2. Bundesliga match prediction and preview for Paderborn vs Karlsruher SC clash

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 19.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Benteler-Arena (15000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Paderborn have their presumed home advantage while Karlsruher SC are ahead 7 points in the 2. Bundesliga table.

Insights:
  • Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Karlsruher SC have the most points (25) away in 2. Bundesliga

The hosts Paderborn saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. That game was an away game at St. Pauli, so at least Paderborn are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Paderborn form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Paderborn at their home stadium (Benteler-Arena) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Happy days for Paderborn in their previous game, a 2. Bundesliga match away at St. Pauli (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Darmstadt 98 with the scoreline 2-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Paderborn have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost six.

The Paderborn fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. Paderborn have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Karlsruher SC form and stats

Karlsruher SC's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Karlsruher SC, who have the most points (25) away in 2. Bundesliga, collect 25 points from their 12 away matches in the 2. Bundesliga. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Karlsruher's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Erzgebirge Aue game.

Karlsruher SC have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 218 minutes ago. Choi Kyoung-Rok was the goal scorer. The Karlsruher goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Karlsruher delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Eintracht Braunschweig (placed 15th) in their previous match; a 2. Bundesliga game. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against St. Pauli.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Karlsruher SC in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Karlsruher, three draws and four defeats.

Karlsruher are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. Karlsruher have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Karlsruher SC - Paderborn 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Paderborn victories, two draws and four Karlsruher SC wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PaderbornD. Srbeny
D. Srbeny
11 goals
PaderbornC. Führich
C. Führich
10 goals
Karlsruher SCP. Hofmann
P. Hofmann
9 goals

Paderborn missing players

Karlsruher SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paderborn Karlsruher SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 4 12 25
9 6 0 Won W 2 8 12
7 3 1 Drew D 0 1 5
9 3 1 Lost L 2 3 8
32 21 4 Scored S 5 23 37
30 17 5 Conceded C 6 17 30
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
68% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 64%
44% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 52%
28% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 42% 28%
8% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 33% 24%
48% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 67% 52%
32% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 32%
28% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.8 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
13 13.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.8 12.4
4 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.2
32% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 51% 36%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Karlsruher SC have the most points (25) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paderborn haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Bochum 25 15 3 7 45 26 13 8 2 3 26 10 12 7 1 4 19 16 19 48
2 Hamburger SV 25 13 7 5 51 30 12 7 3 2 27 11 13 6 4 3 24 19 21 46
3 Holstein Kiel 24 13 7 4 38 22 12 7 2 3 19 14 12 6 5 1 19 8 16 46
4 Greuther Furth 24 12 7 5 46 29 12 6 2 4 21 15 12 6 5 1 25 14 17 43
5 Karlsruher SC 25 12 5 8 37 30 13 4 4 5 14 13 12 8 1 3 23 17 7 41
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 25 11 7 7 37 33 12 8 3 1 22 13 13 3 4 6 15 20 4 40
7 Heidenheim 24 11 6 7 37 32 12 8 3 1 24 10 12 3 3 6 13 22 5 39
8 Hannover 96 24 10 5 9 36 28 11 6 3 2 20 9 13 4 2 7 16 19 8 35
9 Paderborn 25 9 7 9 32 30 12 6 3 3 21 17 13 3 4 6 11 13 2 34
10 Erzgebirge Aue 25 9 6 10 33 36 12 6 4 2 21 15 13 3 2 8 12 21 -3 33
11 St. Pauli 25 8 8 9 37 42 13 5 3 5 19 22 12 3 5 4 18 20 -5 32
12 Darmstadt 98 25 9 4 12 41 43 13 5 2 6 18 17 12 4 2 6 23 26 -2 31
13 Jahn Regensburg 23 7 8 8 25 29 12 5 4 3 17 14 11 2 4 5 8 15 -4 29
14 Nurnberg 25 7 7 11 31 38 13 3 5 5 15 19 12 4 2 6 16 19 -7 28
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 25 6 7 12 22 43 13 6 2 5 15 18 12 0 5 7 7 25 -21 25
16 Osnabruck 24 6 5 13 23 38 11 2 1 8 11 19 13 4 4 5 12 19 -15 23
17 Sandhausen 25 6 4 15 28 45 13 5 4 4 20 18 12 1 0 11 8 27 -17 22
18 Wurzburger Kickers 24 4 3 17 26 51 12 3 3 6 17 24 12 1 0 11 9 27 -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 Bochum 25 15 3 7 45 26 13 8 2 3 26 10 12 7 1 4 19 16 19 48
2 Hamburger SV 25 13 7 5 51 30 12 7 3 2 27 11 13 6 4 3 24 19 21 46
3 Holstein Kiel 24 13 7 4 38 22 12 7 2 3 19 14 12 6 5 1 19 8 16 46
4 Greuther Furth 24 12 7 5 46 29 12 6 2 4 21 15 12 6 5 1 25 14 17 43
5 Karlsruher SC 25 12 5 8 37 30 13 4 4 5 14 13 12 8 1 3 23 17 7 41
6 Fortuna Dusseldorf 25 11 7 7 37 33 12 8 3 1 22 13 13 3 4 6 15 20 4 40
7 Heidenheim 24 11 6 7 37 32 12 8 3 1 24 10 12 3 3 6 13 22 5 39
8 Hannover 96 24 10 5 9 36 28 11 6 3 2 20 9 13 4 2 7 16 19 8 35
9 Paderborn 25 9 7 9 32 30 12 6 3 3 21 17 13 3 4 6 11 13 2 34
10 Erzgebirge Aue 25 9 6 10 33 36 12 6 4 2 21 15 13 3 2 8 12 21 -3 33
11 St. Pauli 25 8 8 9 37 42 13 5 3 5 19 22 12 3 5 4 18 20 -5 32
12 Darmstadt 98 25 9 4 12 41 43 13 5 2 6 18 17 12 4 2 6 23 26 -2 31
13 Jahn Regensburg 23 7 8 8 25 29 12 5 4 3 17 14 11 2 4 5 8 15 -4 29
14 Nurnberg 25 7 7 11 31 38 13 3 5 5 15 19 12 4 2 6 16 19 -7 28
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 25 6 7 12 22 43 13 6 2 5 15 18 12 0 5 7 7 25 -21 25
16 Osnabruck 24 6 5 13 23 38 11 2 1 8 11 19 13 4 4 5 12 19 -15 23
17 Sandhausen 25 6 4 15 28 45 13 5 4 4 20 18 12 1 0 11 8 27 -17 22
18 Wurzburger Kickers 24 4 3 17 26 51 12 3 3 6 17 24 12 1 0 11 9 27 -25 15

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