Nürnberg favourites for feisty fight facing Erzgebirge Aue

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

This could be an interesting match as Nürnberg have their presumed home advantage while Erzgebirge Aue are ahead 3 points in the 2. Bundesliga table.

Insights:
  • Nürnberg has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Nürnberg nor Erzgebirge Aue as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Nürnberg form and stats

Nürnberg have collected 8 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 2-2-2.

No payout for Nürnberg in their previous match, an away game at Holstein Kiel that ended in defeat 0-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Wurzburger Kickers in a game that was won 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 nine games) they have won zero times, drawn six and lost three.

Nürnberg have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Max-Morlock-Platz with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Erzgebirge Aue form and stats

2-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Erzgebirge Aue in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.

Erzgebirge won their last game, 4-1 versus Karlsruher SC played at home. Before that, Erzgebirge travelled to St. Pauli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Erzgebirge have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were two victories, three draws and seven defeats.

Erzgebirge are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. 8 goals have been conceded by Erzgebirge Aue in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - one - two (Nürnberg wins - draws - Erzgebirge Aue wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Erzgebirge AueP. Testroet
P. Testroet
8 goals
NürnbergM. Schäffler
M. Schäffler
6 goals
Erzgebirge AueF. Krüger
F. Krüger
5 goals

Nürnberg missing players

Erzgebirge Aue missing players

Nürnberg Erzgebirge Aue
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 6 12
4 2 0 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
20 9 3 Scored S 0 9 20
17 9 4 Conceded C 0 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 92%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 92%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 58%
42% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 25%
33% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
75% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 25%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
12.5 14 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.7 12.3
4.2 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 4.6
39% 31% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 36%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Erzgebirge Aue have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nürnberg has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Nürnberg have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Nürnberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Holstein Kiel 12 7 4 1 20 11 7 4 2 1 11 8 5 3 2 0 9 3 9 25
2 Hamburger SV 12 7 2 3 25 16 7 4 1 2 15 8 5 3 1 1 10 8 9 23
3 Greuther Furth 12 6 3 3 22 15 6 2 1 3 8 9 6 4 2 0 14 6 7 21
4 Bochum 12 6 2 4 21 14 6 3 2 1 12 4 6 3 0 3 9 10 7 20
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 12 6 2 4 16 18 6 5 1 0 11 4 6 1 1 4 5 14 -2 20
6 Erzgebirge Aue 12 5 4 3 20 14 6 3 2 1 11 6 6 2 2 2 9 8 6 19
7 Heidenheim 12 5 4 3 17 13 7 4 3 0 11 4 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 19
8 Osnabruck 12 5 4 3 16 16 5 2 1 2 7 9 7 3 3 1 9 7 0 19
9 Nürnberg 12 4 4 4 20 17 6 2 2 2 9 9 6 2 2 2 11 8 3 16
10 Karlsruher SC 12 5 1 6 18 17 5 2 0 3 8 7 7 3 1 3 10 10 1 16
11 Hannover 96 12 5 1 6 15 14 6 4 1 1 11 4 6 1 0 5 4 10 1 16
12 Jahn Regensburg 12 4 4 4 17 17 6 3 1 2 11 9 6 1 3 2 6 8 0 16
13 Paderborn 12 4 3 5 16 15 6 3 1 2 11 9 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 15
14 Darmstadt 98 12 4 3 5 23 23 5 1 2 2 7 8 7 3 1 3 16 15 0 15
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 12 3 3 6 13 26 6 3 1 2 8 9 6 0 2 4 5 17 -13 12
16 Sandhausen 12 3 2 7 12 25 6 2 2 2 8 12 6 1 0 5 4 13 -13 11
17 St. Pauli 11 1 5 5 15 21 5 1 2 2 8 10 6 0 3 3 7 11 -6 8
18 Wurzburger Kickers 11 1 1 9 12 26 6 1 1 4 8 14 5 0 0 5 4 12 -14 4

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