Holstein Kiel and Karlsruher SC have both played out a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both teams reside in mid-table positions in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Holstein Kiel have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Holstein Kiel and Karlsruher SC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Holstein Kiel at their home stadium (Holstein-Stadion) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Holstein bring valid hopes of a third.
Holstein Kiel enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Erzgebirge Aue's place. The match ended 3-2 with Wriedt and Bartels scoring. Midfield player Reese got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Reese hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fortuna Dusseldorf in a game that was won 1-0.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 Holstein Kiel have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost seven.
Holstein has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Holstein Kiel have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Karlsruher SC so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
The club members enjoyed Karlsruher SC's previous game versus Nürnberg (placed 7th), a 4-1 win played at home. The attacker Hofmann got a match rating of 9.11 in that game. Hofmann scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Sandhausen.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 four wins, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Karlsruher have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. Karlsruher SC have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the participants met previously this campaign; Karlsruher SC - Holstein Kiel 2-2. Last five meetings with these contenders: Holstein won two, Karlsruher SC were winners in two and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 12 goals |   B. Pichler 6 goals |  M. Wanitzek 6 goals |
Holstein Kiel missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Holstein Kiel | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 73% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 64% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 77% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 16.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.1 | 13.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 40% |
| 14 | 13 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 16.6 | 15.5 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
- Holstein Kiel have the most points from losing position (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Nürnberg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 15 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -21 | 14 |
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