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Karlsruhe vs Greuther Furth Live Stream, Predictions
Karlsruhe come up against visitors Greuther Furth at BBBank Wildpark in this Bundesliga 2 tie on Saturday.
Our Karlsruhe v Greuther Furth tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide
Karlsruhe
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Karlsruhe will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-4 Bundesliga 2 triumph over Kaiserslautern.
In that match, Karlsruhe managed 58% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Karlsruhe, the goalscorers were Marvin Wanitzek (51'), Igor Matanović (58'), Paul Nebel (81') and Budu Zivzivadze (91'). For their opponents, Kaiserslautern got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target.
It has been seldom in recent times where Karlsruhe have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Karlsruhe have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals in the process. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether the trend might be maintained here in this match or not.
Taking a look at their past results, Karlsruhe:
- are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches at home.
- haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.
Greuther Furth
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Greuther Furth go into this meeting after a 2-1 Bundesliga 2 win in the defeat of Nuremberg in their last game.
In that match, Greuther Furth had 69% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The only player to score for Greuther Furth was Armindo Sieb (27', 56'). At the other end, Nurnberg got 3 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Sebastian Andersson (8') scored for Nuremberg.
The stats tell the story, and Greuther Furth have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Greuther Furth just haven’t been too solid at all.
A look at their previous results shows us that Greuther Furth:
- haven't beaten Karlsruhe when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 28/06/2020 shows that Karlsruhe have won 3 of these & Greuther Furth 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 24 overall which averages out at 4 goals per match.
The previous league game featuring the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 7 on 23/09/2023 when it finished Greuther Furth 4-3 Karlsruhe.
That time, Greuther Furth had 38% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Goals were scored by Tim Lemperle (5'), Dickson Abiama (13', 45') and Damian Michalski (64').
For their opponents, Karlsruhe got 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. Robin Bormuth (7'), Marvin Wanitzek (25') and Lars Stindl (45') scored.
The match was refereed by Patrick Ittrich.
📰 Team News: Karlsruhe
Lars Stindl (Calf problems), Eren Öztürk (Tear of the lateral meniscus), Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Hip injury), Efe Kaan Sihlaroglu (Knee surgery) and Tim Rossmann (Hip injury) are unavailable for Karlsruhe boss Christian Eichner.
It looks as if Karlsruhe should line up in a 4-2-3-1 system this time featuring Patrick Drewes, Sebastian Jung, Marcel Franke, Robin Bormuth, David Herold, Jerome Gondorf, Nicolai Rapp, Dzenis Burnic, Paul Nebel, Marvin Wanitzek and Igor Matanovic.
🗞️ Team News: Greuther Furth
Due to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the Greuther Furth boss Alexander Zorniger does not have any fitness concerns to report coming into this clash.
It’s our belief that Greuther Fürth seem most likely to make use of a 3-4-1-2 formation with a starting lineup of Jonas Urbig, Gideon Jung, Damian Michalski, Maximilian Dietz, Simon Asta, Robert Wagner, Julian Green, Gian-Luca Itter, Branimir Hrgota, Armindo Sieb and Tim Lemperle.
💡 Prediction
We’re thinking that Greuther Furth and Karlsruhe should end up playing out a closely-fought contest here.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely - as are goals. Therefore, we predict a very competitive game with a 2-2 when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 19:03 02/03/2024
Predicted Lineups
⚽️ Team Focus:
Karlsruhe
Formed: 1894
Stadium: BBBank Wildpark (26,000)
Captain: Jérôme Gondorf
Chairman: Holger Siegmund-Schultze
Manager: Christian Eichner
Competitions: Bundesliga 2 position 9
⭐ Star Man: Budu Zivzivadze
Customarily taking up the Striker position, Budu Zivzivadze was born in Kutaisi, Georgia. After having played his first senior match for Esbjerg in the 2016 - 2017 season, the gifted Forward has managed 8 league goals in this 2. Bundesliga 2023 - 2024 season to date coming from a total of 22 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 48 | WLWWL |
2 |
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24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 43 | DWWLD |
3 |
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23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 41 | LWLDW |
4 |
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24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | WWWLD |
5 |
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23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 38 | WLLLW |
6 |
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24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 | LDDWD |
7 |
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23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 37 | DWWLW |
8 |
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24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | LWWDD |
9 |
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24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 33 | DDDLW |
10 |
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23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | WDLDW |
11 |
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23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 32 | LWDWL |
12 |
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23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | LDWLW |
13 |
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24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 29 | WLWLW |
14 |
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23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 27 | WDDLL |
15 |
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24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 25 | LLDLW |
16 |
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24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 24 | LWLDL |
17 |
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24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 22 | LDDLL |
18 |
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23 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -25 | 15 | DDDLW |
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Magdeburg |
Holstein Kiel |
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Kaiserslautern |
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Fortuna Dusseldorf |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Hansa Rostock |
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Elversberg |
Karlsruhe |
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Nuremberg |
Hannover |
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Hertha Berlin |
Karlsruhe |
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Fortuna Dusseldorf |
Karlsruhe |
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Wehen Wiesbaden |
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Osnabruck |
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Elversberg |
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Hansa Rostock |
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Nuremberg |
Hannover |
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St. Pauli |
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Paderborn |
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Schalke |
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Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 24 |
Time first goal conceded | 32 |
Yellow cards | 1.6 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.6 |
Time first goal scored | 33 |
Time first goal conceded | 35 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Igor Matanović | 11 |
Budu Zivzivadze | 10 |
Marvin Wanitzek | 8 |
Fabian Schleusener | 7 |
Paul Nebel | 3 |
Armindo Sieb | 9 |
Branimir Hrgota | 8 |
Julian Green | 4 |
Tim Lemperle | 4 |
Dickson Abiama | 3 |
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St. Pauli |
Paderborn |
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Hertha Berlin |
Nuremberg |
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Hansa Rostock |
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Hannover |
Elversberg |
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Hamburg |
Osnabruck |
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Kaiserslautern |
Fortuna Dusseldorf |
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Wehen Wiesbaden |
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Eintracht Braunschweig |
Magdeburg |
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Schalke |