2. Bundesliga 'Top-Spiel' Player Ratings SC 2-1 Heidenheim
On the same day that Charlottenburg's Hertha BSC continued their remarkable undefeated start to the 2026/27 2. Bundesliga campaign, their blue-and-white brethren from the south dug out a massively important victory in the Matchday 10 Top-Spiel.
Baden-Württemberg's Karlsruher SC climbed off the bottom of the 2. Bundesliga table with a 2-1 win over visiting East Swabian side 1.
The third victory of the season for Maximilian Senft's embattled KSC enables the Phönix club to rise above the relegation zone for the weekend. Early fireworks in the stands and on the pitch After both sets of ultras traded impressive Halloween-inspired pyrotechnic displays, the early action at the Wildparkstadion mimicked the sustained flares seen in both supporters' sections.
The raucous hometown fans thought they had an early goal to celebrate. Karlsruhe's Marvin Wanitzek skillfully slipped in striker Shio Fukuda in the second minute.
The flag initially went up as Fukuda rolled the ball into the back of the net. A VAR review confirmed the Japanese forward's offside position two minutes later.
The KSC Kurve made a point of chanting that the decision didn't matter via one of German football's more vulgar mantras. The blue-clad KSC, to their credit, essentially played on as if the disallowed goal wasn't a factor at all.
The Fächerstädter continued to manufacture close-range chances. Karlsruhe winger Deniz Ofli put an effort over the bar in the seventh minute.
KSC midfielder Tim Civeja forced a quality save out of FCH keeper Thomas Dähne less than a minute later. Somehow, in the 11th minute, Fukuda, Wanitzek, and Civeja weren't able to capitalize on a three-against-one situation that left Dähne helpless.
Schmidt's Ostalbenschwaben began to punch back a tad, swarming the KSC net before flashing over in the 13th minute and forcing a clearance off the line shortly afterward. KSC finally make it count An opening quarter of an hour that left few players, not to mention journalists, with time to catch their breath gradually gave way to some more controlled midfield play.