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KSC Karlsruhe Karlsruhe - F95 Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf

D. Burnić
54'

41'
C. Itten

BBBank Wildpark(27,193 Spectators)

Felix Bickel

Full-time: Karlsruher 1-1 Dusseldorf

The two sides part ways with a draw after an intense 90 minutes. KSC had more possession for long stretches and fought for control of the match but rarely found solutions in the final third against the compact Fortuna. Dusseldorf appeared more dangerous, especially through counter-attacks, and took the lead via Itten. After the break, Karlsruher stepped up and equalised through a magnificent volley from Burnić. Afterwards, the match shifted back to a tactical contest, with clear chances remaining scarce. In the end, a fair draw.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Both teams seem satisfied

At the moment, it looks like both teams could live with the point. Neither side is really pushing forward anymore - the risk has been significantly reduced.

90'

+ 2

Schmidt clears Wanitzek's free kick

Karlsruher becomes dangerous again from a free kick. Wanitzek delivers the ball deep to the right edge of the penalty area towards Franke, but Schmidt prevails in the aerial duel and clears the situation.

90'

KSC lacking the final idea

Karlsruhe can hardly find space in the Düsseldorf half. The build-up play seems structured, but the final pass into the danger zone is still missing.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Florent Muslija31.93km/h

Fabian Schleusener31.86km/h

Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen31.18km/h

88'

New striker on for Dusseldorf

The away side bring on fresh legs: Celar comes on to replace Itten in a straight like-for-like change.

87'

Substitution

Sotiris Alexandropoulos

Anouar El Azzouzi

87'

Substitution

Zan Celar

Cedric Itten

87'

Substitution

Sima Suso

Christopher Lenz

86'

Fortuna with more chances

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Dusseldorf are increasingly pushing for the next goal – this is now also reflected in the xGoals values.

xGoals

0.28

1.72

Goals

84'

Fukuda misses a chance!

Karlsruher becomes dangerous once again: Herold delivers a sharp cross into the middle, but Fukuda narrowly misses. The ball whizzes just past the goal.

82'

KSC offensively absent

Since the equaliser, Karlsruher have not managed another shot. They currently lack the final idea in attack, whilst Dusseldorf are finding their way back into the match.

0:18

Itten denied by Bernat!

Dusseldorf are now creating the better chances. After Karlsruhe lose possession, Itten receives it at the edge of the penalty area, turns sharply to the right, and shoots. However, the shot is too central, and Bernat saves.

78'

Itten creates the most danger

Itten is very active in the Dusseldorf attack again today. The striker repeatedly looks for the finish and has had the most shots on goal in the match so far.

Shots

Dženis Burnić Cedric Itten

77'

Substitution

Christian Rasmussen

Shinta Appelkamp

Offensive substitution for Düsseldorf

Dusseldorf make an attacking change: Rasmussen comes on for Appelkamp, who has been rather quiet today but still covered almost ten kilometres.

74'

Herold can't capitalise

Lunddal loses the ball on the right against the impressive Herold. The Karlsruher player wants to play forward immediately, but his subsequent pass doesn't find a teammate. Dusseldorf can clear.

71'

KSC take control

Karlsruher have had much more of the game since the equaliser, and they are still pushing forward. Nevertheless, the home side are struggling to create clear scoring opportunities because Dusseldorf remain very compact.

69'

Muslija stays down

Muslija remains injured on the ground after a challenge in midfield. He is taken out from behind and needs treatment initially, but the referee decides to play on. No free kick is given.

69'

Substitution

Shio Fukuda

Louey Ben Farhat

69'

Substitution

Philipp Förster

Rafael Pinto Pedrosa

67'

Karlsruher player booked

Wäschenbach stops a Düsseldorf counter-attack with a tactical foul on Itten and receives a yellow card for it. It's already his third booking of the season.

67'

Yellow card

Meiko Wäschenbach

64'

Yellow card

Cedric Itten

63'

Muslija shows great strength

The forward repeatedly comes under pressure, but so far he's cleverly working his way out of tight situations and is keeping possession of the ball for Fortuna.

63'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

70%

Florent Muslija

10 times under pressure

62'

KSC now have the momentum

Karlsruher looks like a different team. The fans are urging the squad forward, who look like they fancy a second goal.

58'

Substitution for Dusseldorf

Like-for-like change for Fortuna: Lunddal comes on for Zimmermann, who has worked very hard and covered a lot of ground on the right flank.

58'

Substitution

Valgeir Lunddal

Matthias Zimmermann

56'

Yellow card

Christoph Semmler

Karlsruher level it!

What a cracker! After a free-kick from Wanitzek, the rebound falls to Burnić in the penalty area. From the left side, he takes the ball on the volley and smashes it into the top right corner. Kastenmeier gets a touch but can't prevent it from going in. Dusseldorf claim there is an offside infringement, but the referee awards the goal – equaliser for for the hosts!

55'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionGoal

54'

Dženis Burnić

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

4 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

96.94 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

17.41 m

53'

Fortuna control the tempo

Dusseldorf are trying to calm the game down now and are waiting patiently for the next opening. Fortuna are repeatedly switching the ball well, while Karlsruher continue to struggle to properly get into the match.

50'

Huge chance...

Dusseldorf get a great opportunity for a second goal. Tanaka wins the ball again in midfield, Itten then receives it well in front of the penalty area and plays a perfect through ball to El Azzouzi. He's free in the box but wants to shift the ball onto his stronger foot – he doesn't have time for that. Karlsruher makes a crucial intervention and prevents the shot.

47'

KSC put the pressure on

Karlsruher comes out of the break with a lot of intent. Wanitzek makes a strong move on the left and penetrates into the penalty area, but there's no one to pass to. Dusseldorf defenders track him well and clear the ball away.

46'

Back underway at the Wildpark

The ball is rolling again: Karlsruhe takes the kick-off and gets the second half started.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Karlsruher 0-1 Dusseldorf

KSC had more of the play in the first half and tried to maintain control, but struggled to find ways into the penalty area against Fortuna's compact defence. Dusseldorf remained patient, repeatedly looking for counter-attacking opportunities and creating more danger with their attempts on goal. Just before the break, Fortuna capitalised on a period of pressure and took the lead through Itten. Karlsruhe will need to be more offensive after the break.

Half-time

45'

Fortuna with the more dangerous moments

Not much is happening overall in this match, but when it gets dangerous, it's usually in front of the Karlsruher goal. Dusseldorf repeatedly creates the better chances, so the lead doesn't come as a complete surprise.

Goal attempts

3off target

0on target

4off target

3on target

41'

Itten with the opener!

Dusseldorf capitalise on their first spell of pressure with clinical precision! After a cross, there's a scramble in the Karlsruher penalty area. Bernat tries to clear the ball with his hands but is obstructed by his own teammate. The ball lands on the left side of the six-yard box with Lenz, who cleverly squares it to the completely unmarked Itten. The striker simply sticks out his foot, the ball hits then the underside of the crossbar and goes in. Fortuna take the lead!

41'

Cedric Itten

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

50 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.27 m

39'

Low risk, low reward

It continues to be a very tactically orientated match. Both teams don't want to take any risks, which is why there have been no clear goal-scoring opportunities so far.

37'

Decent opening begging

Wanitzek has plenty of space on the left near the corner flag and delivers a cross into the penalty area. However, there's no Karlsruher player ready in the middle, so Lenz cleverly heads the ball back to Kastenmeier.

35'

Zimmermann with the first shot in the box

Dusseldorf get their first chance in the box. Burnic comes under pressure from Tanaka during the build-up, the ball slips through to Zimmermann. He shoots from the right side of the penalty area, but a Karlsruhe leg deflects the ball. It's no problem for Bernat, however.

33'

Brief interruption – play resumes

The match was temporarily interrupted after a strong challenge, but the ball is already rolling again.

30'

Ball stuck in midfield

So far, both teams are almost exclusively taking shots from outside the box. They're struggling to break through into the penalty area – there haven't been any real chances from close range yet.

Duel-heavy match

The game has been very competitive so far. Itten and Franke are engaged in one of the many intense duels.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Florent Muslija31.93km/h

Fabian Schleusener31.86km/h

David Herold31.13km/h

0:17

Finally a shot on goal

Itten is very active up front and keeps drifting out to the wings. After a long ball from the defence to the left side, he cuts inside and shoots from about 20 metres. The shot is no problem for Bernat, who holds the ball securely.

22'

Lots of possession, little danger

Karlsruhe have been controlling the game so far and are trying to maintain possession. Despite many passes amongst their own ranks, they haven't created many good opportunities yet.

Passes

149

114

21'

Just a corner

Burnic plays a strong one-two with Wanitzek at the edge of the penalty area and gets the ball back on the left side of the box. He shoots immediately, but Dusseldorf defenders throw themselves in the way of the shot and clear it for a corner.

18'

Long ball almost pays off

Karlsruhe attempt a long ball towards Schleusener. The striker gets away well from Schmidt but can't reach the ball decisively. It's a goal kick for Dusseldorf.

Feeling-out phase

KSC has a lot of possession in the opening phase and are trying to control the game from midfield. Dusseldorf are staying ompact and making the spaces tight – both teams are still very much feeling their way into the match.

0:25

Muslija tries from distance

After a Karlsruhe attack, he strongly intercepts the ball and shoots directly from just behind the halfway line after spotting the keeper out of his goal. However, the attempt flies over the crossbar.

13'

Good work on the break

Dusseldorf counter-attacks strongly: Tanaka wins the ball and sends Itten down the right. He has plenty of space for the cross, but there's no target man in the middle. Karlsruhe defend it without any problems and clear the ball out of the penalty area.

KSC in control

Karlsruhe are now striving for more control and are moving the ball well in the middle of the park. However, the decisive pass into the final third is still missing. Dusseldorf have been defending attentively so far.

First Karlsruher offensive action

The hosts enter the penalty area for the first time. Wanitzek breaks through well on the left and delivers the cross, but Schmidt is positioned correctly and clears the ball far away from the danger zone.

First shot for visitors

Fortuna get their first shot: After a strong diagonal ball from Lenz, El Azzouzi takes the ball directly from about 20 metres out in a central position, but misses by a wide margin. The shot flies past the left of the goal.

Early yellow for the Fortuna centre-back

Schmidt receives a very early yellow card for pulling a shirt near the penalty area, thus stopping a quick Karlsruhe attack. It's his fifth booking - which means he's suspended for next week.

Yellow card

Kenneth Schmidt

Kick-off!

Kick-off in the Wildpark!

Dusseldorf takes the kick-off and gets the match underway. The ball is rolling, the first half is in progress.

Fortuna's favourite opponent

Dusseldorf are unbeaten in 13 matches against KSC (eight wins, five draws). Fortuna have also picked up points in each of their last 12 away matches at Wildparkstadion

More on that Karlsruher side

The hosts make two changes from the side that lost in Braunschweig: Burnic returns after suspension, displacing Müller from the starting eleven, while Pinto Pedrosa gets to start for the first time in the new year (he last played on matchday 16), replacing Philipp Förster.

More on that Dusseldorf side

The visitors also make two changes. Elias Egouli returns from suspension and plays instead of Jesper Daland, while Christopher Lenz gets his first start after eight previous substitute appearances. He replaces Sima Suso in the starting eleven.

Starting line-up: Fortuna Düsseldorf

Dusseldorf subs

Lotka, Daland, Celar, Rasmussen, Fridriksson, Alexandropoulos, Iyoha, de Wijs, Sima Suso

Starting line-up: Karlsruher SC

Hans Christian Bernat

Karlsruher subs

Ambrosius, Šimić, Förster, Fakuda, Müller, Opitz, Koblad, Himmelmann, Hyeok-kyu

Markus Anfang on facing Karlsruhe

"We need to defend deep against them because they play a lot of high balls in behind the defensive line. In Fabian Schleusener, they have a player who makes clever runs in behind. We'll also have to deal with a lot of second balls."

Christian Eichner on facing Düsseldorf

"We're facing a side who aren't in the position they were expecting to be at the beginning of the season. Düsseldorf will do all they can to try and fight their way out of trouble, so we need to be ready to throw everything we have into this game."

Match Officials

Felix Bickel (Referee), Philipp Hüwe (Assistant Referee 1), Christoph Kluge (Assistant Referee 2), Felix Wagner (Fourth Official), Daniel Schlager (VAR), Arno Blos (VAR Assistant)

Zimmerman haunting boyhood club

Fortuna defender Matthias Zimmermann has an excellent record against his former side. The Karlsruhe native, who joined Düsseldorf in 2018 after making 50 Bundesliga 2 appearances for KSC between 2009 and 2011, has won nine and drawn four of his 13 second-tier outings against the Baden-Württemberg outfit.

Karlsruhe's drought

Their last win against Fortuna was almost 10 years ago, when Hiroki Yamada scored the only goal in a 1-0 away win in March 2016. Their last home victory against Düsseldorf dates back to the last millennium - a 3-1 win in September 1998, when Guido Buchwald was still playing for the Baden side and Klaus Allofs was Fortuna's coach.

Happy hunting ground

Fortuna are unbeaten in their last 12 games at the Wildparkstadion, winning five and drawing seven.

Impressive run

Düsseldorf are unbeaten in 13 matches against Karlsruhe, picking up eight wins and five draws.

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