Only a win will satisfy the Hamburger SV supporters in this Volksparkstadion clash with Karlsruher SC, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 2. Bundesliga table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the DFB Pokal. That game was also an away game, at Saarbrucken. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Hamburger SV form and stats
Hamburger SV, who have the most scored goals (43) in 2. Bundesliga, are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Volksparkstadion. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
Hamburger SV enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bochum's place. The match ended 3-1 with Sonny Kittel, Joel Pohjanpalo and Tim Leibold scoring. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nürnberg in a game that was won 4-1.
Hamburger SV are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Volksparkstadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches. From these home matches, Hamburger SV have conceded only 6 goals.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Karlsruher SC so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Karlsruher SC who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Arminia Bielefeld was the last time a defeat was avoided.
The attacking players of Karlsruher SC have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 334 minutes.
Karlsruher SC has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Saarbrucken (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) for a DFB Pokal game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Holstein Kiel.
Karlsruher SC find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Karlsruher SC have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Hamburger SV - Karlsruher SC 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Hamburger SV-Karlsruher SC H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Hamburger SV five wins, Karlsruher SC two wins, two draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Kittel 11 goals |   P. Hofmann 10 goals |  L. Hinterseer 7 goals |
Hamburger SV missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Hamburger SV | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 43 | 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 55% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 60% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 40% |
| 15% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 65% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 25% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 334 | 152 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 117 | 297 |
| 117 | 60 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 31 | 82 |
| 37% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 35% |
- Hamburger SV has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals (43)
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Hamburger SV has the the best goal difference (+17) at home
- Hamburger SV has the the best goal difference (+22)
- Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hamburger SV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Greuther Fürth | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Osnabrück | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Sandhausen | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | Bochum | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 17 |
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