Sandhausen believe to have lots of fans in for this match despite that the season has been back-breaking so far with 19 points and a 17th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Karlsruher SC have 12th place with 22 pts.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in 2. Bundesliga
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sandhausen form and stats
Sandhausen have played 9 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). The Sandhausen manager Schwartz might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Esswein was the last player to score a league goal for Sandhausen and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sandhausen haven't scored in 237 minutes.
Sandhausen faced defeat in their previous match, away at Fortuna Dusseldorf (0-2). Sandhausen's goalkeeper Drewes was extremely busy against Fortuna Dusseldorf, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Ahead of that game, a home loss in the DFB Pokal against Freiburg.
Sandhausen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
Karlsruher SC have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Karlsruher SC go into this game after a win, the home game against Greuther Furth that ended 2-1. Eureka; their first win in the league after eight games not winning. Karlsruher showed an amazing ability to get out of trouble in their victory against Greuther Furth, as they were behind on goals when Ambrosius was sent off in the 24th minute. A great comeback by ten players secured the win after goals from Wanitzek and Kaufmann. Midfield player Wanitzek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Wanitzek scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).
A 1-1 draw at Magdeburg's stadium before that.Karlsruher SC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Karlsruher SC have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Karlsruher SC - Sandhausen 3-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sandhausen victories, two draws and five Karlsruher SC wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Wanitzek 7 goals |  F. Schleusener 7 goals |   D. Kinsombi 6 goals |
Sandhausen missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Sandhausen | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 36 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 80% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 55% |
| 30% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 30% |
| 20% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 30% |
| 60% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 20% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 3.4 | 5.1 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| 6 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 13.1 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.7 | 14.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 32% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 25% | 29% |
| 14.7 | 11.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
- Karlsruher SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Heidenheim | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | St. Pauli | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 | Greuther Furth | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Magdeburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 18 | Jahn Regensburg | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 19 |
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