Nürnberg will pray that their home comfort is enough to get a victory from this gruelling duel, vs sparky Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- Nürnberg have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nürnberg form and stats
6-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Nürnberg so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager Hecking led his Nürnberg to a defeat away at Holstein Kiel. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Max-Morlock-Stadion. Flick was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.2 out of 10. The defender Flick hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
In the match before that, Nürnberg hosted Karlsruher SC and drew the game 1-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nürnberg here at Max-Morlock-Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games).
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Fortuna Düsseldorf have produced an overall stat of 5-2-7 so far.
Impressive finishing from Iyoha secured the home win 1-0 against Darmstadt 98 in their previous game. Kastenmeier (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.41. Kastenmeier topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Düsseldorf travelled to DSC Arminia Bielefeld and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.
Fortuna Düsseldorf have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Fortuna Düsseldorf struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Nürnberg have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing Fortuna Düsseldorf.The dueling parties have played previously this season: Fortuna Düsseldorf - Nürnberg 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kownacki 12 goals |  K. Duah 9 goals |  R. Hennings 6 goals |
Nürnberg missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Nürnberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 48 |
| 41 | 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 79% | 79% |
| 43% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 61% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 39% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 36% | 29% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | 61% |
| 32% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 21% |
| 43% | 36% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 15.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 13.6 | 14.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 23% | 21% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 33% |
| 13.6 | 11.5 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nürnberg have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) 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 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 58 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 46 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
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