2. Bundesliga match prediction: Little separates Hansa Rostock and Nürnberg in quality

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 30.Jul
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ostseestadion (29000 seats)

It's the premier match of the new campaign for Hansa Rostock and Nürnberg. The leaf is empty, the opportunities unlimited.

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Hansa Rostock form and stats

In the previous season, Hansa Rostock's league statistics were 12 wins, 5 draws and 17 losses, results that produced 13th spot in the 2. Bundesliga. During these 34 matches they scored {32 goals} and let in 48. Appearing as the home side in the former season Hansa Rostock produced 6-1-10 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 25 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hansa Rostock perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hansa Rostock as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Hansa Rostock has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Hansa Rostock have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Hansa Rostock have scored {16 goals} and conceded 5 times.

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Nürnberg form and stats

Let's have a look at how Nürnberg performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 9 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded {49 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 14/32 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nürnberg playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 5 Nürnberg wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Just as the home team, Nürnberg have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Nürnberg wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Head 2 Head

Nürnberg have won or drawn the last 9 games (4-5-0) against Hansa Rostock.

Hansa Rostock missing players

Nürnberg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hansa Rostock Nürnberg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Hansa Rostock Last season Nürnberg
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
12 6   Won W   3 10
5 1   Drew D   5 9
17 10   Lost L   9 15
32 18   Scored S   14 32
48 25   Conceded C   32 49
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 88%
71% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 65%
38% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 44%
18% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 21%
6% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
32% 35%   BTTS BTTS   41% 35%
26% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 35%
44% 47%   Failed to Score F T   47% 41%
 
4.7 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.1
6.1 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.6
2.5 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
4 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
12.3 14.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 13.1
3.3 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.7
29% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 26%
 
14.7 12.8   Shots against (avg) S A   15.8 13.5
4.9 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eintracht Braunschweig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Elversberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hamburger SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hannover 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hansa Rostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Holstein Kiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kaiserslautern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Karlsruher SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Magdeburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nürnberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Osnabruck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Paderborn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Greuther Furth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Wehen Wiesbaden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heidenheim 34 19 10 5 67 36 17 12 4 1 41 16 17 7 6 4 26 20 31 67
2 Darmstadt 98 34 20 7 7 50 33 17 11 5 1 27 13 17 9 2 6 23 20 17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 17 9 3 5 32 25 25 66
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 17 6 3 8 22 24 17 58
5 St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 9 7 1 24 11 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 58
6 Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 17 12 0 5 46 20 17 4 7 6 22 24 24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 17 9 3 5 32 25 17 4 4 9 24 28 3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 17 6 4 7 29 29 17 6 6 5 29 32 -3 46
9 Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 17 6 6 5 26 26 17 5 6 6 21 22 -1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 17 8 3 6 27 26 17 4 5 8 23 29 -5 44
11 Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 17 6 4 7 23 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -7 43
12 Greuther Furth 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 8 7 2 28 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 17 6 1 10 18 25 17 6 4 7 14 23 -16 41
14 Nürnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 3 5 9 14 32 -17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 17 7 3 7 23 22 17 2 6 9 19 37 -17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 7 18 50 62 17 5 4 8 28 29 17 4 3 10 22 33 -12 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 34 8 7 19 34 58 17 4 7 6 17 28 17 4 0 13 17 30 -24 31
18 Sandhausen 34 7 7 20 35 63 17 4 4 9 18 33 17 3 3 11 17 30 -28 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eintracht Braunschweig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Elversberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hamburger SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hannover 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hansa Rostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Holstein Kiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kaiserslautern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Karlsruher SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Magdeburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nürnberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Osnabruck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Paderborn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Greuther Furth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Wehen Wiesbaden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.