Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC — DFB Pokal: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 7′Borussia Mönchengladbach, goal:1–0assist
- 38′Borussia Mönchengladbach, VAR review:Card upgrade confirmed
- 39′Borussia Mönchengladbach, red card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Karlsruher SC, substitution:off
- 46′Borussia Mönchengladbach, substitution:off
- 49′Borussia Mönchengladbach, goal:2–0assist
- 60′Karlsruher SC, substitution:off
- 61′Karlsruher SC, substitution:off
- 69′Karlsruher SC, substitution:off
- 72′Borussia Mönchengladbach, substitution:off
- 77′Borussia Mönchengladbach, substitution:off
- 86′Borussia Mönchengladbach, substitution:off
- 86′Karlsruher SC, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Ten-man Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Karlsruher SC 2-0 in DFB Pokal
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Karlsruher SC 2-0 at Borussia-Park in the Round of 32 of the DFB Pokal, and did so with ten men for more than half the tie. Robin Hack struck after seven minutes, finishing a move created by Joe Scally, to give the hosts an early lead.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match turned on the 39th minute, when Philipp Sander was sent off. From that point Borussia Mönchengladbach scored one goal and conceded none. Karlsruher, managed by Maximilian Senft, went in at half-time 1-0 down and needed a response against ten men.
It did not arrive. Four minutes after the restart, at 49', Lukas Ullrich made it 2-0, with Hack supplying the pass this time. Karlsruher took 15 shots to the hosts' four and held 64 per cent of the ball, but only four of those efforts were on target and Borussia Mönchengladbach saw the game out without further trouble.
Borussia Mönchengladbach, who had lost four of their previous five games before this one, host SC Paderborn 07 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 October. Karlsruher entertain 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga on the same day.
Robin Hack scored the opener and set up Lukas Ullrich's goal for the second, earning the top rating of the match at 8.18. Joe Scally, who provided the assist for Hack's goal, was rated 8.02.
Karlsruher SC had 64 per cent of possession but still lost, with Borussia Mönchengladbach holding just 36 per cent.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Karlsruher SC 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Borussia Mönchengladbach met Karlsruher SC in the DFB Pokal (Round of 32). Kick-off was Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 19:45 UTC at Borussia-Park. Referee: Florian Lechner.
Team pages: Borussia Mönchengladbach · Karlsruher SC · DFB Pokal
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Robin Hack (assist: Joe Scally) — 1–0 · Watch Robin Hack's goal video (7')
- 39' Red card: Philipp Sander
- 49' Goal: Lukas Ullrich (assist: Robin Hack) — 2–0 · Watch Lukas Ullrich's goal video (49')
Starting line-ups
Borussia Mönchengladbach (3-4-2-1)
Karlsruher SC (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Borussia Mönchengladbach 69%, the draw 17%, Karlsruher SC 14%. It finished Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Karlsruher SC.
Strength gap puts Borussia Mönchengladbach clearly ahead — We give Borussia Mönchengladbach 69%, mainly because they sit 207 points higher on our strength rating, 1575 to 1368, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw starts near 19%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 17% because both sides' own recent games average 4.0 goals.
Why Borussia Mönchengladbach at 69%?
Borussia Mönchengladbach sit 207 points higher on our strength rating — 1575 to 1368. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.9% of 7,062 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 68–18–14.
Why only 69%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 69% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and Karlsruher SC at 14%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 18.7%. These teams' recent games average 4.0 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,446. The goals environment takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Borussia Mönchengladbach are 3 games into a new manager (A. Blessin), appointed 16 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. A cup tie across divisions: Borussia Mönchengladbach carry a 207-point rating edge over Karlsruher SC, who play their league football in a division below. We already have 302 rated matches for Karlsruher SC.
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About this match
On this page: the Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Karlsruher SC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this DFB Pokal fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Robin Hack's goal against Karlsruher SC (7').
- Watch Lukas Ullrich's goal against Karlsruher SC (49').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Karlsruher SC. Explore more on the Borussia Mönchengladbach and Karlsruher SC team pages or the DFB Pokal page.