2. Bundesliga match prediction: Little separates Karlsruher SC and Bochum in quality

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 27.September
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Wildparkstadion (28762 seats)

Only the second game in the 2. Bundesliga for these teams and it's all to play for here at Wildparkstadion as Karlsruher SC welcomes Bochum. Check out this preview!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

No payout for Karlsruher in their previous match, an away game at Hannover 96 that ended in defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match, Karlsruher lost 0-1 at home to Union Berlin (after extra-time).

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 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.

Last season, Karlsruher SC's league statistics were 8 wins, 13 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 56. Playing at home last season Karlsruher SC managed 5-7-5 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 27 conceded.

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Bochum form and stats

There were no winners in Bochum's previous match, a 2. Bundesliga home game that ended 2-2 vs St. Pauli (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus FV Engers 07 at their stadium, the result 3-0.

It looked so good for Bochum vs St. Pauli, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bochum playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Bochum wins, five draws and five defeats.

Let's have a look at how Bochum performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 7 with 16/21 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

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

BochumR. Zulj
R. Zulj
1 goals
BochumS. Zoller
S. Zoller
1 goals

Karlsruher SC missing players

Bochum missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Karlsruher SC Bochum
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 18
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 7
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 29%
Karlsruher SC Last season Bochum
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
8 5   Won W   5 11
13 7   Drew D   5 13
13 5   Lost L   7 10
45 26   Scored S   16 53
56 27   Conceded C   21 51
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 91%
82% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 82%
50% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 59%
29% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 38%
21% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 18%
65% 65%   BTTS BTTS   53% 65%
12% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 24%
26% 24%   Failed to Score F T   35% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.4
3 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
455 264   Total Shots T S   192 451
132 77   Shots on Target S O   52 148
34% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Erzgebirge Aue 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Hannover 96 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Heidenheim 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Sandhausen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Bochum 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 St. Pauli 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Greuther Furth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Jahn Regensburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nürnberg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Osnabruck 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Darmstadt 98 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Karlsruher SC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Würzburger Kickers 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season 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 34 18 14 2 65 30 17 9 7 1 32 12 17 9 7 1 33 18 35 68
2 Stuttgart 34 17 7 10 62 41 17 12 2 3 36 15 17 5 5 7 26 26 21 58
3 Heidenheim 34 15 10 9 45 36 17 11 4 2 32 13 17 4 6 7 13 23 9 55
4 Hamburger SV 34 14 12 8 62 46 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 4 8 5 27 26 16 54
5 Darmstadt 98 34 13 13 8 48 43 17 7 9 1 29 18 17 6 4 7 19 25 5 52
6 Hannover 96 34 13 9 12 54 49 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 7 1 9 27 28 5 48
7 Erzgebirge Aue 34 13 8 13 46 48 17 11 3 3 32 18 17 2 5 10 14 30 -2 47
8 Bochum 34 11 13 10 53 51 17 6 8 3 37 30 17 5 5 7 16 21 2 46
9 Greuther Furth 34 11 11 12 46 45 17 7 3 7 23 23 17 4 8 5 23 22 1 44
10 Sandhausen 34 10 13 11 43 45 17 5 8 4 20 19 17 5 5 7 23 26 -2 43
11 Holstein Kiel 34 11 10 13 53 56 17 5 6 6 23 24 17 6 4 7 30 32 -3 43
12 Jahn Regensburg 34 11 10 13 50 56 17 8 4 5 29 24 17 3 6 8 21 32 -6 43
13 Osnabruck 34 9 13 12 46 48 17 6 4 7 26 25 17 3 9 5 20 23 -2 40
14 St. Pauli 34 9 12 13 41 50 17 8 6 3 24 14 17 1 6 10 17 36 -9 39
15 Karlsruher SC 34 8 13 13 45 56 17 5 7 5 26 27 17 3 6 8 19 29 -11 37
16 Nürnberg 34 8 13 13 45 58 17 3 7 7 15 31 17 5 6 6 30 27 -13 37
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 34 9 7 18 45 65 17 4 4 9 20 38 17 5 3 9 25 27 -20 34
18 Dynamo Dresden 34 8 8 18 32 58 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 3 4 10 13 34 -26 32

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Erzgebirge Aue 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Hannover 96 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Heidenheim 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Sandhausen 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Bochum 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 St. Pauli 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Greuther Furth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Jahn Regensburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nürnberg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Osnabruck 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Darmstadt 98 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Karlsruher SC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Würzburger Kickers 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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