Nürnberg supporters put their faith in manager Klauß to deliver victory against Dynamo Dresden

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Max-Morlock-Platz (50000 seats)

Nürnberg - Dynamo Dresden. 4th position hosts 16th position. Everything can happen - get a full overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (11) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Dynamo Dresden have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga

Nürnberg and Dynamo Dresden should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Nürnberg form and stats

Nürnberg, who have the most clean sheets (11) in 2. Bundesliga, have played 13 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Nürnberg are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

It's back home for Nürnberg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hannover 96 away with the result 3-0. Shuranov, Schleimer and Krauß found the net in that victory. Midfielder Krauß was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.44 (out of ten) in that game. Krauß scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Nürnberg had a home game versus Hamburger SV which ended with a victory 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nürnberg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost five.

The Nürnberg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Dynamo Dresden form and stats

Dynamo Dresden have only collected 9 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 2-3-8 (13 played).

Dresden delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against St. Pauli (placed 2nd) in their previous fixture. Knipping, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Knipping served one assist, hit one key pass and won 11 of 19 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Werder Bremen's place.

We have checked recent matches where Dynamo Dresden have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were three victories, three draws and five defeats.

The attacking power of Dynamo Dresden when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Dynamo Dresden struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Dynamo Dresden has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the result Dynamo Dresden - Nürnberg 0-1 entered in the official records. Nürnberg-Dynamo Dresden H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Nürnberg six wins, Dynamo Dresden one win, two draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Dynamo DresdenC. Daferner
C. Daferner
11 goals
NürnbergE. Shuranov
E. Shuranov
6 goals
NürnbergN. Dovedan
N. Dovedan
5 goals

Nürnberg missing players

Dynamo Dresden missing players

Nürnberg Dynamo Dresden
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
13 7 1 Won W 0 2 7
6 2 2 Drew D 0 3 6
7 4 1 Lost L 5 8 13
39 19 2 Scored S 2 9 25
33 15 6 Conceded C 11 21 35
88% 85% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 92%
77% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 69%
62% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 62% 50%
35% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
15% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 42%
42% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 27%
19% 23% 75% Failed to Score F T 60% 46% 38%
 
5.1 5.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.2 5.1
6 5.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.4
1.9 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.1 14.3 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11 12.8
4.9 5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 4.5
31% 29% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 20% 22%
 
15 14.5 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 16.5 14.9
4.3 4.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 6.2 4.8
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Dynamo Dresden have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dynamo Dresden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dynamo Dresden have the fewest scored goals (9) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Dynamo Dresden have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Nürnberg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dynamo Dresden have scored away.
  • Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (11) 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 Darmstadt 98 26 14 6 6 53 33 13 7 3 3 28 17 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 48
2 St. Pauli 26 14 6 6 52 37 12 9 2 1 31 13 14 5 4 5 21 24 15 48
3 Werder Bremen 26 14 6 6 50 36 12 6 4 2 22 12 14 8 2 4 28 24 14 48
4 Nürnberg 26 13 6 7 39 33 13 7 2 4 19 15 13 6 4 3 20 18 6 45
5 Schalke 04 26 13 5 8 52 32 13 7 2 4 31 20 13 6 3 4 21 12 20 44
6 Heidenheim 26 12 6 8 34 34 13 8 4 1 21 12 13 4 2 7 13 22 0 42
7 Hamburger SV 25 10 11 4 45 26 13 6 6 1 26 14 12 4 5 3 19 12 19 41
8 Paderborn 26 9 10 7 46 37 14 2 6 6 19 22 12 7 4 1 27 15 9 37
9 Karlsruher SC 26 8 10 8 43 40 14 5 6 3 26 20 12 3 4 5 17 20 3 34
10 Jahn Regensburg 26 9 6 11 43 39 13 5 3 5 27 22 13 4 3 6 16 17 4 33
11 Fortuna Dusseldorf 26 8 7 11 32 33 13 4 4 5 20 17 13 4 3 6 12 16 -1 31
12 Hansa Rostock 26 8 7 11 34 43 13 3 3 7 13 21 13 5 4 4 21 22 -9 31
13 Holstein Kiel 26 8 7 11 35 45 13 5 2 6 17 22 13 3 5 5 18 23 -10 31
14 Hannover 96 26 8 7 11 24 38 13 4 4 5 10 16 13 4 3 6 14 22 -14 31
15 Sandhausen 26 7 9 10 30 43 12 2 4 6 12 23 14 5 5 4 18 20 -13 30
16 Dynamo Dresden 26 7 6 13 25 35 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 2 3 8 9 21 -10 27
17 Erzgebirge Aue 25 4 7 14 24 48 13 3 2 8 11 23 12 1 5 6 13 25 -24 19
18 Ingolstadt 26 3 6 17 22 51 13 1 4 8 9 22 13 2 2 9 13 29 -29 15

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