GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 61,653 spectators. The referee was Robert Hartmann with the help of Christian Ballweg and Dominik Jolk. The 4th official was Nico Fuchs. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.62 degrees Celsius or 63.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 5 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 93
- 35 Dangerous attack 49
- 84 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 2 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Karlsruher SC had a strong ball possession 55% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Karlsruher SC was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Karlsruher SC to win the contest.
Schalke 04 shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Karlsruher SC shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (Kenan Karaman and Paul Seguin). Regarding the opposition, Karlsruher SC received 1 yellow card (Budu Zivzivadze).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Schalke 04 has 31 points like Wehen Wiesbaden and Magdeburg to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Karlsruher SC will has 39 points like SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Paderborn to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against Hannover 96 on the 6th of April with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (6 draws).
Karlsruher SC will host St. Pauli on the 6th of April with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of St. Pauli (7 draws).
Schalke 04 – Formation
Schalke 04
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Schalke 04 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Marius Müller , Cédric Brunner , Tomas Kalas , Marcin Kaminski , Derry Murkin , Y. Kabadayı , Paul Seguin , Thomas Ouwejan , Kenan Karaman , Simon Terodde and K. Topp .
The home team had on the bench: Ralf Fährmann, Bryan Lasme , Blendi Idrizi , I. Cissé, Darko Churlinov , Dominick Drexler, Henning Matriciani , A. Ouédraogo and J. Kaparos.
Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Henning Matriciani (injured).
Substitutions
Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Simon Terodde for A. Ouédraogo (79′), Thomas Ouwejan for Blendi Idrizi (79′), K. Topp for Bryan Lasme (64′), Y. Kabadayı for Darko Churlinov (69′) and Cédric Brunner for Henning Matriciani (70′).
Player of the match: Marius Müller
The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was the goalkeeper: Marius Müller. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Karlsruher SC – Formation
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christian Eichner played with: Patrick Drewes , Sebastian Jung , Marcel Franke , Marcel Beifus , David Herold , P. Nebel , Jérôme Gondorf , Leon Jensen , Marvin Wanitzek , I. Matanović and Budu Zivzivadze .
These were the players on the bench: Lars Stindl , Dzenis Burnic , Philip Heise, Daniel Brosinski, Christoph Kobald, Fabian Schleusener, A. Ersungur and Max Weiß.
Substitutions
Karlsruher SC made 4 changes: I. Matanović for Fabian Schleusener (90′), P. Nebel for Lars Stindl (90′), Sebastian Jung for Daniel Brosinski (90′) and Budu Zivzivadze for Dzenis Burnic (69′).
Player of the match: Patrick Drewes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was the goalkeeper: Patrick Drewes. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Hamburger SV – 1-1
- Schalke 04 – Karlsruher SC – 0-0
- Wehen Wiesbaden – Osnabrück – 0-1
- Magdeburg – Hannover 96 – 0-3
- St. Pauli – Paderborn – 2-1
