2. Bundesliga · Regular Season - 11
VfL Bochum vs Karlsruher SC
Sun 8 Nov 2026 · 12:30 UTC · Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum
VfL Bochum host Karlsruher SC on Sun 8 Nov 2026 (2. Bundesliga); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: VfL Bochum 46%, draw 28%, Karlsruher SC 26%.
- Average value of the expected XI: VfL Bochum €1.2M, Karlsruher SC €1.1M.
- Style contrast in pressing & duels (2. Bundesliga): VfL Bochum rank #1 of 18, Karlsruher SC #17.
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. VfL Bochum goals first.
- 1–113%
- 1–010%
- 2–19%
- 2–08%
- 0–08%
- 1–27%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: VfL Bochum 1806 · Karlsruher SC 1771
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.
VfL Bochum · 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 1870
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
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
VfL Bochum
14th in 2. Bundesliga · 8 pts from 9
- 23 OctDVfL Wolfsburg Germany 2 Bundesliga1807
- 17 OctL1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 2 Bundesliga1817
- 11 OctLArminia Bielefeld Germany 2 Bundesliga1836
- 20 SepLHannover 96 Germany 2 Bundesliga1830
- 12 SepDSpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany 2 Bundesliga1843
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
Season outlook
From the 2. Bundesliga simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum | 8 /9 | 42.7 | 0% | 4% | 14% | 12th |
| Karlsruher SC | 8 /8 | 42.3 | <1% | 3% | 17% | 10th |
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: balanced profile
Coach DNA: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
VfL Bochum: direct (how Uwe Rösler plays) · Karlsruher SC: balanced profile (how Maximilian Senft plays)