Kaiserslautern VS Karlsruher SC

2026/2027 2. Bundesliga, Germany

Fritz-Walter-Stadion Sat, 15 Aug - 6:30 PM

2. Bundesliga

Kaiserslautern FCK

Karlsruher SC KSC

KICKOFF : Sat, 15 Aug - 6:30 PM

Round 2 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Kaiserslautern host Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season) at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Domestically, Kaiserslautern sit 6th in the table while Karlsruher SC are 11th. Power ranking favours Kaiserslautern by 2.4 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

Structural: Kaiserslautern hold a +2.4 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
Form: Kaiserslautern are in line with baseline; recent form is evenly matched.
Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
Efficiency: Kaiserslautern show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
Transition: Kaiserslautern have a moderate edge in transition threat.
Set pieces: Kaiserslautern carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
xVariable: Kaiserslautern hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.
Market: Baseline split: Kaiserslautern 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Karlsruher SC 0% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

T. Lieberknecht

M. Senft

1.46

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.38

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

3 - 1 - 0

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

73.61

71.18

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Kaiserslautern

Karlsruher SC

Power Score

73.61

71.18

League Position

Global Rank

176

232

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Kaiserslautern — Opponent-weighted form score

Karlsruher SC — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Kaiserslautern FCK Home

4 matches

Karlsruher SC KSC Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

-6

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-08T01:06:58+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Aug 15, 2026, 06:30 PM

Competition

2026/2027 2. Bundesliga, Germany · Round 2 · Regular Season

Stadium

Fritz-Walter-Stadion

Capacity

49780

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

T. Lieberknecht Coach

Squad ▼

Julian Krahl Goalkeeper

Yannick Onohiol Goalkeeper

Enis Vauclain Kamga Goalkeeper

Erik Wekesser Defender

Jacob Rasmussen Defender

Jan Elvedi Defender

Maxwell Gyamfi Defender

Simon Asta Defender

Paul Joly Defender

Kelven Olagie Frees Defender

Mika Haas Defender

Ivan Knezevic Defender

Marlon Ritter Midfielder

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Frank Ronstadt Midfielder

Fabian Kunze Midfielder

Naatan Skyttä Midfielder

Semih Sahin Midfielder

Owen Lennox Gibs Midfielder

David Schramm Midfielder

Kian Scheer Midfielder

Erik Müller Midfielder

Leon Reid Robinson Midfielder

Dion Hofmeister Midfielder

Mërgim Berisha Attacker

Ivan Prtajin Attacker

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Jannik Mause Attacker

Erencan Yardımcı Attacker

Thierry Fidjeu Tazemeta Attacker

Ibrahim Kanate Attacker

Ben Jungfleisch Attacker

Manager ▼

M. Senft Coach

Squad ▼

Robin Himmelmann Goalkeeper

Hans Christian Bernat Goalkeeper

Ferdinand Gebert Goalkeeper

Sebastian Jung Defender

Marcel Franke Defender

Viktor Bergh Defender

Christoph Kobald Defender

Marc Niclas Dühring Defender

Paul Scholl Defender

Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Defender

Deniz Ofli Defender

Marvin Wanitzek Midfielder

Santeri Väänänen Midfielder

Lilian Egloff Midfielder

Tim Civeja Midfielder

Andreas Müller Midfielder

Hyeok-Kyu Kwon Midfielder

Kevin Wiethaup Midfielder

Noel Eichinger Midfielder

Danyal Zor Midfielder

Moritz Broschinski Attacker

Louey Ben Farhat Attacker

Shio Fukuda Attacker

Eymen Laghrissi Attacker

John Davis Meyer Attacker

Jason Manuel Ponente Ramirez Attacker

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Kaiserslautern holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Kaiserslautern a 2.4-point edge. Projection probabilities are unavailable or insufficient in the available data for this fixture. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.

STANDINGS

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