. Holtmann
2nd substitution · For: M. Kwarteng
64'
64' L. Morgalla
3rd substitution · For: Owono Darnell Keumo
70'
70' Goal · 1-2
M. Kwarteng
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Bero
71'
71' K. Wätjen
4th substitution · For: C. Marshall
75'
75' D. Burnić
1st substitution · For: Louey Ben Farhat
75'
75' S. Jung
2nd substitution · For: Rafael Pinto Pedrosa
81'
81' Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
5th substitution · For: K. Miyoshi
81'
81' N. Rapp
3rd substitution · For: M. Wäschenbach
85'
85' O. Olsen
86'
86' F. Schleusener
4th substitution · For: R. Šimić
90+1'
90+1' M. Bero
90+2'
90+2' P. Hofmann

Karlsruher SC vs VfL Bochum 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Bochum beat Karlsruher SC 2-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Patrick Alt. It was played at BBBank Wildpark.

First half: VfL Bochum took an early lead at 4' when K. Wätjen scored, with the assist credited to Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, making the score 0-1. Karlsruher SC leveled the score at 19' when S. Fukuda scored, making the score 1-1. F. Schleusener received a yellow card for Karlsruher SC at 22'. D. Burnić received a yellow card for Karlsruher SC at 31'. N. Loosli received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 39'.

Second half: VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 46', with Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka replacing Cajetan Benjamin Lenz. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 63', with G. Holtmann replacing M. Kwarteng. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 64', with L. Morgalla replacing Owono Darnell Keumo. VfL Bochum took the lead at 70' when M. Kwarteng scored, with the assist credited to M. Bero, making the score 1-2. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 71', with K. Wätjen replacing C. Marshall. Karlsruher SC made their 1st substitution at 75', with D. Burnić replacing Louey Ben Farhat. Karlsruher SC made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Jung replacing Rafael Pinto Pedrosa. VfL Bochum made their 5th substitution at 81', with Farid Alfa-Ruprecht replacing K. Miyoshi. Karlsruher SC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with N. Rapp replacing M. Wäschenbach. O. Olsen received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 85'. Karlsruher SC made their 4th substitution at 86', with F. Schleusener replacing R. Šimić. M. Bero received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 90+1'. P. Hofmann received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 90+2'.

Karlsruher SC used 4 substitutions while VfL Bochum used 5 substitutions. Karlsruher SC got 2 yellow cards, while VfL Bochum got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Karlsruher SC outshot their opponent (18-13).
  • Karlsruher SC controlled possession (62%).
  • Karlsruher SC had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS7 (77.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Karlsruher SC vs VfL Bochum Head-to-Head History by Season