The visiting Holstein Kiel side should be favourites in this visit to Nürnberg, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.
- Nürnberg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (25) in 2. Bundesliga
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
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Nürnberg at their home stadium (Max-Morlock-Platz) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
A strong away win for Nürnberg against Erzgebirge Aue the last match, as Robin Hack were on target. Before that, Nürnberg played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Wurzburger Kickers.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of R. Klauß when Robin Hack scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute.
The Nürnberg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. Nürnberg have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Playing away, Holstein Kiel, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in 2. Bundesliga, have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Holstein have lost on their last two travels.
Holstein are travelling again after losing away to Heidenheim in their previous match (0-1). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bochum wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Holstein have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 20 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Holstein Kiel as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Holstein Kiel - Nürnberg 1-0. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Nürnberg, three draws and one win for Holstein Kiel. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Schäffler 10 goals |   A. Mühling 10 goals |  J. Serra 7 goals |
Nürnberg missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Nürnberg | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 42 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 96% |
| 76% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 86% | 77% |
| 45% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 42% |
| 31% | 21% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 23% |
| 17% | 21% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 8% |
| 66% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 58% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 43% | 38% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.2 | 12.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 39% | 36% |
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals (25) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg have the most dropped points from leading position (25) 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 | Bochum | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 60 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 50 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 43 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 39 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -24 | 30 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | Osnabruck | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -23 | 27 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 35 | -31 | 21 |
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