KARLSRUHE. Darmstadt 98 was capable to reverse the score against Karlsruher SC to win 2-1. It was Karlsruher SC to strike first with a goal of F. Schleusener at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Tietz gave the win to Darmstadt 98 in the 88′ minute.

The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexander Sather who was helped by Oliver Lossius and Stefan Zielsdorf. The 4th official was Martin Speckner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Karlsruher SC

1 - 2

Darmstadt 98

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 88
  • 49 Dangerous attack 38
  • 116 Ball safe 149
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

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 50% of the time vs. Darmstadt 98 that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Darmstadt 98 found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Karlsruher SC shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Darmstadt 98 shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (P. Nebel and L. Jensen). Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 received 4 yellow cards (P. Pfeiffer, M. Schuhen, A. Brunst and T. Kempe).

Match Timeline

Fabian Schleusener(goal)
19'
P. Nebel- Yellow
43'
46'
Aaron Seydel- sub ->Y. Ben Balla
49'
53'
54'
Marcel Schuhen- Yellow
57'
Alexander Brunst- Yellow
61'
Leon Jensen- sub ->P. Nebel
72'
73'
73'
80'
82'
86'
Tobias Kempe- Yellow
88'
88'
89'
90'
Emir Karic- sub ->T. Kempe
90'
Thomas Isherwood- sub ->M. Warming
Leon Jensen- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After playing this contest, Karlsruher SC will stay with 17 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Darmstadt 98 will have 27 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away with St. Pauli on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head in favor of St. Pauli (5 draws).

Darmstadt 98 will play away agasint SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (4 draws).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
6.6
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
7.1
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
7.4
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
6.8
88'
D
Stephan Ambrosius 15.Ghana
7.0
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.0
89'
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
6.5
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
7.1
72' 43'
M
Tim Breithaupt 38.Germany
6.9
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
7.4
80' 19'
F
Malik Batmaz 9.Germany
6.6
73'
Substitutes
G
Kai Eisele 1.Germany
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
D
Florian Ballas 4.Germany
88'
D
Luca Bolay 37.Germany
89'
D
Kilian Jakob 18.Germany
M
Leon Jensen 6.Germany
6.2
72' 90'
F
Kelvin Arase 36.Austria
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 14.Denmark
6.4
73'
F
Simone Rapp 7.Switzerland
80'

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: Marius Gersbeck (6.6), Sebastian Jung (7.1), Stephan Ambrosius (7.0), Christoph Kobald (6.8), Philip Heise (7.4), Jérôme Gondorf (7.0), Tim Breithaupt (6.9), Marvin Wanitzek (6.5), Paul Nebel (7.1), Malik Batmaz (6.6) and Fabian Schleusener (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Arase, Marco Thiede, Florian Ballas, Mikkel Kaufmann (6.4), Luca Bolay, Kilian Jakob, Simone Rapp, Kai Eisele and Leon Jensen (6.2).

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 5 changes: P. Nebel for L. Jensen (72′), M. Batmaz for M. Kaufmann (73′), F. Schleusener for S. Rapp (80′), C. Kobald for F. Ballas (88′) and J. Gondorf for L. Bolay (89′).

Best player: Fabian Schleusener​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Fabian Schleusener.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 11 passes (36% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
6.6
54'
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
7.4
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
6.8
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
7.8
53' 49'
M
Fabian Holland 32.Germany
7.1
M
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
7.4
82'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
6.6
90' 86'
M
Yassin Ben Balla 28.France
7.0
46'
F
Marvin Mehlem 6.Germany
6.8
F
Braydon Manu 7.Ghana
6.4
73'
F
Phillip Tietz 9.Germany
7.3
88'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
57'
D
Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany
6.2
73'
D
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
90'
D
Emir Karic 19.Austria
90'
M
Philipp Sonn 41.Germany
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany
7.0
46'
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
F
Magnus Warming 14.Denmark
82'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Torsten Lieberknecht played with: Marcel Schuhen (6.6), Patric Pfeiffer (7.8), Jannik Müller (6.8), Christoph Zimmermann (7.4), Matthias Bader (7.4), Tobias Kempe (6.6), Yassin Ben Balla (7.0), Fabian Holland (7.1), Marvin Mehlem (6.8), Phillip Tietz (7.3) and Braydon Manu (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Philipp Sonn, Aaron Seydel (7.0), Oscar Vilhelmsson, Frank Ronstadt (6.2), Magnus Warming, Clemens Riedel, Thomas Isherwood, Alexander Brunst and Emir Karić.

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Y. Ben Balla for A. Seydel (46′), B. M. Manu for F. Ronstadt (73′), M. Bader for M. Warming (82′), T. Kempe for E. Karic (90′) and M. Warming for T. Isherwood (90′).

Best player: Patric Pfeiffer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Patric Pfeiffer.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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