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2. Bundesliga · Matchweek 1

Karlsruher SC

KAR

2–1Full time

Arminia Bielefeld

ARM

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

45%Possession43%
40%Territory34%
32%From set plays33%
0.09Chance quality0.07
6.5%Directness6.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Karlsruher SC, 3 for Arminia Bielefeld. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 90 matches, not the full season.