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

VfL Bochum host Karlsruher SC at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC, in the 2. Bundesliga (round 11). Bochum have had 22 days of rest since playing Kaiserslautern (2. Bundesliga); Karlsruher have had 21 after facing Darmstadt and travel about 287 km. Bochum are without 4 players (Philipp Strompf, Enis Çokaj, Babis Drakas and others); Karlsruher are missing 2 (Héliton, Moritz Broschinski).