2. Bundesliga: We're expecting an absorbing and vital fight starring SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Sandhausen at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer. Both need the points!
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen is in the worst form (0-2-4)
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for SpVgg Greuther Fürth at their home stadium (Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth's last game was hosting Paderborn (placed 2nd) and winning 2-1. What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after playing, but not winning, eight consecutive fixtures. Defender Michalski got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.13/10. Michalski scored one goal and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Magdeburg (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SpVgg Greuther Fürth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 0 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Goals from both sides! That has occurred in 7 league matches in a row for this club. Will it happen again?
A decent goal production from Greuther in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. SpVgg Greuther Fürth have conceded 9 from these games.
Sandhausen form and stats
Playing away, Sandhausen have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Hannover 96 with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Kinsombi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Kinsombi scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.
A 1-1 draw at St. Pauli's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Sandhausen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats.
In the opposite end, Sandhausen have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Greuther won four, Sandhausen triumphed in two and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kinsombi 5 goals |   B. Hrgota 4 goals |  D. Michalski 2 goals |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 44% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 6 | 7.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 16.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 12.2 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17.8 | 13.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- All of SpVgg Greuther Fürth's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sandhausen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sandhausen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sandhausen have yet to win a game away.
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sandhausen is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have scored in all their home matches so far.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in 2. Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth 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 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Paderborn | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Magdeburg | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 7 |
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