The hosts, Fortuna Düsseldorf, should be expected winners in this match, but Karlsruher SC have revealed both ability and determination. Learn more about the game!
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
This has all the signs of an engrossing game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Merkur Spiel-Arena as Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored 29 goals to get 30 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the 2. Bundesliga are 9-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The supporters are hoping that Fortuna Düsseldorf will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Nurnberg (placed 13th). Up until that fixture this team had gone seven consecutive league fixtures without a loss. Midfielder Klaus was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Klaus hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match, Fortuna Düsseldorf won a home game hosting Darmstadt 98 (1-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fortuna Düsseldorf handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 14 games), Düsseldorf's attacking play is working.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Karlsruher SC playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Karlsruher SC lost away at Darmstadt 98 (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfield player Wanitzek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.92/10. Wanitzek hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 59 total).
That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Arminia Bielefeld.We have checked recent matches where Karlsruher have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Both teams to score? This side's fresh statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each team.
Karlsruher SC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Karlsruher have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Düsseldorf have avoided a loss in the last 7 fixtures (5-2-0) against Karlsruher SC.Karlsruher SC - Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 was the end result in these squads' previous head-to-head fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kownacki 12 goals |  F. Schleusener 11 goals |  M. Wanitzek 10 goals |
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 48 | 29 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 48 |
| 38 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 83% |
| 59% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 55% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 21% | 31% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 21% | 31% |
| 59% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 14.9 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.7 | 15.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 28% | 31% |
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 61 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 56 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 47 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 47 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Magdeburg | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -15 | 33 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -12 | 32 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 28 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 25 |
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