GolVolt — VfL Bochum 1848 vs Karlsruher SC: preview, line-ups, chances

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2. Bundesliga Matchday 11

VfL Bochum 1848

13:30 Sun 8 Nov · your time in 7 days 13 h

Karlsruher SC

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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Karlsruher SC: a match about staying up

38%after a loss 21%after a win

Relegation risk: 38% after a defeat, 21% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Defence

Karlsruher SC concede 2.2 goals per match

VfL Bochum 18481.0 Karlsruher SC2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. VfL Bochum 1848 concede 1.0.

Player in form

Marvin Wanitzek: 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG0.75

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.7).

Last time

Last meeting, 17 May: Karlsruher SC – VfL Bochum 1848 1:2

What's at stake

VfL Bochum 1848: a match about staying up

15%after a loss 6%after a win

Relegation risk: 15% after a defeat, 6% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Table

3 points apart in the table

10.VfL Bochum 184811 pts 17.Karlsruher SC8 pts

VfL Bochum 1848: place 10, 11 pts · Karlsruher SC: place 17, 8 pts.

Players to watch

2. Bundesliga, this season.

Philipp Hofmann

VfL Bochum 1848 · forward

3goals 1assist 7.16avg rating

Last match, Energie Cottbus: 1 goal, rating 8.3.

Marvin Wanitzek

Karlsruher SC · forward

3goals 5assists 7.74avg rating

Last match, FC Heidenheim: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is VfL Bochum 1848 at home and Karlsruher SC away, as in this match.

VfL Bochum 1848

at home · 10

3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.1conceded per match

Karlsruher SC

away · 10

1W3D6L0.7scored per match2.2conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 17 May 2026 · 2. Bundesliga Karlsruher SC 1:2 VfL Bochum 1848 Fukuda 19' · Wätjen 4' · Kwarteng 70'

1wins

1 draw3.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

0wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: VfL Bochum 1848 (4-2-3-1, last: Energie Cottbus) · Karlsruher SC (3-5-2, last: FC Heidenheim).

Official around 12:30, Sun 8 Nov

THHorn MWWittek KMMets MSSteinwender SKKlaiber MPPannewig TMMeyer BTTaz GHHoltmann KMMiyoshi PHHofmann HBBernat CKKobald PSScholl STTrémoulet RPPedrosa KWWiethaup TCCiveja SVVäänänen DOOfli SFFukuda MWWanitzek

VfL Bochum 1848Karlsruher SC

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Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Relegation risk after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

VfL Bochum 1848 today 10%

after a defeat: 15%
after a draw: 10%
after a win: 6%

Karlsruher SC today 30%

after a defeat: 38%
after a draw: 29%
after a win: 21%

Karlsruher SC: 16 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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