2. Bundesliga match prediction and preview for Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Karlsruher SC clash

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 10.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena (54600 seats)

Fortuna Düsseldorf and Karlsruher SC are both riding high in the 2. Bundesliga with their 5th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats

Fortuna Düsseldorf are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Merkur Spiel-Arena. 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games.

Düsseldorf enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Darmstadt 98's place. The match ended 2-1 with Dawid Kownacki and Luka Krajnc scoring. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Sandhausen the opponent.

Düsseldorf goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier did an outstanding job against Darmstadt 98 with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Düsseldorf have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost zero.

Fortuna Düsseldorf have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merkur Spiel-Arena with 22 goals in 13 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the 2. Bundesliga.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Bundesliga home defeat versus Osnabruck with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 2-2 draw at Paderborn's stadium before that.

Karlsruher SC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Karlsruher SC are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Karlsruher have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Karlsruher SC - Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Fortuna Düsseldorf, four draws and three wins for Karlsruher SC. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Karlsruher SCP. Hofmann
P. Hofmann
10 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfR. Hennings
R. Hennings
8 goals
Fortuna DüsseldorfK. Karaman
K. Karaman
7 goals

Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players

Karlsruher SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortuna Düsseldorf Karlsruher SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 2 13 27
12 8 0 Won W 2 8 12
7 3 2 Drew D 0 2 6
8 2 2 Lost L 0 3 9
39 22 3 Scored S 5 25 39
37 16 8 Conceded C 3 19 33
89% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
78% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 63%
67% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 52%
26% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 30%
19% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 31% 22%
52% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 52%
33% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
26% 23% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.7 2.4
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.8 12.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 16 12.2 12.6
4.1 4.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.8 4.2
35% 39% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 35%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Fortuna Düsseldorf have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 27 17 3 7 50 27 14 9 2 3 28 11 13 8 1 4 22 16 23 54
2 Hamburger SV 27 14 8 5 56 33 13 8 3 2 29 11 14 6 5 3 27 22 23 50
3 Greuther Furth 27 14 8 5 51 32 13 6 3 4 23 17 14 8 5 1 28 15 19 50
4 Holstein Kiel 25 13 7 5 39 24 12 7 2 3 19 14 13 6 5 2 20 10 15 46
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 27 12 7 8 39 37 13 8 3 2 22 16 14 4 4 6 17 21 2 43
6 Karlsruher SC 27 12 6 9 39 33 14 4 4 6 14 14 13 8 2 3 25 19 6 42
7 Heidenheim 26 11 6 9 37 35 13 8 3 2 24 11 13 3 3 7 13 24 2 39
8 Erzgebirge Aue 27 10 7 10 36 37 13 7 4 2 23 15 14 3 3 8 13 22 -1 37
9 Hannover 96 25 10 6 9 39 31 12 6 4 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 16 19 8 36
10 Paderborn 27 9 8 10 35 34 13 6 4 3 23 19 14 3 4 7 12 15 1 35
11 St. Pauli 26 9 8 9 39 43 13 5 3 5 19 22 13 4 5 4 20 21 -4 35
12 Darmstadt 98 27 9 5 13 43 46 14 5 2 7 19 19 13 4 3 6 24 27 -3 32
13 Nurnberg 27 8 8 11 35 41 14 4 5 5 17 20 13 4 3 6 18 21 -6 32
14 Jahn Regensburg 26 7 10 9 28 33 14 5 5 4 19 17 12 2 5 5 9 16 -5 31
15 Osnabruck 26 7 5 14 25 40 12 2 1 9 12 21 14 5 4 5 13 19 -15 26
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 6 8 12 23 44 14 6 3 5 16 19 12 0 5 7 7 25 -21 26
17 Sandhausen 27 7 4 16 29 47 14 6 4 4 21 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -18 25
18 Würzburger Kickers 26 4 4 18 27 53 13 3 4 6 18 25 13 1 0 12 9 28 -26 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 27 17 3 7 50 27 14 9 2 3 28 11 13 8 1 4 22 16 23 54
2 Hamburger SV 27 14 8 5 56 33 13 8 3 2 29 11 14 6 5 3 27 22 23 50
3 Greuther Furth 27 14 8 5 51 32 13 6 3 4 23 17 14 8 5 1 28 15 19 50
4 Holstein Kiel 25 13 7 5 39 24 12 7 2 3 19 14 13 6 5 2 20 10 15 46
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 27 12 7 8 39 37 13 8 3 2 22 16 14 4 4 6 17 21 2 43
6 Karlsruher SC 27 12 6 9 39 33 14 4 4 6 14 14 13 8 2 3 25 19 6 42
7 Heidenheim 26 11 6 9 37 35 13 8 3 2 24 11 13 3 3 7 13 24 2 39
8 Erzgebirge Aue 27 10 7 10 36 37 13 7 4 2 23 15 14 3 3 8 13 22 -1 37
9 Hannover 96 25 10 6 9 39 31 12 6 4 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 16 19 8 36
10 Paderborn 27 9 8 10 35 34 13 6 4 3 23 19 14 3 4 7 12 15 1 35
11 St. Pauli 26 9 8 9 39 43 13 5 3 5 19 22 13 4 5 4 20 21 -4 35
12 Darmstadt 98 27 9 5 13 43 46 14 5 2 7 19 19 13 4 3 6 24 27 -3 32
13 Nurnberg 27 8 8 11 35 41 14 4 5 5 17 20 13 4 3 6 18 21 -6 32
14 Jahn Regensburg 26 7 10 9 28 33 14 5 5 4 19 17 12 2 5 5 9 16 -5 31
15 Osnabruck 26 7 5 14 25 40 12 2 1 9 12 21 14 5 4 5 13 19 -15 26
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 6 8 12 23 44 14 6 3 5 16 19 12 0 5 7 7 25 -21 26
17 Sandhausen 27 7 4 16 29 47 14 6 4 4 21 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -18 25
18 Würzburger Kickers 26 4 4 18 27 53 13 3 4 6 18 25 13 1 0 12 9 28 -26 16

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