An important duel in the bottom section of the 2. Bundesliga, with both Karlsruher SC and Nürnberg experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 15th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Karlsruher SC at their home stadium (Wildparkstadion) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
A strong away win for Karlsruher SC against Sandhausen the last match, as Änis Ben-Hatira and Jérôme Gondorf were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Osnabrück.
This is expected to be a close game, with Karlsruher SC perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Karlsruher SC as a small favourite), we find five games. Karlsruher SC has won three of these, drawn two and lost zero.
The Karlsruher SC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Karlsruher SC have conceded 21 from these games.
Nürnberg form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Nürnberg have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Nürnberg's previous game was their home loss versus Darmstadt 98 (1-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Heidenheim that ended 2-2.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Nürnberg in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Nürnberg, four draws and three defeats.
Nürnberg are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. Nürnberg have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Nürnberg - Karlsruher SC 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Karlsruher SC wins - draws - Nürnberg wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 11 goals |  R. Hack 7 goals |  H. Behrens 5 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Nürnberg missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Nürnberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 33 |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 83% |
| 52% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 57% |
| 35% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 73% | 52% |
| 26% | 45% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 36% | 22% |
| 65% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 61% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 30% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 334 | 201 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 136 | 332 |
| 95 | 58 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 49 | 102 |
| 34% | 31% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 32% |
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nürnberg has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nürnberg have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Greuther Furth | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Bochum | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 18 |
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