Season ticket holders at Max-Morlock-Platz haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Nürnberg languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Paderborn will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Nürnberg have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in 2. Bundesliga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nürnberg form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Nürnberg at their home stadium (Max-Morlock-Platz) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. Nürnberg have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Nürnberg travelled for their previous game, a trip to Greuther Furth that ended 2-2. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Greuther Furth the opponent.
The Nürnberg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. Nürnberg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paderborn form and stats
Paderborn have only collected 13 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 3-4-6 (13 played).
Paderborn's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Karlsruher SC that finished 2-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at St. Pauli.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Paderborn as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. Paderborn have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Paderborn - Nürnberg 0-2. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's four Nürnberg victories, zero draws and zero Paderborn wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Srbeny 12 goals |  C. Führich 11 goals |   M. Schäffler 9 goals |
Nürnberg missing players
Paderborn missing players
| Nürnberg | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 34 |
| 40 | 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 77% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 54% | 69% |
| 46% | 38% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 46% |
| 35% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 31% |
| 19% | 23% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 65% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 50% |
| 19% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 20% | 32% |
- Nürnberg have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 49 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Erzgebirge Aue | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Nürnberg | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 26 |
| 16 | Osnabruck | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -16 | 23 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -19 | 22 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
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