An important duel in the bottom section of the 2. Bundesliga, with both Nürnberg and Osnabrück experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 16th place.
- Nürnberg have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 2. Bundesliga
- Osnabrück is in the worst form (0-0-6)
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
3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Nürnberg have to build on here at Max-Morlock-Platz in the 2. Bundesliga.
Nürnberg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Fortuna Düsseldorf. Before that, Nürnberg drew at home versus Eintracht Braunschweig.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nürnberg handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, seven draws and four defeats.
Nürnberg has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nürnberg defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Osnabrück form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga. Osnabrück are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost nine in a row. It's been 10 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Holstein Kiel game.) A depressing four defeats in a row for Osnabrück in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Holstein Kiel.
Two away games in a row for Osnabrück, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga. A loss against Heidenheim was the result prior to that, in a home game.
We have checked recent matches where Osnabrück have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were three victories, five draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Osnabrück as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 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. In the opposite end, Osnabrück have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Osnabrück - Nürnberg 1-4. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Nürnberg won five games, one match ended with a draw and Osnabrück has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  M. Schäffler 8 goals |   S. Kerk 8 goals |  F. Lohkemper 4 goals |
Nürnberg missing players
Osnabrück missing players
| Nürnberg | Osnabrück | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 46% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 52% |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 21% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 52% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 13% |
| 21% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.7 | 12.6 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 28% | 26% |
- Nürnberg have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 2. Bundesliga
- Osnabrück is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 24 |
| 16 | Osnabrück | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -17 | 21 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
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