Another action-packed fixture in 2. Bundesliga as Karlsruher SC welcome Holstein Kiel

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Wildparkstadion (28762 seats)

Here is all you need to know about the 2. Bundesliga fixture Karlsruher SC - Holstein Kiel!

Insights:
  • Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (29) in 2. Bundesliga

Holstein Kiel could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a 2. Bundesliga game only three sleeps ago.

Karlsruher are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Holstein are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

4 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Karlsruher SC have to build on here at Wildparkstadion in the 2. Bundesliga. With seven home 2. Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the Karlsruher fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Hannover 96 game long ago, can be stopped today.

Karlsruher manager C. Eichner and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Greuther Furth (placed 3rd) in the 2. Bundesliga. Marco Thiede (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Thiede scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Fortuna Dusseldorf (2-3).

Karlsruher has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Holstein Kiel form and stats

7-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Holstein Kiel, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in 2. Bundesliga, in their 2. Bundesliga matches away. The fact that Holstein have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Alexander Mühling, Simon Lorenz and Fin Bartels scored in Holstein's previous match, the home game against Jahn Regensburg that ended 3-2. Simon Lorenz, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Lorenz scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels. Alexander Mühling came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Jahn Regensburg last time out, making the manager O. Werner feel like a tactical genius.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hannover 96.

Holstein Kiel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. It's not easy to score on Holstein as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Holstein Kiel - Karlsruher 2-3 entered in the official records. Karlsruher SC-Holstein Kiel H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Karlsruher SC one win, Holstein Kiel two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Karlsruher SCP. Hofmann
P. Hofmann
11 goals
Holstein KielA. Mühling
A. Mühling
11 goals
Holstein KielJ. Serra
J. Serra
11 goals

Karlsruher SC missing players

Holstein Kiel missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 4 1 Won W 1 7 18
10 6 1 Drew D 4 6 8
10 6 3 Lost L 0 3 6
46 16 6 Scored S 6 24 53
41 16 8 Conceded C 4 13 29
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
66% 44% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 78%
53% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 44%
34% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 28%
22% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
56% 38% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 56%
28% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 41%
28% 44% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 1.7
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
12.3 13 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.3 11.4
4 4.5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.6 4.2
36% 22% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 41% 40%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (29) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the most clean sheets (13) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 32 20 3 9 62 37 16 11 2 3 37 15 16 9 1 6 25 22 25 63
2 Holstein Kiel 32 18 8 6 53 29 16 11 2 3 29 16 16 7 6 3 24 13 24 62
3 Greuther Furth 32 16 10 6 62 40 16 8 4 4 31 21 16 8 6 2 31 19 22 58
4 Hamburger SV 32 15 10 7 65 41 16 9 4 3 36 16 16 6 6 4 29 25 24 55
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 15 8 9 50 43 16 10 4 2 29 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 7 53
6 Heidenheim 32 15 6 11 47 42 16 10 3 3 27 14 16 5 3 8 20 28 5 51
7 St. Pauli 32 13 8 11 50 51 16 8 3 5 27 23 16 5 5 6 23 28 -1 47
8 Paderborn 32 12 10 10 50 40 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 4 5 7 20 18 10 46
9 Karlsruher SC 32 12 10 10 46 41 16 4 6 6 16 16 16 8 4 4 30 25 5 46
10 Darmstadt 98 32 13 6 13 55 52 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 31 30 3 45
11 Erzgebirge Aue 32 11 8 13 42 49 16 7 4 5 27 27 16 4 4 8 15 22 -7 41
12 Nurnberg 32 10 10 12 43 49 16 5 6 5 21 22 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 40
13 Hannover 96 32 11 6 15 50 48 16 7 4 5 29 20 16 4 2 10 21 28 2 39
14 Jahn Regensburg 32 8 11 13 34 48 16 5 6 5 20 21 16 3 5 8 14 27 -14 35
15 Sandhausen 32 9 4 19 38 57 16 8 4 4 27 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -19 31
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 7 10 15 29 53 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 1 6 9 13 32 -24 31
17 Osnabruck 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 2 1 13 13 32 16 6 5 5 18 22 -23 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 32 5 6 21 34 67 16 3 5 8 21 32 16 2 1 13 13 35 -33 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 32 20 3 9 62 37 16 11 2 3 37 15 16 9 1 6 25 22 25 63
2 Holstein Kiel 32 18 8 6 53 29 16 11 2 3 29 16 16 7 6 3 24 13 24 62
3 Greuther Furth 32 16 10 6 62 40 16 8 4 4 31 21 16 8 6 2 31 19 22 58
4 Hamburger SV 32 15 10 7 65 41 16 9 4 3 36 16 16 6 6 4 29 25 24 55
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 32 15 8 9 50 43 16 10 4 2 29 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 7 53
6 Heidenheim 32 15 6 11 47 42 16 10 3 3 27 14 16 5 3 8 20 28 5 51
7 St. Pauli 32 13 8 11 50 51 16 8 3 5 27 23 16 5 5 6 23 28 -1 47
8 Paderborn 32 12 10 10 50 40 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 4 5 7 20 18 10 46
9 Karlsruher SC 32 12 10 10 46 41 16 4 6 6 16 16 16 8 4 4 30 25 5 46
10 Darmstadt 98 32 13 6 13 55 52 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 7 3 6 31 30 3 45
11 Erzgebirge Aue 32 11 8 13 42 49 16 7 4 5 27 27 16 4 4 8 15 22 -7 41
12 Nurnberg 32 10 10 12 43 49 16 5 6 5 21 22 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 40
13 Hannover 96 32 11 6 15 50 48 16 7 4 5 29 20 16 4 2 10 21 28 2 39
14 Jahn Regensburg 32 8 11 13 34 48 16 5 6 5 20 21 16 3 5 8 14 27 -14 35
15 Sandhausen 32 9 4 19 38 57 16 8 4 4 27 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -19 31
16 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 7 10 15 29 53 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 1 6 9 13 32 -24 31
17 Osnabruck 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 2 1 13 13 32 16 6 5 5 18 22 -23 30
18 Wurzburger Kickers 32 5 6 21 34 67 16 3 5 8 21 32 16 2 1 13 13 35 -33 21

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