Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Karlsruher SC (1st, 79 pts) and Borussia Dortmund II (16th, 41 pts). Recent form flatters Borussia Dortmund II's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Karlsruher SC ran at 1.82 scored and 0.71 conceded, Borussia Dortmund II at 1.03 and 1.53.
15 matches unbeaten backed Karlsruher SC's arrival. Borussia Dortmund II had drawn three in a row. From the last five rounds, Karlsruher SC held 13 points of 15 and Borussia Dortmund II 4.
Wildparkstadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. Karlsruher SC led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Karlsruher SC: Hakan Calhanoglu (2')