KAISERSLAUTERN. Kaiserslautern prevails over Nürnberg 3-1. Kaiserslautern was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Richmond Tachie (19′), Tymoteusz Puchacz (26′) and Ragnar Ache (30′). Nürnberg reduced the distance with a goal (36′) by Lukas Schleimer, but there was not much to do for them. Nürnberg was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion stadium in Kaiserslautern on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 43,667 spectators.​ The referee was Aarne Aarnink with the help of Tobias Schultes and Daniel Riehl. The 4th official was Martin Speckner. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.75 degrees Celsius or 76.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Kaiserslautern

3 - 1

Nürnberg

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 12 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 97 Attack 106
  • 18 Dangerous attack 47
  • 68 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Nürnberg was in firm control of the ball 62% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nürnberg had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Kaiserslautern succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Kaiserslautern shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nürnberg shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Kaiserslautern received 1 yellow card (Jean Zimmer). On the opposite side, Nürnberg received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Goller and Jannes Horn).

Also, Nürnberg didn’t end the match with 11 players after Christian Mathenia (Nürnberg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (88′).

Match Timeline

Richmond Tachie(goal)
19'
T. Puchacz(goal)Marlon Ritter
26'
R. Ache(goal)Tymoteusz Puchacz
30'
36'
Lukas Schleimer(goal)Benjamin Goller
Aaron Opoku- sub ->Tobias Raschl
46'
52'
Benjamin Goller- Yellow
55'
55'
Joseph Hungbo- sub ->Benjamin Goller
Afeez Aremu- sub ->Julian Niehues
59'
Kenny Prince Redondo- sub ->Richmond Tachie
59'
61'
Can Uzun- sub ->Taylan Duman
68'
70'
71'
Kanji Okunuki(VAR)
Daniel Hanslik- sub ->Marlon Ritter
81'
88'
Christian Mathenia- Red
90'
Jannes Horn- Yellow
Jean Zimmer - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this match, Kaiserslautern will have 9 points like Hansa Rostock to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Nürnberg will stay with 7 points like St. Pauli and Karlsruher SC to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern will host Eintracht Braunschweig on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Kaiserslautern (7 draws).

Nürnberg will play away agasint Hamburger SV on the 19th of May with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Hamburger SV (8 draws).

Kaiserslautern – Formation

Kaiserslautern
G
Julian Krahl 18.Germany
7.1
D
Boris Tomiak 2.Germany
7.0
D
Kevin Kraus 5.Germany
7.0
D
Jan Elvedi 33.Switzerland
6.8
M
Marlon Ritter 7.Germany
7.0
81'
M
Jean Zimmer 8.Germany
6.8
90'
M
T. Puchacz 15.Poland
8.2
26'
M
Julian Niehues 16.Germany
6.4
59'
M
Tobias Raschl 20.Germany
6.4
46'
F
R. Ache 9.Germany
7.5
70' 30'
F
Richmond Tachie 29.Germany
7.5
59' 19'
Substitutes
G
Andreas Luthe 1.Germany
D
Philipp Hercher 23.Germany
M
Afeez Aremu 4.Nigeria
6.8
59'
M
Kenny Prince Redondo 11.Germany
7.0
59'
M
Nikola Soldo 14.Croatia
M
Hendrick Zuck 21.Germany
F
Terrence Boyd 13.United States
6.8
70'
F
Aaron Opoku 17.Germany
6.8
46'
F
Daniel Hanslik 19.Germany
81'

Kaiserslautern started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Dirk Schuster decided to play with the following team: Julian Krahl (7.1), Jan Elvedi (6.8), Kevin Kraus (7.0), Boris Tomiak (7.0), Jean Zimmer (6.8), Tobias Raschl (6.4), Julian Niehues (6.4), Tymoteusz Puchacz (8.2), Marlon Ritter (7.0), Richmond Tachie (7.5) and Ragnar Ache (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Andreas Luthe, Afeez Aremu (6.8), Kenny Prince Redondo (7.0), Terrence Boyd (6.8), Nikola Soldo, Aaron Opoku (6.8), Daniel Hanslik, Hendrick Zuck and Philipp Hercher.

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 5 changes: Tobias Raschl for Aaron Opoku (46′), Julian Niehues for Afeez Aremu (59′), Richmond Tachie for Kenny Prince Redondo (59′), Marlon Ritter for Daniel Hanslik (81′) and Ragnar Ache for Terrence Boyd (70′).

Best player: Tymoteusz Puchacz​

The most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was Tymoteusz Puchacz.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
6.4
88'
D
Florian Hübner 19.Germany
6.7
D
N. Brown 27.Germany
6.4
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
6.8
D
Jannes Horn 38.Germany
6.6
90'
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
7.0
61'
M
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany
7.5
68' 36'
M
Ali Loune 41.Morocco
7.0
F
Daichi Hayashi 9.Japan
6.8
55'
F
Kanji Okunuki 11.Japan
7.0
F
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
7.3
55' 52'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
James Lawrence 4.Wales
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
D
Tim Handwerker 29.Germany
6.6
68'
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
M
Can Uzun 42.Turkey
7.0
61'
F
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
6.7
55'
F
Christoph Daferner 33.Germany
6.4
55'

Nürnberg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova played with: Christian Mathenia (6.4), Jan Gyamerah (6.8), Florian Hübner (6.7), Jannes Horn (6.6), Nathaniel Brown (6.4), Taylan Duman (7.0), Ali Loune (7.0), Lukas Schleimer (7.5), Benjamin Goller (7.3), Daichi Hayashi (6.8) and Kanji Okunuki (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carl Klaus, James Lawrence, Johannes Geis, Jens Castrop, Enrico Valentini, Joseph Hungbo (6.7), Tim Handwerker (6.6), Christoph Daferner (6.4) and Can Uzun (7.0).

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 4 changes: Taylan Duman for Can Uzun (61′), Benjamin Goller for Joseph Hungbo (55′), Daichi Hayashi for Christoph Daferner (55′) and Lukas Schleimer for Tim Handwerker (68′).

Best player: Lukas Schleimer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was Lukas Schleimer.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​