Eintracht Braunschweig prevails over Karlsruher SC 2-0 on Saturday

BRAUNSCHWEIG. Eintracht Braunschweig conquers Karlsruher SC with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by H. Kurucay (13') and a goal from E. Bičakčić (75').

By
John Ross
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Eintracht Braunschweig prevails over Karlsruher SC 2-0 on Saturday

BRAUNSCHWEIG. Eintracht Braunschweig prevails over Karlsruher SC with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by H. Kurucay (13′) and a goal from E. Bičakčić (75′). Karlsruher SC was vastly better in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Eintracht-Stadion stadium in Braunschweig on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz with the support of Martin Thomsen and Mario Hildenbrand. The 4th official was Daniel Bartnitzki. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.71 degrees Celsius or 54.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Eintracht Braunschweig

2 - 0

Team 1

Karlsruher SC

  • ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 1 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 49 Attack 137
  • 15 Dangerous attack 62
  • 97 Ball safe 90
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Karlsruher SC was in firm control of the ball 72% while Eintracht Braunschweig was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Eintracht Braunschweig managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Eintracht Braunschweig shot 11 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Karlsruher SC shot 16 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Braunschweig received 2 yellow cards (Anderson Lucoqui and Robin Krausse). Regarding the opposition, Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (Robin Bormuth and Sebastian Jung).

Match Timeline

10'
Sebastian Jung- Yellow
Hasan Kuruçay(penalty)
13'
46'
Robin Bormuth - sub ->Marcel Franke
Niklas Tauer- sub ->Johan Arath Gomez
59'
60'
Leon Jensen- sub ->Dženis Burnić
Anderson Lucoqui- sub ->Anton Donkor
60'
Anderson Lucoqui- Yellow
71'
Robin Krauße- Yellow
72'
72'
David Herold- sub ->Philip Heise
72'
Fabian Schleusener- sub ->Budu Zivzivadze
Ermin Bicakcic(goal)Hassan Kurucay
75'
84'
Marcel Beifus- sub ->Paul Nebel
Florian Krüger- sub ->Rayan Philippe
85'
Anthony Ujah- sub ->Fabio Kaufmann
85'
Sebastian Griesbeck - sub ->Thórir Jóhann Helgason
88'
90'
Robin Bormuth - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
63
31
Holstein Kiel
61
31
Fortuna Düsseldorf
56
31
Hamburger SV
52
31
Karlsruher SC
49
31
Hannover 96
46
31
Paderborn
46
31
Hertha BSC
45
31
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
45
31
Elversberg
40
31
Magdeburg
37
31
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
31
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
31
Kaiserslautern
33
31
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
31
Hansa Rostock
31
31
Osnabrück
25
31

After this match, Eintracht Braunschweig has 23 points like Schalke 04 to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Karlsruher SC will stays with 28 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Eintracht Braunschweig will play away with St. Pauli on the 17th of February with a 7-7 head to head.

Karlsruher SC will host Fortuna Düsseldorf on the 17th of February with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Fortuna Düsseldorf (7 draws).

Eintracht Braunschweig – Formation

Eintracht Braunschweig
G
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 1.Germany
8.8
D
Robert Ivanov 5.Finland
7.0
D
Ermin Bicakcic 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.4
Goals75'
D
Hasan Kuruçay 29.Turkey
8.4
Goals13'
M
Marvin Rittmüller 18.Germany
7.0
M
Anton Donkor 19.Germany
7.0
60'
M
Thórir Jóhann Helgason 20.Iceland
7.3
88'
M
Fabio Kaufmann 37.Germany
7.0
85'
M
Robin Krauße 39.Germany
7.1
72'
F
Rayan Philippe 9.France
7.3
85'
F
J. Gómez 44.United States
6.7
59'
Substitutes
G
Tino Casali 13.Austria
D
Anderson Lucoqui 15.Germany
6.4
60' 71'
M
Jannis Nikolaou  4.Germany
M
Niklas Tauer 8.Germany
6.3
59'
M
Hampus Finndell 12.Sweden
M
Danilo Wiebe 23.Germany
M
Sebastian Griesbeck  33.Germany
88'
F
Florian Krüger 10.Germany
6.4
85'
F
Anthony Ujah 14.Nigeria
6.4
85'

Eintracht Braunschweig started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Daniel Scherning decided to play with the following team: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (8.8), Robert Ivanov (7.0), Ermin Bičakčić (8.4), Hassan Kurucay (8.4), Marvin Rittmüller (7.0), Robin Krausse (7.1), Thórir Jóhann Helgason (7.3), Anton Donkor (7.0), Fabio Kaufmann (7.0), Rayan Philippe (7.3) and Johan Arath Gomez (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jannis Nikolaou, Niklas Tauer (6.3), Florian Krüger (6.4), H. Finndell, Tino Casali, Anthony Ujah (6.4), Anderson Lucoqui (6.4), Danilo Wiebe and Sebastian Griesbeck.

Substitutions

Eintracht Braunschweig made 5 changes: Johan Arath Gomez for Niklas Tauer (59′), Anton Donkor for Anderson Lucoqui (60′), Thórir Jóhann Helgason for Sebastian Griesbeck (88′), Fabio Kaufmann for Anthony Ujah (85′) and Rayan Philippe for Florian Krüger (85′).

Player of the match: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Braunschweig was the goalkeeper: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann. His rating is 8.77. He performed 7 saves.

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
Patrick Drewes 23.Germany
7.9
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
6.8
10'
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
6.7
72'
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
6.8
D
Marcel Franke 28.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Jérôme Gondorf  8.Germany
6.4
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
6.7
M
Dzenis Burnic 15.Germany
7.1
60'
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
7.5
84'
F
I. Matanović 9.Croatia
6.6
F
Budu Zivzivadze 11.Georgia
6.7
72'
Substitutes
G
Max Weiß 29.Germany
D
Marcel Beifus 4.Germany
6.7
84'
D
Daniel Brosinski 18.Germany
D
David Herold 20.Germany
6.7
72'
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
D
Robin Bormuth  32.Germany
7.1
46' 90'
M
Leon Jensen 6.Germany
7.3
60'
M
Nicolai Rapp 17.Germany
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
6.8
72'

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

Christian Eichner played with: Patrick Drewes (7.9), Sebastian Jung (6.8), Marcel Franke (6.7), Christoph Kobald (6.8), Philip Heise (6.7), Dženis Burnić (7.1), Jérôme Gondorf (6.4), Marvin Wanitzek (6.7), Paul Nebel (7.5), Igor Matanovic (6.6) and Budu Zivzivadze (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Marcel Beifus (6.7), Leon Jensen (7.3), Nicolai Rapp, Daniel Brosinski, David Herold (6.7), Marco Thiede, Fabian Schleusener (6.8), Max Weiss and Robin Bormuth (7.1).

Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Leon Jensen (injured).

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 5 changes: Dženis Burnić for Leon Jensen (60′), Marcel Franke for Robin Bormuth (46′), Philip Heise for David Herold (72′), Budu Zivzivadze for Fabian Schleusener (72′) and Paul Nebel for Marcel Beifus (84′).

Player of the match: Patrick Drewes​

The most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was the goalkeeper: Patrick Drewes. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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