Preussen Munster enter this DFB Pokal first round as 3. Liga hosts against a Karlsruher SC side operating one division higher in the 2. Bundesliga. Munster have won 3 of their last 5 across all competitions but those results include friendlies; their only competitive outing so far ended 1-1. Karlsruhe opened their league campaign with a win over Arminia Bielefeld before drawing 0-0 at Kaiserslautern, showing defensive solidity when it counts.
The numbers point clearly toward the visitors. Karlsruhe held Munster to a 0-2 win in the one previous meeting, with Munster failing to score. Munster have conceded in 4 of their last 5. Karlsruhe's away DNB sits at 1.57, which prices them as clear favourites despite the neutral look of the 1X2 lines.
Karlsruher SC DNB at 1.57 is the call. A 2. Bundesliga side should handle a 3. Liga outfit in a cup tie, and the head-to-head backs that view. For a secondary play, BTTS YES at 1.44 offers fair value given both sides have scored in the majority of recent outings.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 17.01.26 | 2. Bundesliga | 0–2 | U2.5 |
| 02.08.25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3–2 | O2.5 |
| 13.04.25 | 2. Bundesliga | 1–1 | U2.5 |
| 10.11.24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1–1 | U2.5 |
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