Karlsruher SC know they are going on a rough trip to Dynamo Dresden and their Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. This article has all the facts you need ahead of the game.
- Dynamo Dresden haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (11) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dynamo Dresden form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Dynamo Dresden have to build on here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in the 2. Bundesliga.
Dresden faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jahn Regensburg (1-3). The talented striker Christoph Daferner outshone all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Daferner scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Dresden had a home game versus Fortuna Dusseldorf which ended with a victory 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Dynamo Dresden perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Dynamo Dresden as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Dresden has won six of these, drawn one and lost four.
The Dresden fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Dresden have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
Playing away, Karlsruher SC have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
The supporters enjoyed Karlsruher SC's previous game versus Hannover 96 (placed 16th), a 2. Bundesliga 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Karlsruher was very dominant against Hannover 96, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Philipp Hofmann, Kyoung-Rok Choi, Marvin Wanitzek and Daniel Gordon providing the goals. Marvin Wanitzek got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, top player of the team. Wanitzek scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Karlsruher travelled to Ingolstadt and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Karlsruher SC in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Karlsruher, five draws and four defeats.
Karlsruher are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Karlsruher SC in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Dynamo Dresden wins - draws - Karlsruher SC wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 8 goals |   C. Daferner 7 goals |  M. Wanitzek 4 goals |
Dynamo Dresden missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Dynamo Dresden | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 87% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 87% |
| 60% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 73% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 86% | 73% |
| 27% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 27% |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 14.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 24% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 36% | 36% |
| 14.4 | 12.1 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| 4.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
- Dynamo Dresden haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (11) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Nürnberg | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Hansa Rostock | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 13 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -25 | 6 |
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