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Kaiserslautern and Karlsruher face each other at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in a round of the second round of the 2. League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 10-04-2016, in a game for 2. Liga that ended in a draw for (0-0). In this match, the home factor may play an important role, as Karlsruher presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Kaiserslautern
The home team is currently in 12th place with 16 points earned after 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Union Berlin by (1-0). In the last match, tied off for Munich 1860 by (1-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. For the championship, the Kaiserslautern won 11 points in 21 chances, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 games that played in his stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 4 games in your stadium. In 13 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 home games in all competitions there are 1 highlights: he scored 3 of his 7 goals in minutes (46′-60 ‘).
The Kaiserslautern have been doing a medium-sized campaign in 2.Bundesliga and if they want to win some positions it is essential that they win. The team knows that the duel against Karlsruher should not be the most complicated, after all the opponent has been fighting against relegation, so and allied with their performance within their fields only the three points matter. For this match coach Tayfun Korkut will not be able to count on Mensur Mujdza, Kacper Przybylko and Sebastian Kerk who are injured.
Karlsruher
After 2 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 16th place, having won 11 points. In the last match, he lost to Sandhausen at home (1-3), having lost in a previous game against Heidenheim (2-1). This is a team that has curiously been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; Against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 6 away games, Karlsruher recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, having won 5 points out of 18. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got around to scoring in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 6 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
The situation of Karlsruher in the second division of the German championship is not good, so much that is in the zone of the playoff of the relegation, being that to recover itself in the competition it needs to score outside the house. On the other hand, this should not be easy, after all Kaiserslautern is going through a better time than yours, so if you want to achieve a good result you need to evolve a lot in the field. For this match coach Tomas Oral will not be able to count on Grischa Prömel, Gaetan Krebs and Dennis Kempe who are injured.
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 1.65