Nürnberg believe to fill the stadium for this match even though the season has been rough up to now with 33 points and a 13th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Guests Kaiserslautern hold 7th place with 44 pts.
- Nürnberg have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (17) in 2. Bundesliga
This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!
Nürnberg form and stats
All-inclusive 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Nürnberg are 7-2-6 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Nürnberg in their previous match, an away game at Hannover 96 that ended in defeat 0-3. Midfielder Tempelmann was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.02 (out of ten) in that game. Tempelmann hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).
Before that, Nürnberg had a home game versus Fortuna Düsseldorf which ended with a victory 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nürnberg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4.
It should be considered that a look at the 13 latest league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Nürnberg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Max-Morlock-Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.
Kaiserslautern form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Kaiserslautern have produced an overall stat of 5-5-5 so far.
Kaiserslautern aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 185 league minutes without a goal. Opoku was the last player to find the net.
Kaiserslautern's previous game was their home loss versus Hansa Rostock (0-1). Defender Zuck was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Zuck hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that, Kaiserslautern travelled to Jahn Regensburg and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Kaiserslautern in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Kaiserslautern, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Kaiserslautern have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kaiserslautern have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Nürnberg have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Kaiserslautern.The two duelists also met each other earlier on this season: Kaiserslautern - Nürnberg 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Boyd 12 goals |   K. Duah 10 goals | P. Hercher 5 goals |
Nürnberg missing players
Kaiserslautern missing players
| Nürnberg | Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 43 |
| 44 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 90% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 87% | 90% |
| 67% | 60% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 67% | 73% |
| 43% | 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 40% | 50% |
| 17% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 33% |
| 13% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 33% | 27% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 47% | 53% |
| 33% | 47% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| 43% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 47% | 37% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 14.7 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 24% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | 36% |
| 13.4 | 11.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 15.3 | 13.7 |
| 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- Kaiserslautern have the most points from losing position (17) in 2. Bundesliga
- Kaiserslautern have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nürnberg have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 64 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 60 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 56 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Greuther Furth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Nürnberg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -18 | 33 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -16 | 32 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -20 | 31 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 29 |
| 17 | Jahn Regensburg | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -24 | 28 |
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