Big-shot Nürnberg arrive at Schalke 04 after their 2-1-result versus Holstein Kiel. Get out our comprehensive match preview!
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Bundesliga
This has all the signs of an interesting fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Schalke 04 form and stats
Schalke 04 have collected 13 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 4-1-3.
Schalke are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus St. Pauli. Thomas Ouwejan (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.4/10. Ouwejan served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that game, the 5-2 home victory against Sandhausen.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Schalke have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost two.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Schalke's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Schalke have conceded 13 from these games.
Nürnberg form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Nürnberg, who have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 2-4-1 so far.
Nürnberg won their last game, 2-1 versus Holstein Kiel played at home. Tim Handwerker, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Handwerker hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
A 2-3 loss hosting St. Pauli before that.Nürnberg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Nürnberg are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Nürnberg have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Schalke 04-Nürnberg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Schalke 04 five wins, Nürnberg two wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 12 goals |  M. Bülter 6 goals |   E. Shuranov 5 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Nürnberg missing players
| Schalke 04 | Nürnberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 81% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 69% |
| 62% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 56% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 30% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 32% |
| 13 | 11.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
- All of Schalke 04's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nürnberg have the most clean sheets (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nürnberg have scored away.
- Schalke 04 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Paderborn | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Holstein Kiel | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 7 |
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