An important duel in the bottom section of the 2. Bundesliga, with both Karlsruher SC and Bochum experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 15th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Karlsruher SC have to build on here at Wildparkstadion in the 2. Bundesliga.
Karlsruher SC drew their last game, 0-0 away at Heidenheim (placed 4th). Before that game, the home loss against Nürnberg with the scoreline 0-1.
Karlsruher SC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wildparkstadion with 18 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Karlsruher SC defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bochum form and stats
Bochum have only collected 11 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 3-2-6 (11 played). Bochum love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Bochum delivered a 4-4 draw playing at home against Sandhausen (placed 14th) in their previous match; a 2. Bundesliga game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Dynamo Dresden.
Drawing 4-4 against Sandhausen after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager T. Reis needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Bochum, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Danny Blum had a super day against Sandhausen scoring three goals, but the draw result hurt.
The visiting Bochum have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bochum have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Bochum - Karlsruher SC 3-3, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Karlsruher SC, eight draws and one win for Bochum. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 11 goals |  S. Ganvoula M'boussy 11 goals |  D. Blum 9 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Bochum missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 40 |
| 43 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 45 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 88% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 67% |
| 32% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| 24% | 42% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 25% |
| 60% | 67% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 79% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 8% |
| 32% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 350 | 215 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 114 | 329 |
| 96 | 59 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 34 | 109 |
| 33% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | 37% |
- Bochum has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
- Bochum has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
- Bochum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Bochum have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| 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 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Osnabruck | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Bochum | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 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 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
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