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- Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Bundesliga
Both squads have had enough rest since their last game. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!
Erzgebirge Aue form and stats
Erzgebirge Aue's results here at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion in the 2. Bundesliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Erzgebirge to get some points in this home game.
Erzgebirge are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 185 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Jonjic).
The Erzgebirge crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Dynamo Dresden here at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion in a 2. Bundesliga match. The attacking player Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn won the honour of being "man of the match" for Erzgebirge Aue with a rating of 7.44/10. Kuhn hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Werder Bremen.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Erzgebirge here at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). 12 goals have been conceded.
Nürnberg form and stats
Playing away, Nürnberg have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Nürnberg play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Schalke 04 (placed 4th). It is a bit worrying for Nürnberg that their goalie Mathenia pulled off six saves in the Schalke 04 fixture, but still were unable to rescue them from a defeat. Midfielder Fabian Nürnberger was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Nürnberger scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Holstein Kiel.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nürnberg have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. In the opposite end, Nürnberg have conceded 13 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H game ended Nürnberg - Erzgebirge Aue 0-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Erzgebirge wins - draws - Nürnberg wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Jonjic 5 goals |   E. Shuranov 5 goals |  M. Schäffler 3 goals |
Erzgebirge Aue missing players
Nürnberg missing players
| Erzgebirge Aue | Nürnberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 20 |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 82% |
| 71% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 53% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 41% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 13.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.2 | 13.4 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 21% | 16% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 32% |
| 14.2 | 13.3 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -17 | 14 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 7 |
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