Karlsruher SC and Greuther Fürth measure forces in Wildparkstadion, in a match for the 17th day of the 2. Bundesliga. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, in 07‑05-2017, ended with the victory of Karlsruher SC by (0‑1). Despite being a match between 11th and 7th of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 9th classified in home games and the 14th as a visitor.
Karlsruher SC:
After 4 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they tied with Arminia Bielefeld out by (2-2), after in the previous match they won by (4-1) at home, in a match against Jahn Regensburg. This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 12 points in its stadium, where it scored 16 goals and suffered 12, against only 8 points outside, with 12 goals scored and 18 suffered. For the championship, Karlsruher SC won 12 points in 21 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 games he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium for 5 games. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 16 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 1 comeback.
Avoiding the descent remains the main objective of the Karlsruher, but at the same time wants to have a quiet campaign as well. Therefore, he knows that he will have to show a greater commitment during the championship to achieve what he wants. He wants to show his potential always, either playing at home or outside his domains, because he knows he needs to add points in as many games as possible. In this round it will not be different and that is why he hopes to play good football, to celebrate a good result to the final whistle. In this match, Sven Müller and Marco Djuricin will be absent, because they are in the medical department.
Greuther Fürth:
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against Heidenheim by (1-0). In the last match, he won at home against Bochum by (3‑1). This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since it conquered 6 points out and 16 in its stadium, with 8 goals scored and 12 suffered as a visitor, against 11 goals scored and 8 suffered at home. For the championship, Greuther Fürth conquered 6 points in 24 possible, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 games he played as a visitor.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 7 away matches. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (3 in 8 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
To have a better campaign than the current one, Greuther Fürth must show more quality and intensity throughout the championship. What we mean is that each game must have an evolution in the field, always focusing on better performance. The true intention of this is to find the path to good results and regularity, which is important for any team. This is precisely the reason why he wants to get a positive result and will fight for it with all his might during the ninety minutes. In this match, Julian Green, Marco Caligiuri, Robin Kehr and Maximilian Sauer will be absent, because they are in the medical department.
