Hertha BSC in the duel against Karlsruhe: Can they continue their home series?
Hertha BSC will play against Karlsruher SC in the Olympic Stadium on August 10, 2025. Match report, line-up and injuries here.

Hertha BSC in the duel against Karlsruhe: Can they continue their home series?
This Sunday, August 10, 2025, there is an exciting duel in the 2nd Bundesliga in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Hertha BSC welcomes Karlsruher SC on their second matchday of the new season. After a bitter defeat against Schalke (1:2), coach Stefan Leitl's team is hoping for an improvement in performance.
Karlsruher SC, on the other hand, celebrated a 3-2 win in the first game of the season against Preußen Münster and travels to Berlin with a lot of self-confidence. However, Hertha BSC has a strong record at home against KSC: the team has been unbeaten in eight matches, with six wins and two draws.
Personnel situation at Hertha BSC
However, coach Stefan Leitl is faced with a large number of injured players. Among the absences is Michal Karbownik, who will not be available until November 29, 2025 due to an ankle injury. Diego Demme also suffers from recurring dizziness problems. Other injured players include Marius Gersbeck, Tim Goller, John Anthony Brooks, Pascal Klemens, Paul Seguin and Luca Schuler, which further complicates the team's situation.
On the positive side, Kevin Sessa is fit again and Linus Gechter returns after a red card suspension. The Berliners' line-up for today's match is: Ernst - Gechter, Leistner, M. Dardai - Zeefuik, Jensen, Cuisance, Winkler, Krattenmacher - Kownacki, Reese.
Injury overview
A closer look at the injured players shows that the problems for Hertha BSC have continued since the beginning of the season. An injury breakdown includes players aged 20 to 32 who have missed a significant number of games. These include, among others:
- Michal Karbownik (20 Jahre, Sprunggelenksverletzung, seit 08.07.2025, verpasst 15 Spiele)
- Ein weiterer 20-Jähriger mit Schulterverletzung (seit 03.07.2025, verpasst 9 Spiele)
- Einer der erfahrenen Spieler hat ebenfalls eine Schulterverletzung (seit 01.07.2025, verpasst 6 Spiele)
- Ein Wadenverletzter und Spieler mit Trainingsrückstand haben beide 2 Spiele verpasst
- Ein Spieler mit Wadenmuskelriss ist ebenfalls betroffen (seit 06.07.2025, verpasst 2 Spiele)
The list is long and gives an idea of how challenging the situation is for those responsible for one of the league's most traditional teams. The lack of depth in the squad could prove to be a significant disadvantage at this early stage of the season.
The spectators can only hope that Hertha BSC can not only replace the injured players quickly, but also bring about a turnaround in the season in a timely manner. Further statistics for the 2nd Bundesliga are available kicker.de to read.
Whether the team can end the negative series and how Karlsruher SC will fare remains to be seen. In any case, the anticipation for an exciting game is great.
More about the game and the background reported rbb24.
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