Karlsruher SC and Fortuna Düsseldorf have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have yet to win a game away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Karlsruher SC form and stats
2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Karlsruher SC so far this season.
Karlsruher SC lost their last game at Osnabrück (placed 5th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Karlsruher won a home game hosting Paderborn (1-0).
There will be little rest for Karlsruher after this match as they are travelling to Erzgebirge Aue for a 2. Bundesliga game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Karlsruher in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Karlsruher have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Fortuna Düsseldorf playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Düsseldorf have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Freiburg game.
Düsseldorf won their last game, 3-2 versus Darmstadt 98 played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Bochum's place.
Dawid Kownacki came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Darmstadt 98 last time out, making the manager U. Rösler feel like a tactical genius.
A quick return to home after this game, as Düsseldorf are hosting Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga only three days away.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Düsseldorf's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 13 goals in 5 travels.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Karlsruher SC won three, Fortuna Düsseldorf won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 4 goals |  M. Wanitzek 3 goals |   K. Karaman 3 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 70% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 60% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10.9 | 14.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 3.5 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 38% |
- All of Fortuna Düsseldorf's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have yet to win a game away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Karlsruher SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored away.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Bochum | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
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