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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Wildpark Platz 6 (4000 seats)

Karlsruher SC will plan to utilise their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The hosts are currently 8 points behind Schalke 04.

Insights:
  • Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga

Karlsruher SC and Schalke 04 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.

It's back home for Karlsruher SC, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Holstein Kiel away with the result 2-0. O'Shaughnessy and Schleusener found the net in that victory. O'Shaughnessy, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. O'Shaughnessy scored one goal and won 2 of 6 duels.

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Nürnberg.

Karlsruher SC are traveling soon after this match as the DFB Pokal match at Hamburger SV awaits in four days.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Karlsruher defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Schalke 04, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 5-2-4 so far.

Schalke 04 had fun at their own home (Wildpark Platz 6) last time out, beating Paderborn 2-0. Bülter and Churlinov scored. Fraisl was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.65. The agile goalkeeper Fraisl topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 defeat away at Fortuna Dusseldorf before that.

Schalke are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

Schalke 04 - Karlsruher SC 1-2 was the output when this pair of teams previously did battle, earlier this season. Previous six meetings between these contenders: Karlsruher SC won two, Schalke 04 were winners in three and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04S. Terodde
S. Terodde
15 goals
KarlsruherP. Hofmann
P. Hofmann
12 goals
Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
7 goals

Karlsruher SC missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Karlsruher SC Schalke 04
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 4 11 23
8 5 2 Won W 3 5 12
8 4 2 Drew D 0 2 4
7 3 1 Lost L 1 4 7
40 24 8 Scored S 6 17 45
35 18 6 Conceded C 4 11 27
91% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 87%
74% 75% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 61%
52% 58% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 30%
13% 25% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 22%
74% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 45% 61%
22% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 75% 45% 35%
13% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 4%
 
5 5.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.5 5.3
4.6 4 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.9 5.1
1.9 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.9 15.4 15.4 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 16.1 16.2
4.3 4.8 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 5.5 5.9
40% 42% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 28% 33%
 
15.4 14.7 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 13.9 12.5
5.2 4.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.7
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nürnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

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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 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nürnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

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