Karlsruher SC
Football Germany - 2. Bundesliga BBBank Wildpark Sat 27 Sep 07:00
FC Magdeburg
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

2. Bundesliga Betting Preview: Karlsruher vs Magdeburg

Karlsruher host Magdeburg in this German 2. Bundesliga encounter at BBBank Wildpark, with kick-off set for 07:00 on Saturday 27 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

There’s a Strong Case for KSC to Win

Karlsruher have the capability of securing a victory when they clash with Magdeburg. For this reason, we are going to take the Full-Time Result odds of +102 with a large degree of confidence.

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3-1 Win for KSC in Last Head-to-Head

Karlsruher SC have won three home games on the spin. On the road at Holstein Stadion in their last game, they were beaten 3-0 by Holstein Kiel. KSC recorded 52% possession and managed four shots on target.

Magdeburg suffered a fourth consecutive defeat when losing 2-0 in their previous game. This was at home to Schalke 04 at Avnet Arena. Markus Fiedler's team enjoyed 55% possession and recorded four shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Karlsruher have gone unbeaten in their past five meetings with Magdeburg. In their last encounter, Karlsruher enjoyed a 3-1 victory when hosting at BBBank Wildpark. The previous 6 H2H meetings have featured three draws, two wins for Karlsruher and just one for Magdeburg.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 Karlsruher logo Karlsruher 15 6 3 6 23 27 -4 23:27 21
18 Magdeburg logo Magdeburg 15 4 1 10 15 24 -9 15:24 13
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Karlsruher – Last 10 League Games

Karlsruher have 5 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts. Christian Eichner's team have averaged 45.5% possession and 4.8 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.1 goals from 4.0 shots on goal, 10.0 attempts and 4.7 corners.

Marvin Wanitzek leads the way with 4 goals, with Louey Ben Farhat and Lilian Egloff getting 3 apiece. Marvin Wanitzek and Bambase Conte have recorded the most assists with 3 apiece.

Magdeburg – Last 10 League Games

Magdeburg have 2 victories, 7 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.3 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts. The Saxony-Anhalt outfit have averaged 54.1% possession, 4.7 corners awarded and 3.8 corners against, while they’ve conceded 2.4 goals from 5.0 shots on goal and 9.9 attempts.

Martijn Kaars has scored 4, followed by Alexander Ahl Holmstroem and Jean Hugonet with 2 goals apiece. Baris Atik has managed 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Karlsruher confirmed lineup (3-3-2-2): Hans Christian Bernat (GK), Christoph Kobald, Nicolai Rapp, Marcel Beifus, Rafael Pinto Pedrosa, Andreas Mueller, David Herold, Lilian Egloff, Marvin Wanitzek, Philipp Foerster, Fabian Schleusener.

Magdeburg confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Dominik Reimann (GK), Jean Hugonet, Marcus Mathisen, Tobias Mueller, Lubambo Musonda, Silas Gnaka, Laurin Ulrich, Alexander Nollenberger, Rayan Ghrieb, Maximilian Breunig, Baris Atik.

Karlsruher vs Magdeburg Prediction & Betting Tips

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Match Prediction

There’s every chance that Karlsruher can win this 2. Bundesliga clash and we’ll happily back the home team to land the glory. Grab the odds of +102 with confidence that a victory can be landed.

We’re always focused on the 2. Bundesliga form guide to identify the latest betting trends. When it comes to key players getting injured, that can also have a bearing. The latest stats provide even more information to make a football prediction.

Key Karlsruher vs Magdeburg league stats:

  • Karlsruher have won 4 consecutive games at home.
  • Karlsruher have won 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Karlsruher have won 10 of their last 18 games at home.
  • Magdeburg have lost their last 4 games.
  • Magdeburg have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Magdeburg have lost 11 of their last 20 games.
KSC to Win Probability

The best betting sites make it a 49.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we have this number between 55-60% based on our in-depth research. This is why we can recommend this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Fabian Schleusener to Score +195 BetMGM logo

Fabian Schleusener (KSC) has been on the scoresheet in back-to-back 2. Bundesliga matches on home soil. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +195 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -102 BetMGM logo

It’s been four consecutive Magdeburg matches where the 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered, while we’ve seen an average of 9.20 corners in the last ten Karlsruher home games. We’re going to wager on the teams to fall short for Total Corners and this selection is available at -102.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Karlsruher Logo Karlsruher
Total
9.50 4.80 4.70
Home
9.20 4.60 4.60
Away
9.00 4.50 4.50
Magdeburg Logo Magdeburg
Total
8.50 4.70 3.80
Home
9.60 5.10 4.50
Away
9.60 4.90 4.70
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Karlsruhe +102
Total Goals Over 2.5 -200
Anytime Goalscorer Fabian Schleusener +195

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Karlsruher vs Magdeburg Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

KSC Betting Favourites to Win

The bookmakers have Karlsruher SC at +110 when it comes to 1x2. This suggests that the favourites have a 48% chance of winning this 2. Bundesliga clash based on the betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +200 about Magdeburg.

If you think Karlsruher can overcome Magdeburg, then there’s an Asian Handicap option where the former are -120 with a -0.25 deficit. There’s half your money back in the event of a draw.

The Over 2.5 option is currently favourite on the Total Goals betting market. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get -208 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

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Marvin Wanitzek is the First Goalscorer Favourite

Those interested in Marvin Wanitzek to find the net anytime are able to get +190. There is the chance to back the favourite to score the first goal at odds of +500.

Player Goals
Marvin Wanitzek (KSC)
First
+190
Anytime
+500
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Fabian Schleusener (KSC)
First
+200
Anytime
+550
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Louey Ben Farhat (KSC)
First
+230
Anytime
+600
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Alexander Ahl Holmström (FCM)
First
+245
Anytime
+600
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Karlsruher Proving Hard to Beat at Home

Karlsruher have swerved defeat at BBBank Wildpark in the previous ten matches. The Baden-Wurttemberg side have secured eight victories and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.80 goals per game and conceding 0.60.

Magdeburg have clocked up five losses, three draws and two wins in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.60.

The last BBBank Wildpark meeting saw Karlsruher beat Magdeburg 3-1. The past 3 H2H games at BBBank Wildpark have seen two Karlsruher victories and just one triumph for Magdeburg.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Karlsruher logo Karlsruher Home Stats 8-2-0 2.40 1.80 0.60 5 5 4 6
Magdeburg logo Magdeburg Away Stats 2-3-5 2.80 1.20 1.60 5 5 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Karlsruher logo Karlsruher League Stats
Magdeburg logo Magdeburg League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Karlsruher vs Magdeburg Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Karlsruher vs Magdeburg before making your bets. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for the 2. Bundesliga along with the latest injury news.

Karlsruher Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

Magdeburg Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Karlsruher Confirmed Lineup 3-3-2-2

1 H. Christian Bernat
22 Christoph Kobald 6 Nicolai Rapp 4 Marcel Beifus
36 Rafael Pinto Pedrosa 16 Andreas Mueller 20 David Herold
25 Lilian Egloff 10 Marvin Wanitzek
11 Philipp Foerster 24 Fabian Schleusener
1 Dominik Reimann
24 Jean Hugonet 16 Marcus Mathisen 5 Tobias Mueller
19 Lubambo Musonda 25 Silas Gnaka 8 Laurin Ulrich 17 A. Nollenberger
29 Rayan Ghrieb 9 Maximilian Breunig 23 Baris Atik

Magdeburg Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Karlsruher Substitutes

  • 7Dzenis Burnic
  • 9Roko Simic
  • 13Shio Fukuda
  • 15Paul Scholl
  • 17Leon Opitz
  • 30Robin Himmelmann
  • 34Mateo Kritzer
  • 35Robert Geller
  • 42Danyal Zor

Magdeburg Substitutes

  • 6Dariusz Stalmach
  • 10Noah Pesch
  • 21Falko Michel
  • 27Philipp Hercher
  • 28Max Geschwill
  • 30Noah Kruth
  • 38Luka Hyrylaeinen
  • 39Kandet Diawara
  • 45Ado Onaiwu

Previous Karlsruher Lineups

21 Sep 2. Bundesliga
Holstein Kiel 3-0 Karlsruher
13 Sep 2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher 2-1 Nurnberg
30 Aug 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 0-0 Karlsruher
23 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher 2-0 Braunschweig
17 Aug DFB-Pokal
ZFC Meuselwitz 0-5 Karlsruher
10 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Hertha BSC 0-0 Karlsruher

Previous Magdeburg Lineups

20 Sep 2. Bundesliga
Magdeburg 0-2 Schalke 04
12 Sep 2. Bundesliga
A. Bielefeld 2-0 Magdeburg
31 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Magdeburg 4-5 Greuther Furth
23 Aug 2. Bundesliga
Hannover 96 3-1 Magdeburg
15 Aug DFB-Pokal
Saarbruecken 1-3 Magdeburg
09 Aug 2. Bundesliga
D. Dresden 1-2 Magdeburg

Injuries & Suspensions

Karlsruher Injury Table
Type Name Info
Marcel Beifus Yellow cards
Louey Ben Farhat Other
Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu Knee
Magdeburg Injury Table
Type Name Info
Rayan Ghrieb Yellow cards
Marcus Mathisen Yellow cards
Luka Hyrylaeinen Other
Daniel Heber Muscle
Jean Hugonet Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Karlsruher Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Christian Eichner

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Marvin Wanitzek 10 M 6 540 6 0 2 1 0 0
David Herold 20 D 6 540 6 0 0 1 1 0
Hans Christian Bernat 1 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 3 0
Marcel Franke 28 D 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Christoph Kobald 22 D 6 506 6 0 0 0 3 0

Magdeburg Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Markus Fiedler

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Dominik Reimann 1 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jean Hugonet 24 M 6 540 6 0 1 1 0 0
Baris Atik 23 F 6 527 6 0 0 0 3 0
Marcus Mathisen 16 D 6 501 6 0 0 0 3 0
Laurin Ulrich 8 M 6 422 5 1 0 2 0 0
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 15 11 1 3 20:8 34
2 Elversberg 15 9 3 3 29:14 30
3 Darmstadt 15 8 5 2 26:15 29
4 Paderborn 15 9 2 4 22:16 29
5 Hannover 96 15 8 4 3 29:20 28
6 Kaiserslautern 15 8 2 5 27:18 26
7 Hertha BSC 15 8 2 5 17:12 26
8 Karlsruher 15 6 3 6 23:27 21
9 Bochum 15 6 1 8 21:20 19
10 Preussen Munster 15 5 4 6 21:24 19
11 Nurnberg 15 5 4 6 17:21 19
12 A. Bielefeld 15 5 2 8 26:23 17
13 Holstein Kiel 15 4 4 7 15:18 16
14 Braunschweig 15 4 2 9 15:26 14
15 F. Dusseldorf 15 4 2 9 13:25 14
16 Greuther Furth 15 4 2 9 22:39 14
17 D. Dresden 15 3 4 8 21:29 13
18 Magdeburg 15 4 1 10 15:24 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Kaiserslautern 8 6 1 1 19:8 19
2 Darmstadt 8 5 3 0 17:8 18
3 Schalke 04 7 6 0 1 9:4 18
4 Elversberg 7 4 3 0 14:5 15
5 Karlsruher 7 5 0 2 14:10 15
6 Paderborn 8 5 0 3 13:11 15
7 Preussen Munster 8 3 4 1 13:10 13
8 Hertha BSC 8 4 1 3 6:7 13
9 A. Bielefeld 8 4 0 4 17:10 12
10 Bochum 7 4 0 3 10:7 12
11 Hannover 96 7 4 0 3 12:11 12
12 Nurnberg 8 3 3 2 9:9 12
13 Holstein Kiel 7 2 2 3 7:7 8
14 Braunschweig 8 2 2 4 9:15 8
15 Greuther Furth 7 2 1 4 7:16 7
16 Magdeburg 7 2 0 5 9:13 6
17 D. Dresden 7 1 2 4 10:13 5
18 F. Dusseldorf 8 1 2 5 6:14 5