Bochum vs Karlsruher SC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bochum play Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 13:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Bochum: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Karlsruher SC: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bochum scores 1.44 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Karlsruher SC scores 1.56 and concedes 1.88. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bochum 68%, Karlsruher SC 62%. Over 2.5: Bochum 50%, Karlsruher SC 76%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Bochum has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.36. Bochum: 14.0 shots per match, Karlsruher SC: 12.1.

Match halves

Bochum: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.79. Karlsruher SC: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 1.06.

Goals by minute

Bochum: 0-15 (12 goals). Karlsruher SC: 76-90+ (20 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

37Possession (%)63
BochumKarlsruher SC
11Shots10
BochumKarlsruher SC
4Shots on target6
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.18xG1.42
BochumKarlsruher SC
3Corners3
BochumKarlsruher SC
27Dangerous attacks49
BochumKarlsruher SC
7Fouls10
BochumKarlsruher SC
2Cards0
BochumKarlsruher SC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BochumKarlsruher SC
1.44Goals scored / match1.56
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.38Goals conceded / match1.88
BochumKarlsruher SC
46%Average possession48%
BochumKarlsruher SC
4.62Shots on target / match4.18
BochumKarlsruher SC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14Shots per match12.06
BochumKarlsruher SC
4.62Shots on target4.18
BochumKarlsruher SC
10.3%Shot conversion12.9%
BochumKarlsruher SC
46%Possession48%
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.53xG for1.36
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.49xG against1.73
BochumKarlsruher SC

Shooting quality

Bochum: AttackingKarlsruher SC: Balanced
BochumKarlsruher SC
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bochum is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Bochum · 0.8 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Bochum
LWDDW
Season result split
32% W32% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-11-12
1.29 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-5-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Karlsruher SC
LLWDL
Season result split
35% W24% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-14
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Karlsruher SC is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.44 goals / match - Bochum · 1.56 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Bochum is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Bochum · 1.88 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Bochum scoring profile: very strong

Bochum scores in 85% of matches (29 of 34 matches), while Karlsruher SC keeps a clean sheet in 15% (5 of 34 matches).

Karlsruher SC scoring profile: very strong

Karlsruher SC scores in 71% of matches (24 of 34 matches), while Bochum keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 34 matches).

49Goals scored (season)53
BochumKarlsruher SC
47Goals conceded (season)64
BochumKarlsruher SC
2.82Average goals in match3.44
BochumKarlsruher SC
6Goals scored (last 5)6
BochumKarlsruher SC
6Goals conceded (last 5)11
BochumKarlsruher SC

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal71%
BochumKarlsruher SC
41%2 goals56%
BochumKarlsruher SC
15%3 goals24%
BochumKarlsruher SC
3%4 goals6%
BochumKarlsruher SC

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal85%
BochumKarlsruher SC
41%2 goals53%
BochumKarlsruher SC
15%3 goals38%
BochumKarlsruher SC
6%4 goals9%
BochumKarlsruher SC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time26%
BochumKarlsruher SC
12%BTTS in both halves9%
BochumKarlsruher SC
32%Scored in both halves29%
BochumKarlsruher SC

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
BochumKarlsruher SC
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
BochumKarlsruher SC
80%BTTS - last 580%
BochumKarlsruher SC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
BochumKarlsruher SC
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
BochumKarlsruher SC
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
BochumKarlsruher SC

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
BochumKarlsruher SC
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time65%
BochumKarlsruher SC
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
BochumKarlsruher SC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bochum is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Bochum · 1.03 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Bochum - half-time state
26% leading41% draw32% trailing
Karlsruher SC - half-time state
21% leading41% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.03
BochumKarlsruher SC
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.5
BochumKarlsruher SC
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.29
BochumKarlsruher SC
53%Clean sheet before half-time38%
BochumKarlsruher SC
53%No goal before half-time62%
BochumKarlsruher SC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)1.5
BochumKarlsruher SC
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
BochumKarlsruher SC
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)1.09
BochumKarlsruher SC
1.56Average goals (2nd half)2.15
BochumKarlsruher SC
44%Clean sheet after half-time32%
BochumKarlsruher SC
29%No goal after half-time38%
BochumKarlsruher SC

Bochum - second-half results

35% W32% R32% P
41
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Karlsruher SC - second-half results

44% W18% R38% P
35
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bochum - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Karlsruher SC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bochum
ScoredConceded
12
7
0-15
3
5
16-30
7
9
31-45
8
9
46-60
11
6
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Karlsruher SC
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
7
10
16-30
5
9
31-45
9
8
46-60
7
15
61-75
20
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bochum

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Karlsruher SC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

BochumLigaKarlsruher SC
Average goals in match 2.822.93 3.44
Both teams scored 68%59% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%58% 76%
Clean sheets 24%23% 15%
Goal before half-time 74%71% 74%
Goal after half-time 85%84% 91%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.93
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.30
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bochum 1 - 0 - 0 Karlsruher SC. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bochum vs Karlsruher SC?

The 2. Bundesliga match finished Bochum 2:2 Karlsruher SC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bochum vs Karlsruher SC?

Bochum score 1.44 goals per game on average and Karlsruher SC 1.56. The 2. Bundesliga average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Bochum's matches and 62% of Karlsruher SC's.

What form are Bochum and Karlsruher SC in?

Over the last 5 games Bochum have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Karlsruher SC 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bochum vs Karlsruher SC?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bochum vs Karlsruher SC: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.