This could be an entertaining game as Karlsruher SC have their supposed home advantage, while Paderborn lead them by 2 points in the 2. Bundesliga standings.
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in 2. Bundesliga
These are busy days for the hometeam, as they were in action only four days ago in the DFB Pokal. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bayer Leverkusen.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
The 2. Bundesliga results at home this season for Karlsruher SC are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Karlsruher, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bayer Leverkusen away with the result 2-1. Kyoung-Rok Choi and Lucas Cueto found the net in that victory. Midfielder Jérôme Gondorf was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga.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 as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Karlsruher SC has won three of these, drawn five and lost three.
Karlsruher have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wildpark Platz 6 with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Karlsruher have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Paderborn form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (13) away in 2. Bundesliga, are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. A great winning streak in away games for Paderborn as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Heidenheim have they travelled home without three points.
The manager L. Kwasniok was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Bundesliga match played at their home ground Benteler-Arena. Paderborn suffered a 1-2 loss to Hamburger SV (placed 6th). Paderborn goalkeeper Jannik Huth could take pride in a grand day at work against Hamburger SV, but in spite of achieving seven saves the defeat could not be avoided. Late heartbreak for Paderborn in the Hamburger SV match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfield player Julian Justvan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.1/10. Justvan hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Jahn Regensburg.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Paderborn in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Paderborn, one draw and four defeats.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 14 goals in 5 league games away this season. It's not easy to score on Paderborn as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Karlsruher SC wins - draws - Paderborn wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Michel 8 goals |   P. Hofmann 5 goals |  F. Platte 5 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Paderborn missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 91% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 82% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 60% | 27% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 73% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 14.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 39% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 50% | 36% |
- Karlsruher SC have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have not yet lost a game away.
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Paderborn have the most points (13) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most points from losing position (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals (14) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the the best goal difference (+10) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn 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 | St. Pauli | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | Jahn Regensburg | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Nurnberg | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 9 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
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