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Hamburger SV v Karlsruher SC : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 27th Apr, 12:30 BST, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Karlsruher SC pay Bundesliga 2 competitors Hamburger SV a visit on Sunday lunch time, as Christian Eichner leads his side into an away clash with Luis Freire & co. at the Volksparkstadion. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

All things considered, our prediction for Sunday's fixture is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Hamburg and Karlsruher to score 3 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. 2 goals or less would mean it's a losing tip but, with stats below suggesting there will be plenty of firepower on the pitch, we think it could well be a winner.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hamburg are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 60% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hamburg
60%
1/2-
Draw
20%
15/4
6%
-
Karlsruher
20%
17/4
5%
-
Hamburg 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Draw 1-1
9%
9/1
5%
-
Hamburg 2-0
8%
9/1-
Hamburg 3-1
7%
10/1-
Hamburg 1-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
-
Hamburg 3-0
6%
11/1
8%
-
Karlsruher 2-1
5%
16/1-
Hamburg 3-2
4%
16/1-
Hamburg 4-1
4%
16/1
11%
-
Karlsruher 1-0
4%
22/1
10%
-
Hamburg 4-0
3%
18/1
10%
-
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1-
Hamburg 4-2
2%
25/1
10%
-
Karlsruher 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
2/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
15/8-
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
43%
2/1-
No 1st Goal
2%
22/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
1/2-
BTTS - No
37%
6/4-
BTTS - Home Win
34%
8/5-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
13/2-
Home/draw
80%
1/6-
Away/draw
40%
6/4-
Home/away
80%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
11/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
10/11
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
4/5
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
9/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1/3-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
5/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/8-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Home DNB
74%
2/9-
Away DNB
34%
3/1-
Hamburg win to nil
26%
9/4
4%
-
Karlsruher win to nil
8%
12/1-
Hamburg / Hamburg
37%
5/4
2%
-
Hamburg / Karlsruher
2%
33/1-
Hamburg / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Hamburg
19%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Karlsruher
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1-
Karlsruher / Hamburg
5%
16/1-
Karlsruher / Karlsruher
9%
8/1
6%
-
Karlsruher / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Hamburg have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 11 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Hamburg have outscored their opponents by 65 goals to 48 goals.

Home League Performance

Hamburg have played 15 games at home winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 1 game. They have scored 37 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Karlsruher are in 9th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 44 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 22 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Karlsruher have conceded 25 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hamburg
Karlsruher
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Köln3016681154 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
4-4A
2
Hamburg Home30141152753 
-
-
l
 
1-3A
Apr 27
3
Magdeburg30131071649 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
4
Elversberg3013982148 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-2F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
5
Paderborn3013981048 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
May 18
w
 
1-2F
6
Dusseldorf301398548 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
7
Kaiserslautern3013710346 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
May 4
l
 
3-1A
8
Nurnberg3013512344 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1A
9
Karlsruher Away3012810-244 
Apr 27
w
 
1-3F
-
-
10
Hannover3011109343 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
11
H.Berlin3011613-139 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
12
Darmstadt3010812438 
d
 
2-2F
May 3
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
13
Schalke3010812-438 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
14
Greuther309813-1335 
w
 
5-0F
May 18
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
15
E. Braun308913-2033 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
16
Preussen Munster3061014-1028 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
17
Ulm3051114-726 
May 10
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
18
Regensburg306420-4622 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-2A
May 11
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Karlsruher have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Hamburg 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Karlsruher 9TH
20 league games
Away
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Hamburg since 2020
Hamburg
Karlsruher
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
HSV
3
D
1
KSC
1
League games at Karlsruher since 2019
Karlsruher
Hamburg
Goals: Scored
11
14
Games: Scored
6 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
0 / 6
HSV
3
D
2
KSC
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Karlsruher SC of late. It has been 6 Bundesliga 2 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday lunch time against Hamburger SV.

Hamburg 2nd Karlsruher 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 65% probability that Hamburg will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Karlsruher will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Hamburg have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
-10
Karlsruher’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Hamburg
PG (predicted goals)
Karlsruher
2.2
1.2
Attack rating
20%
better
HSV
KSC
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Games scored27
26
Failed to score3
4
Scored first19
12
Goals scored65
48
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.6
Avg. shots per game12
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for18
17
Avg. XG for2
1.4
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
19%
better
HSV
KSC
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets8
7
Conceded first10
16
Goals conceded38
50
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+19%

Hamburg v Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Hamburg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2717108
M MuheimD SelkeM MuheimD Elfadli
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Muheim DEF27110
5
-
R Königsdörffer FWD27111
3
-
A Karabec MID2636
3
-
M Dompé FWD26810
3
-
D Fernandes GLK25
-
D Elfadli MID2523
7
1
D Selke FWD2517
5
-
M Richter MID2412
2
-
J Meffert MID232
2
1
D Hadzikadunic DEF221
3
-
L Reis MID213
6
-
S Schonlau DEF20
5
2
W Mikelbrencis DEF192
3
-
E Sahiti FWD1611
3
1
F. Uri Baldé FWD1613
2
-
S Hefti DEF1511
3
-
Łukasz Poręba MID151
3
-
I Pherai MID141
2
-
O. Emerson Stange FWD112
-
R Glatzel FWD98
-
N Katterbach DEF811
2
-
B Jatta FWD81
1
-
A. Mebude FWD4
2
-
M Raab GLK3
-
L Öztunali FWD2
-
N Kisilowski DEF1
-
A. Røssing-Lelesiit FWD1
-
Karlsruher Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28101211
M WeißM WanitzekM WanitzekD Burnic
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Weiß GLK28
3
-
M Wanitzek MID281012
3
-
D Herold DEF272
-
M Beifus DEF26
5
-
S Jung DEF2611
1
-
L Jensen MID264
8
-
F Schleusener FWD2663
4
-
M Franke DEF252
5
-
D Burnic MID2511
11
-
R Heußer MID241
4
-
N Rapp MID231
10
-
B Conté MID2012
2
-
L Günther DEF1812
1
-
L Pfeiffer FWD163
1
-
A Hunziker FWD1521
3
-
C Kobald DEF122
4
-
R. Pinto Pedrosa DEF111
-
M Kaufmann FWD1111
1
-
L Egloff MID9
-
L. Farhat MID8
1
-
R Bormuth DEF7
1
-
D. Salz FWD2
-
E. Zengin DEF1
-
A. Ersungur MID1
-
M Wäschenbach MID1
-
R. Geller FWD1
-