Karlsruher SC vs Hamburger SV match preview: Even contest expected at Wildparkstadion

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 06.Aug
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Wildparkstadion (28762 seats)

It's round two of the 2. Bundesliga season and a lot to play for. Don't miss our complete preview of Karlsruher SC-Hamburger SV!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

Last season, Karlsruher SC's league statistics were 13 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, providing 7th place in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored {56 goals} and let in 53. Playing as the host team in the last season Karlsruher SC managed 9-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with {32 goals} and 25 conceded.

Happy days for Karlsruher SC in their previous game, a fixture away at Osnabrück (placed 12th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Manager Eichner felt very clever after Burnić scored the winning goal against Osnabrück, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 82nd minute. Midfielder Wanitzek was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.45 (out of ten) in that game. Wanitzek scored two goals and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the away draw at St. Pauli that finished 1-1.

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Hamburger SV form and stats

Let's have a look at how Hamburger SV performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 70 and conceded {45 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 32/25 goals scored/conceded.

Hamburger SV go into this game after a win, the home game against Schalke 04 that ended 5-3. As you can tell from the result, the match against Schalke 04 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today? Attacker Glatzel got a player rating of 9.82 in the game. "Man of the match" Glatzel scored two goals, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

The game before that, in the Play-offs 1/2, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Stuttgart.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Karlsruher SC won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Hamburger SV managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

KarlsruherM. Wanitzek
M. Wanitzek
2 goals
Hamburger SVR. Glatzel
R. Glatzel
2 goals
Hamburger SVL. Bénes
L. Bénes
2 goals

Karlsruher SC missing players

Hamburger SV missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Karlsruher SC Hamburger SV
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 5
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
9 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 32
8 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 14
38% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 36%
 
19 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
8 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
Karlsruher SC Last season Hamburger SV
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
13 9   Won W   9 20
7 3   Drew D   3 6
14 5   Lost L   5 8
56 32   Scored S   32 70
53 25   Conceded C   25 45
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
85% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 82%
56% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 59%
29% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 41%
29% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   35% 32%
59% 59%   BTTS BTTS   53% 59%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 29%
21% 18%   Failed to Score F T   18% 15%
 
5.6 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.3
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.9
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
3 1   Red cards R C   3 6
 
14.4 15.6   Shots (avg) S (   13.8 15
5.1 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 5.4
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 38%
 
14 14.5   Shots against (avg) S A   15.4 13.2
5 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Hansa Rostock 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Karlsruher SC 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 St. Pauli 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Elversberg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Hannover 96 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Magdeburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Osnabrück 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0
17 Nürnberg 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 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 Heidenheim 34 19 10 5 67 36 17 12 4 1 41 16 17 7 6 4 26 20 31 67
2 Darmstadt 98 34 20 7 7 50 33 17 11 5 1 27 13 17 9 2 6 23 20 17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 17 9 3 5 32 25 25 66
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 17 6 3 8 22 24 17 58
5 St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 9 7 1 24 11 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 58
6 Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 17 12 0 5 46 20 17 4 7 6 22 24 24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 17 9 3 5 32 25 17 4 4 9 24 28 3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 17 6 4 7 29 29 17 6 6 5 29 32 -3 46
9 Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 17 6 6 5 26 26 17 5 6 6 21 22 -1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 17 8 3 6 27 26 17 4 5 8 23 29 -5 44
11 Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 17 6 4 7 23 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -7 43
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 8 7 2 28 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 17 6 1 10 18 25 17 6 4 7 14 23 -16 41
14 Nürnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 3 5 9 14 32 -17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 17 7 3 7 23 22 17 2 6 9 19 37 -17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 7 18 50 62 17 5 4 8 28 29 17 4 3 10 22 33 -12 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 34 8 7 19 34 58 17 4 7 6 17 28 17 4 0 13 17 30 -24 31
18 Sandhausen 34 7 7 20 35 63 17 4 4 9 18 33 17 3 3 11 17 30 -28 28

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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 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Hansa Rostock 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Karlsruher SC 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 St. Pauli 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Elversberg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Hannover 96 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Magdeburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Osnabrück 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0
17 Nürnberg 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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