It's advantage Stuttgart so far with their 3rd position in the 2. Bundesliga table, welcoming Karlsruher SC who are placed 10th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Stuttgart form and stats
Stuttgart are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Mercedes Benz Arena. 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 7 games.
Stuttgart lost their last game at Osnabruck (placed 9th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dynamo Dresden in a game that was won 3-1.
The Stuttgart fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Karlsruher SC form and stats
There's been little loot from Karlsruher SC's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruher SC only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. Sharing is caring, but Karlsruher SC are perhaps overdoing it with their seven draws in a row. It's been quite a sequence of draws for Karlsruher SC when traveling as their last four away games have all ended all square. Not since the Osnabruck match has the points been distributed unevenly.
Karlsruher SC delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Erzgebirge Aue (placed 5th) in their previous match; a 2. Bundesliga game. A 2-2 draw at St. Pauli's stadium before that.
Karlsruher SC have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Karlsruher SC have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 5 Stuttgart victories, 0 draws and 1 Karlsruher SC win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hofmann 7 goals |   H. Al Ghaddioui 4 goals |  N. González 4 goals |
Stuttgart missing players
Karlsruher SC missing players
| Stuttgart | Karlsruher SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 24 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 62% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 86% | 85% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 6.1 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Karlsruher SC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Karlsruher SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Karlsruher SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Karlsruher SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stuttgart have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Stuttgart 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Greuther Furth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Osnabruck | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Bochum | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 10 |