Match Report
In the standings it was Hamburger SV 2nd on 59 points, Karlsruher SC 8th on 52 — separated by 7. Recent form flatters Karlsruher SC's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Hamburger SV ran at 2.29 scored and 1.29 conceded, Karlsruher SC at 1.68 and 1.62.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Hamburger SV have 3 wins to Karlsruher SC's 1, with 2 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg (capacity 57,000). Karlsruher SC led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Hamburger SV: Davie Selke (42') · Karlsruher SC: Louey Ben Farhat (30'), Marvin Wanitzek (45')