Hamburg vs Karlsruher Predictions

• A league-high 21 of Karlsruher’s games produced over 2.5 total goals.
• Both teams scored in each of visiting manager Christian Eichner’s last four personal H2Hs with Hamburg.
• Two thirds of Hamburg’s home league games produced over 2.5 total goals.

Hamburg have one eye on the cup

A run of just one victory across the last five rounds has left Hamburg’s promotion challenge looking bruised and battered ahead of this game. However, they have a DFB-Pokal semi-final just three days after this, so a return to form could inspire confidence.

Only three sides saw more than Hamburg’s ten home league games produce over 2.5 total goals this term while they are one of just two sides who have not failed to score in a single home league game.

Such an impressive scoring return for the hosts points to more of the same here, for better or worse.

A classic Karlsruher performance

A hallmark of Karsruher games this season has been entertainment, a league-high 21 of their games produced over 2.5 total goals (72%). Moreover, goal-fuelled affairs have not come at the cost of form, as the visitors protect a four-game unbeaten run ahead of this.

Given the scoring potential of both sides, we predict that this game will follow the usual trend with goals at both ends and over 2.5 goals in the game. However, we are sitting on the fence with an entertaining 2-2 draw between two high performers.

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