Borussia Mönchengladbach welcome Karlsruher SC to Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany, on Tuesday 27 October 2026 for a DFB Pokal Round 2 tie, with kickoff at 20:45 WAT. It is a cup tie between a Bundesliga side and a 2. Bundesliga side, and both teams arrive with recent league results that make this an interesting tie for bettors: Gladbach have just ended a long losing run, while Karlsruhe have also struggled for consistency in recent weeks.
This Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction weighs that recent form, the head-to-head history and the team news below. Gladbach are favourites as the Bundesliga side at home, despite their poor league form, but Karlsruhe have already shown in this competition that they can win away from home, having come from behind to win in Round 1.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC Match Preview / Betting Preview
Gladbach reached Round 2 by beating Schott Mainz 5-0 on 23 August 2026, while Karlsruhe reached this stage by beating Preussen Munster 2-1, with Wanitzek and Jung scoring after half-time. The winners of this tie will move a step closer to the later rounds of the DFB Pokal, and for Gladbach a cup run would offer a welcome change from a difficult Bundesliga campaign so far.
Team Recent Form
Borussia Mönchengladbach, form W-L-L-L-L (league games only, most recent first):
- 23 Oct 2026: Stuttgart 2-3 Gladbach (Bundesliga)
- 18 Oct 2026: Gladbach 1-2 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)
- 11 Oct 2026: Koln 2-1 Gladbach (Bundesliga)
- 19 Sep 2026: Gladbach 3-4 Mainz (Bundesliga)
- 12 Sep 2026: Freiburg 5-0 Gladbach (Bundesliga)
Sports Mole says the Stuttgart win ended a streak of six consecutive defeats and left Gladbach 18th in the Bundesliga with three points.
Karlsruher SC, form L-W-L-L-L (league games only, most recent first):
- 24 Oct 2026: Magdeburg 6-1 Karlsruhe (2. Bundesliga)
- 18 Oct 2026: Karlsruhe 4-0 Darmstadt (2. Bundesliga)
- 11 Oct 2026: St. Pauli 2-0 Karlsruhe (2. Bundesliga)
- 19 Sep 2026: Karlsruhe 0-1 Nurnberg (2. Bundesliga)
- 13 Sep 2026: Karlsruhe 0-3 Energie Cottbus (2. Bundesliga)
Karlsruhe are 17th in the 2. Bundesliga with eight points after the Magdeburg defeat.
Key Stats
- Gladbach won 3-1 when these teams last met, in the DFB Pokal Round 2 on 28 October 2025, with Machino, Elvedi and Tabakovic scoring for Gladbach and Schleusener scoring for Karlsruhe.
- Gladbach won 5-0 at Schott Mainz in DFB Pokal Round 1 on 23 August 2026, while Karlsruhe won 2-1 at Preussen Munster in Round 1, with Wanitzek and Jung scoring after half-time.
- Recent league games for both teams have often produced goals: Gladbach lost 3-4 to Mainz and 5-0 at Freiburg in September, and Karlsruhe lost 6-1 at Magdeburg and won 4-0 against Darmstadt in October.
3-1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach is our correct-score prediction, because Gladbach are the Bundesliga side at home, they won this fixture 3-1 last season, and Karlsruhe have conceded heavily in recent league games, including the 6-1 defeat at Magdeburg.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC H2H
- 28 Oct 2025: Gladbach 3-1 Karlsruhe (DFB Pokal Round 2) – Machino, Elvedi and Tabakovic scored for Gladbach, Schleusener for Karlsruhe; it was the teams’ first meeting in over 16 years at that time.
- 5 Apr 2009: Karlsruhe 0-0 Gladbach (Bundesliga).
- 25 Oct 2008: Gladbach 1-0 Karlsruhe (Bundesliga).
- 28 Feb 2000: Gladbach 4-1 Karlsruhe (2. Bundesliga).
The DFB data centre also lists earlier cup meetings between the clubs in 1993, 1980 and 1960, so last season’s 3-1 win was not the only previous DFB Pokal meeting between them.
Pre Game Odds
Home win: no verified bookmaker 1X2 price was available at research time. Draw: no verified bookmaker 1X2 price was available at research time. Away win: no verified bookmaker 1X2 price was available at research time. In short, a full 1X2 set from a named bookmaker was NOT found, so no model figures are presented here as bookmaker odds.
As a mathematical model projection only, and NOT bookmaker odds, the RatingBet projection is: Home 1.34 / Draw 5.30 / Away 7.38.
Team News Borussia Mönchengladbach
Gladbach are without Jan Leszczynski (meniscus/knee), Tim Kleindienst (muscle – expected to miss Stuttgart and this cup tie), Isac Lidberg (hamstring/muscle), Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn (hamstring) and Enzo Leopold (cruciate ligament, in rehabilitation). Doubts are Ko Itakura (muscle), Kevin Diks (personal reasons – could return as early as this cup tie per Bundesliga/Bild reporting, but Sports Mole still lists him as a doubt), Jens Castrop (shoulder), Joe Scally (thigh – note: Scally actually started vs Stuttgart, so his cup-tie status is uncertain, listed as a doubt per Sports Mole only), Franck Honorat (muscle) and Fritz Fleck (strain). No Gladbach suspension was found.
Team News Karlsruher SC
Karlsruhe are without Heliton (centre-back, physical discomfort) and Moritz Broschinski (striker, ankle injury). No further doubts were found beyond those two in Sports Mole, and no Karlsruhe suspension was found. Karlsruhe’s boss is Maximilian Senft, per Sports Mole. Sebastian Jung is AVAILABLE: he is in Sports Mole’s predicted XI and scored in Round 1.
Predicted Borussia Mönchengladbach lineup (predicted, never confirmed; formation inferred from the XI order, not stated by the source – inferred 3-4-2-1): Nicolas; Hashioka, Sander, Chiarodia; Konoplya, Uno, Neuhaus, Ullrich; Bolin, Mohya; Machino.
Predicted Karlsruher SC lineup (predicted, never confirmed; formation inferred from the XI order, not stated by the source – inferred 3-4-1-2): Bernat; Kobald, Franke, Tremoulet; Jung, Wiethaup, Vaananen, Bergh; Wanitzek; Fukuda, Eichinger.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Borussia Mönchengladbach to win. Gladbach are favourites as the Bundesliga side at home, despite their poor league form, and they won this fixture 3-1 last season.
Tip 2 – Over-Under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals. Recent games involving both teams have often produced several goals, and both sides have conceded heavily in recent league matches.
Tip 3 – BTTS Yes-No: Both teams to score – Yes. Karlsruhe scored in last season’s meeting and have shown they can score away from home in this competition, while Gladbach’s recent defensive record suggests they may concede even in a home win.
For more previews, see Sports Buddy, and for general information on the competition, see the DFB website.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction summary
This Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction backs Borussia Mönchengladbach to win, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score, with 3-1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach as the correct-score prediction.
Our Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction is Borussia Mönchengladbach to win. This Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction also backs over 2.5 goals and both teams to score. In short, the Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC prediction points to a 3-1 home win.
