2. Bundesliga · Regular Season - 10
Karlsruher SC vs 1. FC Heidenheim
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 19:30 UTC · BBBank Wildpark, Karlsruhe
Karlsruher SC host 1. FC Heidenheim on Sat 31 Oct 2026 (2. Bundesliga); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Karlsruher SC 40%, draw 29%, 1. FC Heidenheim 31%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Karlsruher SC €1.1M, 1. FC Heidenheim €1.9M.
- Home advantage makes Karlsruher SC the favourite here: it adds 8 points to their win chance.
- Style contrast in pressing & duels (2. Bundesliga): Karlsruher SC rank #17 of 18, 1. FC Heidenheim #2.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Karlsruher SC goals first.
- 1–114%
- 1–09%
- 0–09%
- 2–19%
- 0–18%
- 1–28%
- Other scores43%
Team Elo: Karlsruher SC 1771 · 1. FC Heidenheim 1814
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Karlsruher SC · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.8 (Good) · Elo 1897
1. FC Heidenheim · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.7 (Good) · Elo 1897
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Karlsruher SC
13th in 2. Bundesliga · 8 pts from 8
- 18 OctWSV Darmstadt 98 Germany 2 Bundesliga1700
- 11 OctLFC St. Pauli Germany 2 Bundesliga1754
- 19 SepL1. FC Nürnberg Germany 2 Bundesliga1759
- 13 SepLEnergie Cottbus Germany 2 Bundesliga1753
- 4 SepDHannover 96 Germany 2 Bundesliga1742
1. FC Heidenheim
5th in 2. Bundesliga · 14 pts from 8
- 17 OctLVfL Wolfsburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1809
- 9 OctD1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 2 Bundesliga1812
- 20 SepDArminia Bielefeld Germany 2 Bundesliga1830
- 13 SepWHolstein Kiel Germany 2 Bundesliga1826
- 6 SepWSpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany 2 Bundesliga1819
Season outlook
From the 2. Bundesliga simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlsruher SC | 8 /8 | 42.7 | <1% | 3% | 16% | 12th |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 14 /8 | 51.1 | 3% | 30% | 1% | 5th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: direct
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Karlsruher SC: balanced profile (how Maximilian Senft plays) · 1. FC Heidenheim: direct (how Frank Schmidt plays)