The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Hannover 96 are in the 9th position while the guesting Karlsruher SC worry at 17th.
Hannover 96 form and stats
Hannover 96 have played 12 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-7-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Hannover 96 against Nürnberg the last match, as Linton Maina, Hendrik Weydandt and Timo Hubers were on target. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Holstein Kiel.
Hannover 96 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
There's been little loot from Karlsruher SC's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruher SC, who have the most conceded goals (46) in 2. Bundesliga, only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.
Karlsruher SC lost away at Heidenheim (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A loss against Nürnberg was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visiting Karlsruher SC have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Karlsruher SC have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Karlsruher SC - Hannover 96 3-3. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Hannover 96, two draws and two wins for Karlsruher SC. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 11 goals |   H. Weydandt 8 goals |  M. Ducksch 6 goals |
Hannover 96 missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Hannover 96 | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 33 |
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 46 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 52% |
| 32% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 36% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 28% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 357 | 205 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 143 | 358 |
| 105 | 46 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 41 | 100 |
| 32% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | 33% |
- Karlsruher SC has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Karlsruher SC has the most conceded goals (46)
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Greuther Furth | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Osnabruck | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Sandhausen | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Bochum | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 24 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
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