Karlsruher SC have won 7 of their 11 in total here in the safety of their own home. Will more points be won against Nürnberg?
- Karlsruher SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Karlsruher SC are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Karlsruher SC are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Eintracht Braunschweig. Gersbeck had a busy but productive day in the Eintracht Braunschweig match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented. Wanitzek (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.0/10. Wanitzek scored one goal and hit four key passes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Heidenheim.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 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The Karlsruher SC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. On the other hand, Karlsruher have conceded 5 goals.
Nürnberg form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Nürnberg have lost on their last two travels.
Nürnberg play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Darmstadt 98 (placed 3rd). Lawrence was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.14. The defender Lawrence won 2 of 4 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Arminia Bielefeld.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nürnberg playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Nürnberg wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Nürnberg have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Karlsruher SC won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Nürnberg got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Wanitzek 3 goals |   K. Duah 3 goals | M. Batmaz 2 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Nürnberg missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Nürnberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 89% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 22% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 22% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 44% |
| 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.4 | 21.2 | 24.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11 | 13 |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 30% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | 33% |
| 12.7 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.2 | 11 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
- Karlsruher SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 17 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 7 |
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