Germany - 2. BundesligaMDCC-ArenaData current as of 20 October 2026

Magdeburg vs Karlsruher SC: match statistics

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Magdeburg vs Karlsruher SC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Magdeburg play Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: MDCC-Arena.

Current form

Magdeburg: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Karlsruher SC: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Magdeburg scores 1.75 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Karlsruher SC scores 1.25 and concedes 1.75. League average: 3.11 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Magdeburg 38%, Karlsruher SC 38%. Over 2.5: Magdeburg 63%, Karlsruher SC 63%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Karlsruher SC has higher xG: 1.78 vs 1.64. Magdeburg: 14.9 shots per match, Karlsruher SC: 16.5.

Match halves

Magdeburg: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.75. Karlsruher SC: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Magdeburg: 0-15 (3 goals). Karlsruher SC: 0-15 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 3.11 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.67)
(4.30)
(4.08)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.75Goals scored / match1.25
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.38Goals conceded / match1.75
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
53%Average possession48%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
5.5Shots on target / match6
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.88Shots per match16.5
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
5.5Shots on target6
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
11.8%Shot conversion7.6%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
53%Possession48%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.64xG for1.78
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.57xG against1.64
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

Shooting quality

Magdeburg: AttackingKarlsruher SC: Attacking
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
Accuracy (shots on target)37%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.21

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Magdeburg is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Magdeburg · 0.8 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Magdeburg
LWDWL
Season result split
50% W13% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-3
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 at home
3-0-1
LWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Karlsruher SC
DLLLW
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 away
0-2-1
DDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Magdeburg is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Magdeburg · 1.25 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Magdeburg is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Magdeburg · 1.75 goals / match - Karlsruher SC

Magdeburg scoring profile: very strong

Magdeburg scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Karlsruher SC keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

Karlsruher SC scoring profile: mixed

Karlsruher SC scores in 50% of matches (4 of 8 matches), while Magdeburg keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 matches).

14Goals scored (season)10
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
11Goals conceded (season)14
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
3.13Average goals in match3
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
8Goals scored (last 5)6
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
50%2 goals50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%3 goals13%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
0%4 goals13%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal75%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%2 goals50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
13%3 goals25%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
13%4 goals13%
MagdeburgKarlsruher 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time25%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%Scored in both halves38%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
40%BTTS - last 520%
MagdeburgKarlsruher 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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
75%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Magdeburg is 70% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Magdeburg · 0.88 pts / match - Karlsruher SC

Magdeburg - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing
Karlsruher SC - half-time state
25% leading13% draw63% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)0.88
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1Goals scored (1st half)0.75
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)1
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.88Average goals (1st half)1.75
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
50%Clean sheet before half-time38%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%No goal before half-time50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per match (2nd half)1.13
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.25
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
63%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC
38%No goal after half-time63%
MagdeburgKarlsruher SC

Magdeburg - second-half results

50% W13% D38% L
12
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Karlsruher SC - second-half results

25% W38% D38% L
7
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Magdeburg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Karlsruher SC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Magdeburg
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Karlsruher SC
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
4
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Magdeburg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Karlsruher SC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.64
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
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.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 40% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MagdeburgLigaKarlsruher SC
Average goals in match• 3.133.11▼ 3.00
Both teams scored▼ 38%58%▼ 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 63%58%▲ 63%
Clean sheets▲ 50%24%• 25%
Goal before half-time▲ 88%78%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▲ 88%82%▼ 75%

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

3.11
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Magdeburg 0 - 0 - 2 Karlsruher SC. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

1. FC Magdeburg
1 : 3
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
1 : 0
1. FC Magdeburg

FAQ

When do Magdeburg and Karlsruher SC play?

Magdeburg face Karlsruher SC on 24 October 2026 in 2. Bundesliga at MDCC-Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Magdeburg and Karlsruher SC?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Magdeburg won 0, Karlsruher SC won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Magdeburg score 1.75 goals per game on average and Karlsruher SC 1.25. The 2. Bundesliga average is 3.11 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Magdeburg's matches and 38% of Karlsruher SC's.

What form are Magdeburg and Karlsruher SC in?

Over the last 5 games Magdeburg have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Karlsruher SC 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Magdeburg vs Karlsruher SC — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.