The visiting Arminia Bielefeld side should be favourites in this visit to Karlsruher SC, as the away team holds a 28 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Karlsruher are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Bielefeld have already won the 2. Bundesliga. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Karlsruher SC at their home stadium (Wildparkstadion) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
Karlsruher are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Jahn Regensburg. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stuttgart in a game that was won 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Karlsruher SC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost zero.
The Karlsruher fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Karlsruher defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Arminia Bielefeld form and stats
Arminia Bielefeld's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Arminia Bielefeld, who have the the best goal difference (+32) in 2. Bundesliga, collect 33 points from their 16 away matches in the 2. Bundesliga. 9 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Bielefeld who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against St. Pauli.
Bielefeld have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno. It's been 317 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Bundesliga.
Arminia Bielefeld had fun at their own home (Wildparkstadion) last time out, beating Darmstadt 98 1-0. Manuel Prietl scored. Before that, Bielefeld secured a home win against Dynamo Dresden with the score 4-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Arminia Bielefeld in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Bielefeld, four draws and one defeat.
Bielefeld has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 16 games. Bielefeld are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Arminia Bielefeld - Karlsruher 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Karlsruher SC-Arminia Bielefeld H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Karlsruher SC two wins, Arminia Bielefeld three wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Klos 19 goals |   P. Hofmann 13 goals |  A. Voglsammer 11 goals |
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| Karlsruher SC | Arminia Bielefeld | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | 59 |
| 52 | 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| 97% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 81% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 69% |
| 47% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 44% |
| 28% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 34% |
| 19% | 31% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 16% |
| 62% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 53% |
| 12% | 19% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | 41% |
| 28% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 19% |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 430 | 253 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 204 | 436 |
| 123 | 73 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 74 | 149 |
| 33% | 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 41% | 40% |
- Arminia Bielefeld has the fewest conceded goals (15) away
- Arminia Bielefeld has the fewest conceded goals (27)
- Arminia Bielefeld has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Arminia Bielefeld has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17)
- Arminia Bielefeld has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Arminia Bielefeld has the most points (33) away
- Arminia Bielefeld has the most scored goals (30) away
- Arminia Bielefeld has the most scored goals in the second half (38)
- Arminia Bielefeld has the the best goal difference (+15) away
- Arminia Bielefeld has the the best goal difference (+32)
- Arminia Bielefeld have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arminia Bielefeld have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 32 | 64 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | Bochum | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 41 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 40 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Osnabrück | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | -7 | 36 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | -20 | 31 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 28 |
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