Sandhausen have struggled for points this league season. Can the gang get some points when Kaiserslautern come to visit BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald?
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (5) in 2. Bundesliga
Sandhausen and Kaiserslautern 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.
Sandhausen form and stats
Sandhausen must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three 2. Bundesliga games here at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sandhausen to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager Schwartz led his Sandhausen to a defeat away at Holstein Kiel. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. Zhirov, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Zhirov hit one key pass and won 10 of 11 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Nurnberg that was lost 1-2.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 Sandhausen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The Sandhausen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
Four points from two away games for Kaiserslautern, meaning one draw and one victory in the 2. Bundesliga so far.
Kaiserslautern played 4-4 against Magdeburg in their previous match. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Magdeburg. Kaiserslautern were trailing 1-3 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 4-4, with Wunderlich scoring the equalizer. Ritter got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Ritter signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Greuther Furth with the score of 3-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Kaiserslautern in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Kaiserslautern, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Kaiserslautern has managed 5 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Sandhausen won four games, one match ended with a draw and Kaiserslautern got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kinsombi 3 goals |   M. Wunderlich 3 goals |  T. Boyd 3 goals |
Sandhausen missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Sandhausen | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 7.7 | 7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12 | 10.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 44% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 71% | 68% |
| 12.3 | 11 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
- All of Kaiserslautern's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Kaiserslautern have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Kaiserslautern have not yet lost a game away.
- Kaiserslautern have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kaiserslautern haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandhausen 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 | Paderborn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Kaiserslautern | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Magdeburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Greuther Furth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
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