KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC prevailed over Elversberg.
The match was played at the Wildpark Platz 6 stadium in Karlsruhe on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Petersen with the collaboration of Alexander Sather and Christian Ballweg. The 4th official was Tobias Schultes. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.05 degrees Celsius or 42.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 7 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 111
- 49 Dangerous attack 36
- 71 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Karlsruher SC was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Elversberg that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Karlsruher SC had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match.
Karlsruher SC shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Elversberg shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (Leon Jensen and Igor Matanovic). On the other side, Elversberg received 2 yellow cards (Paul Stock and Carlo Sickinger).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Karlsruher SC has 21 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Elversberg will stays with 24 points like Hannover 96 and Nürnberg to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will host Osnabrück on the 20th of January with a 2-2 head to head record.
Elversberg will host Hannover 96 on the 20th of January with a 0-0 head to head record.
Karlsruher SC – Formation
Karlsruher SC
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Karlsruher SC started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).
The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes , Sebastian Jung , Robin Bormuth , Marcel Beifus , Philip Heise , Dženis Burnić , Leon Jensen , Paul Nebel , Lars Stindl , Igor Matanovic and Budu Zivzivadze .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Brosinski, David Herold, Marco Thiede, Christoph Kobald , Fabian Schleusener , Max Weiss, Eren Öztürk and Kai Eisele.
Substitutions
Karlsruher SC made 3 changes: Paul Nebel for Marco Thiede (90′), Marcel Beifus for Christoph Kobald (69′) and Budu Zivzivadze for Fabian Schleusener (78′).
Player of the match: Igor Matanovic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Igor Matanovic.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 17.
Elversberg – Formation
Elversberg
Elversberg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Horst Steffen played with: Nicolas Kristof , Hugo Vandermersch , Carlo Sickinger , Frederik Jäkel , Maurice Neubauer , Thore Jacobsen , Robin Fellhauer , Paul Wanner , Paul Stock , Jannik Rochelt and Luca Schnellbacher .
They had on the bench: Kevin Conrad, Manuel Feil , Dominik Martinović, Luca Dürholtz, Lukas Finn Pinckert, Joseph Boyamba, Arne Sicker, Tim Boss and Kevin Koffi.
Substitutions
Elversberg made only 1 change substituting Thore Jacobsen for Manuel Feil (81′).
Player of the match: Paul Wanner
The most impressive player for Elversberg was Paul Wanner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC – Elversberg – 3-2
- Eintracht Braunschweig – Kaiserslautern – 2-1
- St. Pauli – Wehen Wiesbaden – 1-1
