Germany - 2. BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Schalke 04 and Karlsruher, taking place on Sunday, 31 March 2024, at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
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Schalke 04, Recent FormKarel Geraerts will have some work to do building up his players after their 5-2 away thrashing at the hands of Hertha BSC. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target, in contrast to Hertha BSC, who had 19 shots on goal with 9 on target.
Geraerts will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 13 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 9 goals they managed at the other end. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form.
With 5 league goals in 6 games at home in Veltins-Arena, Kenan Karaman will be feeling confident about hitting the net again in this home encounter.
Karlsruher, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, Karlsruher racked up a stunning 7-0 home win against Magdeburg. In that game they had 39% possession and managed 19 attempts on goal, with 8 on target, compared to Magdeburg who had 6 attempts and 1 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 17 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 5 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 11 of their 12 games on the road.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Karlsruher recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
Igor Matanović will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Karlsruher.
Schalke 04 will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Karlsruher, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat.
KSC have scored in each of their last 3 league meetings with Schalke.
In the last 3 league matches against Karlsruher, Schalke have failed to record a victory.
With only Timo Baumgartl (COVID-19) and Dominick Drexler (Illness) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Karel Geraerts will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Karlsruher manager Christian Eichner has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Schalke 04 Playing at home | Karlsruher Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 16' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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