Karlsruher SC hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 15th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Holstein Kiel holds 10th place with 24 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Karlsruher SC at their home stadium (Wildparkstadion) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Karlsruher SC to get some points in this home game. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Karlsruher SC, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
P. Hofmann was the last player to score a league goal for Karlsruher SC and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Karlsruher SC haven't scored in 244 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Karlsruher SC will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 2. Bundesliga game against Dynamo Dresden (placed 18th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden (0-1).
Karlsruher SC are traveling soon after this match as the DFB Pokal match at Saarbrucken awaits in four days.
Karlsruher SC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wildparkstadion with 17 goals in 9 league matches. Karlsruher SC are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 9 played).
Holstein Kiel form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The last three matches for Holstein Kiel have all ended in a draw. Two points from the last two away games for Holstein Kiel, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Holstein Kiel delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Darmstadt 98 (placed 11th) in their previous match; a 2. Bundesliga game. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Sandhausen.
Holstein Kiel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. Holstein Kiel have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Holstein Kiel - Karlsruher SC 2-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 10 goals |   J. Serra 6 goals |  E. Iyoha 5 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 30 |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 63% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 30% | 21% |
| 32% | 56% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 11% |
| 74% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 79% |
| 5% | 11% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 279 | 162 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 147 | 280 |
| 78 | 47 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 50 | 84 |
| 37% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 36% | 36% |
- Holstein Kiel has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Holstein Kiel has the most points from losing position (10)
- Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Bochum | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Nürnberg | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
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