Heidenheim travel to Karlsruher SC and Wildpark Platz 6 loaded with hope and confidence, but the home side is not a walk in the park. More news on the fixture here!
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's aim for an in-your-face match!
Karlsruher SC form and stats
Karlsruher SC have played 8 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Karlsruher SC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Dynamo Dresden. Karlsruher SC's goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck was extremely busy against Dynamo Dresden, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Fabian Schleusener was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.03 (out of ten) in that game. Schleusener scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Karlsruher SC won a home game hosting Hannover 96 (4-0).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 twelve matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost four.
The Karlsruher SC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Heidenheim form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Heidenheim have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.
240 minutes! That's how long the Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Muller and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Heidenheim's previous game versus Jahn Regensburg (placed 3rd), a 2. Bundesliga 3-0 win played at home. Marnon Busch was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.75. The defender Busch hit one key pass and won 4 of 7 duels.
Prior to that result Heidenheim won their away game at Fortuna Dusseldorf. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heidenheim playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were four Heidenheim wins, seven draws and nine defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Heidenheim have conceded 12 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Karlsruher two wins, five draws and Heidenheim three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 8 goals |  M. Wanitzek 4 goals |  K. Choi 4 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Heidenheim missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Heidenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 75% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 25% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 31% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.8 | 15.8 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.4 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 28% |
| 14.4 | 13.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
- Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Heidenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Karlsruher SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heidenheim have scored away.
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Jahn Regensburg | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Nurnberg | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 7 |
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