The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Karlsruher SC are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 17th.
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
Karlsruher SC have played 8 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Karlsruher SC's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-5 versus Greuther Fürth (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Arminia Bielefeld that finished 2-2.
Karlsruher SC were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Karlsruher SC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Goals decide football matches and Karlsruher SC are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Karlsruher SC are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).
Wehen Wiesbaden form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wehen Wiesbaden so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Wehen Wiesbaden play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to St. Pauli (placed 15th). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Darmstadt 98.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Wehen Wiesbaden playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.
Wehen Wiesbaden have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wehen Wiesbaden have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wehen Wiesbaden - Karlsruher SC 1-2. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: 4 - 1 - 3 (Karlsruher SC wins - draws - Wehen Wiesbaden wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Schäffler 12 goals |   P. Hofmann 10 goals |  D. Gordon 3 goals |
Karlsruher SC missing players
Wehen Wiesbaden missing players
| Karlsruher SC | Wehen Wiesbaden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 76% |
| 71% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 47% | 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 35% | 62% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 53% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 253 | 146 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 84 | 205 |
| 76 | 46 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 68 |
| 38% | 37% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | 29% |
- Karlsruher SC has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Karlsruher SC have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wehen Wiesbaden has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Wehen Wiesbaden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wehen Wiesbaden 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 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Osnabrück | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Bochum | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Nürnberg | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
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