Nuremberg vs Karlsruher: Prediction for the Second Bundesliga Match
Nuremberg and Karlsruhe will play in the 18th round of the Second Bundesliga. The visitors are among the contenders for promotion, occupying fourth place in the tournament table. The hosts are only approaching the top ten - 11th position. Which of the opponents will be able to score tournament points on January 19? The answer is in our betting tip for this match

Command Analysis

Nuernberg

Current form
Nuremberg has not yet been able to make significant progress and remains in the middle of the league table. At the moment, the hosts are in 11th place and are three points behind the top ten. The start of the season was quite good for the team, but the end of 2024 became a real nightmare. The team played six matches without a win and only on December 21 managed to beat Eintracht Braunschweig at home (1:0). In the first official match of 2025, the hosts also expect to earn three points. After the New Year holidays, Nuremberg played two matches with Ingolstadt with two different lineups. Both matches were won by Miroslav Klose charges (2:1 and 3:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Dustin Forkel will not play due to a knee injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has avoided defeat in its last seven home matches
- The hosts have not left the field without scoring in their last seven games
Tentative line-up: Reichert - Karafiat, Knoche, Jeltsch - Yilmaz, Rob Flick, Yander, Janis - Kastrop, Justvan - Tsimas

Karlsruher SC

Current form
Karlsruhe are hoping to fight for promotion this season and are not that far from their goal. The club is fourth in the league table and is only behind Hamburg on additional indicators. Second-placed Hannover are just one point ahead of Christian Eichner men. The visitors finished December with victories over Regensburg (4:2) and Paderborn (2:1). Karlsruhe fought until the very end to get into the quarter-finals of the German Cup, but still lost to Augsburg in a penalty shootout. In recent friendly matches, the team lost to Swiss St. Gallen (1:2) and Servette (1:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
Lasse Günther, Andrin Gunziker and Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The visitors have not left without scoring a goal in the last eight matches
- The team has won its last two matches in the Bundesliga
Estimated line-up: Weiss - Herold, Beyfuss, Franke, Jung - Burnitz, Rapp, Jensen, Vanitzek - Zivzivadze, Schloizener.
Trends
Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last eight away matches
1.48Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in four of the hosts' last five matches
1.77Bet Exact score 1:2
Two of the last three matches of the visitors ended with this score
11.00Tip and bets
Nuremberg have been extremely unsuccessful this winter - they have only managed to beat Braunschweig from the penultimate place, and even there the sending off of one of the opponents helped a lot. It will be much more difficult to win against Karlsruhe, as the opponent is currently on the rise. In face-to-face meetings, the visitors have a noticeable advantage - all four of the last matches ended in victory for Karlsruhe. We believe that the hosts will not be able to break the streak.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Karlsruhe for 2.25
Bet on total
Karlsruhe plays attacking football, and will probably be as aggressive as possible in front today, because this style brings its fruits, and the opponent is weak in defense. Three of the last four face-to-face matches were productive, and we think that the teams will not let us down now.
Our prediction is total over three goals for 1.85
Bet on corners
Judging by our description, it is clear that we expect an open game from this meeting, in which a considerable number of corner flag passes will be made. We will make another bet on the over total for this indicator.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners for 1.75