Only a few games have been played in the 2. Bundesliga so far, with Karlsruher SC placed 15th and Darmstadt 98 sitting in the 11th position.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 2. Bundesliga game only four days ago. That game, against Osnabrück, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Darmstadt 98.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Karlsruher SC's two home games in the 2. Bundesliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Wildparkstadion.
The home team returns to Wildparkstadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Nurnberg (placed 12th) on their last time out; the 2. Bundesliga game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Karlsruher won a home game hosting Sandhausen (3-0).
Marvin Wanitzek was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Nurnberg after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
This is expected to be a close game, with Karlsruher perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Karlsruher SC as a small favourite), we find eight games. Karlsruher SC has won four of these, drawn four and lost zero.
Early season league goal statistics from Karlsruher SC's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
Darmstadt 98 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Darmstadt are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Osnabrück (placed 6th). A draw for Darmstadt before that, at their own venue hosting St. Pauli (2-2).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Darmstadt playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Darmstadt 98 wins, two draws and seven defeats.
Darmstadt 98 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 6 goals from 3 away matches. For Darmstadt 98, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Karlsruher SC victories, two draws and one Darmstadt 98 wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dursun 3 goals |  C. Kobald 1 goals |  M. Wanitzek 1 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Darmstadt 98 missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Darmstadt 98 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | 36 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 46 | 77 |
| 21 | 13 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 19% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 24% |
- All of Darmstadt 98's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Karlsruher SC | Last season | Darmstadt 98 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 56 | 27 | Conceded | C | 25 | 43 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 74% | ||
| 50% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 41% | ||
| 21% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 65% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 26% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 41% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 455 | 264 | Total Shots | T S | 206 | 450 | ||
| 132 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 71 | 161 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Bochum | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Osnabrück | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Heidenheim | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Paderborn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
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