SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Karlsruher SC prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT · Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Karlsruher SC, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

SpVgg Greuther Fürth host Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 16 January (kick-off 12:30 UK).

The key numbers

Karlsruher SC have conceded 21 goals, the most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game).

Karlsruher SC are unbeaten in the last six meetings with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

Seven of SpVgg Greuther Fürth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of SpVgg Greuther Fürth’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, SpVgg Greuther Fürth have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.00. SpVgg Greuther Fürth have scored 13 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). SpVgg Greuther Fürth have conceded 19 goals, the sixth-most of the 18 clubs.

11 of Karlsruher SC’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in nine of Karlsruher SC’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Karlsruher SC have one win, three draws and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.86 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 2.14. Karlsruher SC have scored 13 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game).

SpVgg Greuther Fürth (ninth) and Karlsruher SC (16th) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Karlsruher SC the stronger side, 34 rating points above SpVgg Greuther Fürth (Karlsruher SC 1450, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1416, after at least 248 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 20 March 2026, finished Karlsruher SC 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Team news

Predicted SpVgg Greuther Fürth XI (4-2-3-1): F. Hellstern, J. Heuer, G. Itter, H. Blank, J. Dehm, P. Will, O. Pohlmann, S. Banse, F. Klaus, S. Appelkamp, O. Sillah — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, F. Klaus (5.2 per match over 12 appearances, seven goals and one assist) and G. Itter (3.8 per match over 11 appearances, one assist) have been SpVgg Greuther Fürth’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), F. Klaus averages 3.1 shots per 90 over 1039 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. G. Itter averages 2.5 tackles per 90 over 974 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Karlsruher SC XI (4-5-1): H. Bernat, C. Kobald, M. Franke, S. Trémoulet, P. Scholl, M. Wanitzek, S. Väänänen, R. Pedrosa, K. Wiethaup, D. Ofli, S. Fukuda — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. Wanitzek (6.0 per match over 12 appearances, four goals and four assists) and M. Broschinski (5.9 per match over three appearances, two goals and one assist) have been Karlsruher SC’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Karlsruher SC (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Wanitzek averages 3.9 key passes per 90 over 1080 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 16 Jan 2027 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Head-to-head (last 6): SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 · draws 0 · Karlsruher SC 5 · 4.33 goals/game
Recent form: SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2W 0D 3L · Karlsruher SC 2W 0D 3L

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Karlsruher SC (2. Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.5 / 5

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

0.75 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 6 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	SpVgg Greuther Fürth for / against	Line	Karlsruher SC for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.13 for · 9.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Goalkeeper

SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Florian Hellstern	12	901080 min	473.9 /90	181.5 /90	00 /90

SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SpVgg Greuther Fürth before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Florian Hellstern n 8	90	4.1 7/7

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Defensive

SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Heuer	12	901080 min	131.1 /90	141.2 /90	121 /90	453.8 /90	100.8 /90	20.2 /90
G. Itter	11	89974 min	272.5 /90	141.3 /90	20.2 /90	494.5 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
J. Dehm	9	80716 min	121.5 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	293.6 /90	81 /90	00 /90
K. Keresztes	8	66527 min	50.9 /90	122 /90	81.4 /90	183.1 /90	61 /90	20.3 /90
Hendry Aron Blank	7	77536 min	101.7 /90	101.7 /90	50.8 /90	294.9 /90	40.7 /90	00 /90
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SpVgg Greuther Fürth before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Heuer n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.6 4/1	—
Florian Hellstern n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
P. Will n 8	89.4	0.6 3/2	0.8 5/1	—
F. Klaus n 8	86.6	1.2 5/2	2.2 8/5	—
Ole Pohlmann n 8	78.5	0.6 3/1	0.7 4/1	—
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SpVgg Greuther Fürth before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Heuer n 8	90	1 6/2
P. Will n 8	89.4	2.5 7/7
F. Klaus n 8	86.6	0.8 5/1
Ole Pohlmann n 8	78.5	1.6 5/3
S. Banse n 8	71.9	3.3 8/6
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth Attacking

SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
F. Klaus	12	871039 min	70.6 /90	10.1 /90	363.1 /90	221.9 /90	191.6 /90	100.9 /90
D. Srbeny	10	51509 min	00 /90	20.4 /90	50.9 /90	20.4 /90	111.9 /90	40.7 /90
O. Sillah	9	54486 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	152.8 /90	81.5 /90	50.9 /90	10.2 /90
J. Siebatcheu	6	35207 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90
Benjamin Merlin Zank	1	2929 min	00 /90	00 /90	13.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SpVgg Greuther Fürth before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Heuer n 8	90	1 5/2	0.4 2/1
Florian Hellstern n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Will n 8	89.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
F. Klaus n 8	86.6	2.6 8/7	1.2 6/2
Ole Pohlmann n 8	78.5	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SpVgg Greuther Fürth before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Heuer n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Florian Hellstern n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Will n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Klaus n 8	86.6	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
Ole Pohlmann n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC Goalkeeper

Karlsruher SC — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
H. Bernat	12	901080 min	393.3 /90	151.3 /90	00 /90

Karlsruher SC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Karlsruher SC before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
H. Bernat n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Karlsruher SC Defensive

Karlsruher SC — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Kobald	12	871043 min	141.2 /90	242.1 /90	70.6 /90	423.6 /90	141.2 /90	10.1 /90
D. Ofli	12	73878 min	293 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	505.1 /90	101 /90	30.3 /90
M. Franke	11	86945 min	111 /90	121.1 /90	50.5 /90	555.2 /90	151.4 /90	10.1 /90
Viktor Bergh	8	56448 min	81.6 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	163.2 /90	51 /90	00 /90
S. Jung	7	69483 min	71.3 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90	193.5 /90	40.7 /90	00 /90
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Karlsruher SC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Karlsruher SC before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Wanitzek n 8	90	1 5/2	1.5 6/3	—
H. Bernat n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
C. Kobald n 8	85.4	1.2 7/2	0.5 3/1	—
D. Ofli n 8	68.6	1.1 4/2	0.3 2/0	—
M. Franke n 8	90	1.3 6/2	0.3 2/0	—
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Karlsruher SC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Karlsruher SC before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Wanitzek n 8	90	1 5/3
C. Kobald n 8	85.4	1.1 4/2
D. Ofli n 8	68.6	3 7/5
M. Franke n 8	90	1 4/3
N. Eichinger n 8	40	2.5 6/2
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Karlsruher SC Attacking

Karlsruher SC — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Fukuda	9	85764 min	30.4 /90	20.2 /90	151.8 /90	101.2 /90	101.2 /90	60.7 /90
J. Ponente	6	30180 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	21 /90	31.5 /90	84 /90
M. Broschinski	3	75224 min	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	83.2 /90	62.4 /90	62.4 /90	31.2 /90
John Davis Meyer	2	4691 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90
J. D. Meyer	2	3468 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Karlsruher SC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Karlsruher SC before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Wanitzek n 8	90	2.3 6/4	1 5/2
H. Bernat n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Kobald n 8	85.4	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
D. Ofli n 8	68.6	0.8 5/0	0.5 3/0
M. Franke n 8	90	1.8 7/4	0.5 3/1
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Karlsruher SC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Karlsruher SC before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Wanitzek n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
H. Bernat n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Kobald n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Ofli n 8	68.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Franke n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Karlsruher SC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SpVgg Greuther FürthLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Karlsruher SCLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 · 0 draws · Karlsruher SC 5 · 4.33 goals/game

2026-03-20 Karlsruher SC 3–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2025-10-24 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–4 Karlsruher SC
2025-04-20 Karlsruher SC 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2024-11-23 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2–3 Karlsruher SC
2024-03-02 Karlsruher SC 4–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth
2023-09-23 SpVgg Greuther Furth 4–3 Karlsruher SC

League standing · 2026/27

SpVgg Greuther Fürth#9 pos12 pts11 pl-6 GD

Karlsruher SC#16 pos11 pts10 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

SpVgg Greuther Fürth scored1.18

Karlsruher SC scored1.3

SpVgg Greuther Fürth conceded1.73

Karlsruher SC conceded2.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Karlsruher SC?: In their last 6 meetings, SpVgg Greuther Fürth won 1, Karlsruher SC won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Karlsruher SC?: Recent form — SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2W 0D 3L; Karlsruher SC 2W 0D 3L.

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