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Gladbach
DFB-Pokal
19:45
UTC, Tuesday 27 October 2026
Karlsruher SC crest
Karlsruher

Gladbach vs Karlsruher: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Borussia Mönchengladbach host Karlsruher SC at BORUSSIA-PARK on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the DFB-Pokal (round 2). Prediction markets make Gladbach the favourite at 73%, with the draw at 16% (Polymarket). Gladbach have had 4 days of rest since playing Stuttgart (Bundesliga); Karlsruher have had 9 after facing Darmstadt and travel about 280 km. Gladbach are without 9 players (Isac Lidberg, Fritz Fleck, Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn and others); Karlsruher are missing 2 (Héliton, Moritz Broschinski). The forecast at kick-off is 15°C with rain.

Win chances

Gladbach 73%Draw 16%Karlsruher 11%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Gladbach 4-4-2

Coach: Alexander Blessin

  1. 1 Moritz Nicolas GK
  2. 16 Philipp Sander DEF
  3. 4 Kevin Diks DEF
  4. 2 Fabio Chiarodia DEF
  5. 26 Lukas Ullrich DEF
  6. 29 Joseph Scally MID
  7. 47 Zento Uno MID
  8. 10 Florian Neuhaus MID
  9. 36 Wael Mohya MID
  10. 38 Hugo Bolin MID
  11. 3 Isac Lidberg FWD

Bench

  • 33 Daniel Batz GK
  • 14 Daiki Hashioka DEF
  • 20 David Herold DEF
  • 22 Yukhym Konoplya DEF
  • 7 Kevin Stöger MID
  • 34 Mathieu Nguefack MID
  • 39 Iaia Manco Danfa FWD
  • 25 Robin Hack FWD
  • 18 Shuto Machino FWD

Karlsruher 4-4-2

Coach: Maximilian Senft

  1. 1 Hans Christian Bernat GK
  2. 22 Christoph Kobald DEF
  3. 24 Sandro Trémoulet DEF
  4. 28 Marcel Franke DEF
  5. 33 Viktor Bergh DEF
  6. 2 Sebastian Jung DEF
  7. 6 Santeri Väänänen MID
  8. 7 Kevin Wiethaup MID
  9. 10 Marvin Wanitzek MID
  10. 13 Shio Fukuda FWD
  11. 11 Noel Eichinger FWD

Bench

  • 30 Robin Himmelmann GK
  • 3 Deniz Ofli DEF
  • 15 Paul Scholl DEF
  • 26 Danyal Zor MID
  • 5 Hyeok-Kyu Kwon MID
  • 25 Lilian Egloff MID
  • 23 Tim Civeja MID
  • 37 Jason Ponente FWD
  • 27 John Meyer FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Gladbach

  • Isac Lidberg injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Fritz Fleck injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn injury, back Back in training
  • Jan Leszczyński injury, back Early December 2026
  • Ko Itakura injury, back Back in training
  • Enzo Leopold injury, back Late May 2027
  • Jens Castrop injury, back Late October 2026
  • Franck Honorat injury, back About 1-2 weeks
  • Tim Kleindienst injury, back About 1-2 weeks

Karlsruher

  • Héliton injury, back Late October 2026
  • Moritz Broschinski injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 28 October 2025: Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Karlsruher SC
  • Sunday 5 April 2009: Karlsruher SC 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Saturday 25 October 2008: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Karlsruher SC