Moving nearer to the top sides is the task when these two mid-table sides do battle. Both are targeting to strenghten their league table standing, Karlsruher SC in 10th and Kaiserslautern in 7th spot.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (18) in 2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher SC are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Kaiserslautern is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The 2. Bundesliga results playing at home this season for Karlsruher SC are 8-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). Karlsruher SC has recorded two wins in a row here at Wildpark Platz 6, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Karlsruher SC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Holstein Kiel. Midfield player Jensen got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Jensen scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, Karlsruher SC had a home game versus Hannover 96 which ended with a victory 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Karlsruher have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 6 and lost 1.
Sports bettors should know that 9 of the most recent 10 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.
A decent goal production from Karlsruher SC in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 16 league matches. Karlsruher have conceded 25 from these games.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Kaiserslautern have produced an overall stat of 5-6-5 so far. Visiting Kaiserslautern has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Home advantage was not enough for Kaiserslautern in their previous game as they lost hosting DSC Arminia Bielefeld, 1-2. It's possibly a bad omen for Kaiserslautern that their goalie Luthe pulled off six saves in the DSC Arminia Bielefeld fixture, but still could not save them from a loss. Midfielder Klement was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Klement served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Nürnberg.Kaiserslautern are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Kaiserslautern are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Kaiserslautern have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kaiserslautern have won or drawn the last 6 matches (3-3-0) facing Karlsruher SC.The dueling parties have met before this season: Kaiserslautern - Karlsruher 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 13 goals |   F. Schleusener 12 goals |  M. Wanitzek 10 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 53 | 30 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 47 |
| 52 | 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 84% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 75% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 53% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 34% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 22% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 34% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.8 | 16.1 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 34% | 35% |
| 14 | 14.4 | 16.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 14.8 | 13.6 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (18) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 64 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 61 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 60 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 54 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 54 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 31 | -6 | 43 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 42 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -10 | 40 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -17 | 37 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -18 | 35 |
| 16 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 29 | -24 | 28 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -26 | 28 |
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