It's a fresh beginning in 2. Bundesliga - the first match of the season. Read our full article and see how Osnabrück and Karlsruher SC did in their pre-season friendly games!
Osnabrück form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Osnabrück as they were promoted from 3. Liga last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses from 38 games. The team scored 38 goals at home last season and conceded 22. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Osnabrück have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Osnabrück scored {11 goals} and let in {0 goals} during these three games.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
Let's have a look at how Karlsruher SC performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 7 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded {53 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 24/28 goals scored/conceded.
Karlsruher SC played seven friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In these seven matches Karlsruher SC scored 33 and conceded {9 goals}.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Osnabrück two wins, four draws and Karlsruher SC four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Osnabrück missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Osnabrück | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osnabrück | Last season | Karlsruher SC | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 70 | 38 | Scored | S | 24 | 56 | ||
| 49 | 22 | Conceded | C | 28 | 53 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 79% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 85% | ||
| 55% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 37% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 29% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 29% | ||
| 61% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 59% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 21% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 14.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 11.4 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 14 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Elversberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hannover 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hansa Rostock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Osnabrück | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paderborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Greuther Furth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elversberg | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 80 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 74 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 73 |
| 3 | Osnabrück | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 70 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Saarbrucken | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 69 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 63 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -2 | 60 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Viktoria Koln | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 55 |
| 10 | Verl | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 49 |
| 11 | Ingolstadt | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 28 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 46 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund II | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -2 | 45 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -13 | 45 |
| 15 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -13 | 42 |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Meppen | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 65 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | -22 | 37 |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -22 | 35 |
| 19 | Zwickau | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | -30 | 35 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 39 | 81 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -42 | 32 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Heidenheim | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 67 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 66 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 58 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 55 |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 46 |
| 9 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -5 | 44 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -7 | 43 |
| 12 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 41 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -16 | 41 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -17 | 39 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 36 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -24 | 31 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -28 | 28 |
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