KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC beat Osnabrück to win 2-1. It was Karlsruher SC to strike first with an early goal of Christoph Kobald at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Marvin Wanitzek gave the win to Karlsruher SC in the 55′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 25,000 spectators.​ The referee was Sören Storks who had the assistance of Thorben Siewer and . The 4th official was Luca Schlosser. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was freezing at -0.83 degrees Celsius or 30.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Karlsruher SC

2 - 1

Osnabrück

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 16 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 99 Attack 113
  • 56 Dangerous attack 49
  • 75 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Karlsruher SC was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Osnabrück that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match​.

Karlsruher SC shot 16 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osnabrück shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC received 1 yellow card (Paul Nebel). Talking about the opposition, Osnabrück received 1 yellow card (Dave Gnaase).

Match Timeline

Christoph Kobald(goal)
4'
24'
Dave Gnaase(goal)
P. Nebel- Yellow
39'
Marvin Wanitzek(goal)Igor Matanovic
55'
64'
Lars Kehl - sub ->Robert Tesche
65'
Charalampos Makridis- sub ->Athanasios Androutsos
72'
Lex-Tyger Lobinger- sub ->Christian Joe Conteh
77'
Dave Gnaase- Yellow
Fabian Schleusener- sub ->Budu Zivzivadze
76'
85'
Henry Rorig- sub ->Noel Niemann
85'
Maximilian Thalhammer- sub ->Oumar Diakhité
David Herold- sub ->Philip Heise
86'
A. Ersungur- sub ->Paul Nebel
86'
Robin Bormuth - sub ->Igor Matanovic
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this match, Karlsruher SC has 24 points like Hannover 96, Elversberg and Nürnberg to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Osnabrück will stays with 9 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away with Hamburger SV on the 27th of January with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Hamburger SV (5 draws).

Osnabrück will host Paderborn on the 27th of January with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Paderborn (4 draws).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
Patrick Drewes 23.Germany
7.1
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
6.4
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
7.7
86'
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
8.2
4'
D
Marcel Franke 28.Germany
7.1
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.0
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
8.4
55'
M
Dzenis Burnic 15.Germany
7.0
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
6.7
86' 39'
F
I. Matanović 9.Croatia
8.1
90'
F
Budu Zivzivadze 11.Georgia
5.7
76'
Substitutes
G
Max Weiß 29.Germany
D
Marcel Beifus 4.Germany
D
Daniel Brosinski 18.Germany
D
David Herold 20.Germany
6.8
86'
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
D
Robin Bormuth 32.Germany
7.0
90'
M
A. Ersungur 27.Turkey
6.4
86'
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
6.6
76'

Karlsruher SC started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes (7.1), Sebastian Jung (6.4), Marcel Franke (7.1), Christoph Kobald (8.2), Philip Heise (7.7), Dženis Burnić (7.0), Jérôme Gondorf (7.0), Marvin Wanitzek (8.4), Paul Nebel (6.7), Budu Zivzivadze (5.7) and Igor Matanovic (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Beifus, Daniel Brosinski, David Herold (6.8), Marco Thiede, Fabian Schleusener (6.6), Ali Eren Ersungur (6.4), Max Weiss, Robin Bormuth (7.0) and Luis Dettling.

Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Robin Bormuth (injured).

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 3 changes: Budu Zivzivadze for Fabian Schleusener (76′), Philip Heise for David Herold (86′) and Igor Matanovic for Robin Bormuth (90′).

Player of the match: Marvin Wanitzek​

The player that probably impressed the most for Karlsruher SC was Marvin Wanitzek.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 51 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Osnabrück – Formation

Osnabrück
G
Philipp Kühn 22.Germany
6.8
D
Athanasios Androutsos 2.Greece
6.4
65'
D
Florian Kleinhansl 3.Germany
8.1
D
Maxwell Gyamfi 4.Germany
7.1
D
Oumar Diakhite 14.Senegal
6.7
85'
M
Robert Tesche 8.Germany
7.0
64'
M
Dave Gnaase 26.Germany
7.5
77' 24'
M
Michaël Cuisance 27.France
7.1
F
Noel Niemann 7.Germany
7.0
85'
F
Erik Engelhardt 9.Germany
7.0
F
Christian Conteh 17.Germany
7.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Lennart Grill 1.Germany
D
Henry Rorig 16.Germany
6.7
85'
D
Niklas Wiemann 25.Germany
M
Maximilian Thalhammer 6.Germany
6.7
85'
M
Lukas Kunze 13.Germany
M
Lars Kehl 18.Germany
6.6
64'
M
Jannes Wulff 32.Germany
F
Charalampos Makridis 11.Germany
6.8
65'
F
Lex-Tyger Lobinger 21.Germany
6.6
72'

Osnabrück started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Uwe Koschinat played with: Philipp Kühn (6.8), Athanasios Androutsos (6.4), Maxwell Gyamfi (7.1), Oumar Diakhité (6.7), Florian Kleinhansl (8.1), Michaël Cuisance (7.1), Dave Gnaase (7.5), Robert Tesche (7.0), Christian Joe Conteh (7.7), Erik Engelhardt (7.0) and Noel Niemann (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Lennart Grill, Maximilian Thalhammer (6.7), Charalambos Makridis (6.8), Lukas Kunze, Henry Rorig (6.7), Lars Kehl (6.6), Lex-Tyger Lobinger (6.6), Niklas Wiemann and Jannes Wulff.

Substitutions

Osnabrück made 5 changes: Robert Tesche for Lars Kehl (64′), Athanasios Androutsos for Charalambos Makridis (65′), Oumar Diakhité for Maximilian Thalhammer (85′), Christian Joe Conteh for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (72′) and Noel Niemann for Henry Rorig (85′).

Player of the match: Florian Kleinhansl​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osnabrück was Florian Kleinhansl.

His rating is 8.1 with 47 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​