Schalke 04 annihilates Nürnberg 4-1 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 annihilates Nürnberg 4-1 with goals of

December 11, 2021

GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 destroys Nürnberg 4-1 with goals of T. Ouwejan (20′), M. Schaffler (66′ own), D. Churlinov (85′) and K. Itakura (90′). Talking about the opposition, Nürnberg scored with F. Nurnberger (49′).

The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 15,000 spectators. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the help of Christian Bandurski and Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The 4th official was Julius Martenstein. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Schalke 04

4 - 1

Nürnberg

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

21 Total 8
5 On Target 3
16 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 3

109 Attack 105
44 Dangerous attack 36
81 Ball safe 100

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3

Fouls

15 Total 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Schalke 04 was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Nürnberg that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 won the match.

Schalke 04 shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nürnberg shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (M. Pieringer and R. Zalazar). On the opposite side, Nürnberg received 1 yellow card (F. Nurnberger).

Match Timeline

Thomas Ouwejan(goal)

20'

43'

Taylan Duman- sub ->T. Krauss

46'

48'

49'

66'

69'

F. Flick- sub ->B. Idrizi

69'

77'

79'

80'

Darko Churlinov(goal)

85'

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Schalke 04 will have 29 points like Darmstadt 98 to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg will stay with 27 points like Paderborn and Heidenheim to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against Hamburger SV on the 18th of December with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Hamburger SV (7 draws).

Nürnberg will play away agasint Erzgebirge Aue on the 18th of December with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Nürnberg (2 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04

Martin Fraisl 30.Austria

6.4

Ko Itakura 3.Japan

7.8

90'

Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland

6.7

Malick Thiaw 33.Germany

6.9

Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands

7.9

20'

Victor Pálsson 4.Iceland

7.4

Reinhold Ranftl 27.Austria

7.4

Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay

7.4

90'

80'

Blendi Idrizi 36.Kosovo

7.2

69'

Darko Churlinov 7.Macedonia

7.9

89'

85'

Marvin Pieringer 21.Germany

6.9

48'

Substitutes

Y. Mikhaylov 39.Russia

Felix Wienand 47.Germany

Henning Matriciani 41.Germany

Mehmet Aydin 38.Germany

90'

K. Çalhanoğlu 42.Germany

F. Flick 17.Germany

6.6

69'

Marc Rzatkowski 18.Germany

Dries Wouters 15.Belgium

Rufat Dadashov 43.Azerbaijan

89'

Schalke 04 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Dimitrios Grammozis decided to play with the following team: Martin Fraisl (6.4), Malick Thiaw (6.9), Ko Itakura (7.8), Marcin Kamiński (6.7), Reinhold Ranftl (7.4), Rodrigo Zalazar (7.4), Victor Pálsson (7.4), Blendi Idrizi (7.2), Thomas Ouwejan (7.9), Marvin Pieringer (6.9) and Darko Churlinov (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Felix Wienand, Henning Matriciani, Mehmet-Can Aydin, Kerim Çalhanoğlu, Florian Flick (6.6), Marc Rzatkowski, Dries Wouters, Rüfət Dadaşov and Iaroslav Mikhailov.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 3 changes: B. Idrizi for F. Flick (70′), D. Churlinov for R. Dadashov (89′) and R. Zalazar for M. Aydin (90′).

Best player: Thomas Ouwejan

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Thomas Ouwejan.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 11 crosses.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg

Christian Mathenia 26.Germany

6.9

Tim Handwerker 29.Germany

6.2

Christopher Schindler 16.Germany

6.8

Asger Sörensen 4.Denmark

6.6

Enrico Valentini 22.Germany

6.6

77'

Johannes Geis 5.Germany

6.3

Tom Krauß 14.Germany

6.4

43'

Mats Møller Dæhli 24.Norway

6.8

46'

Fabian Nürnberger 15.Germany

7.5

79'

49'

Manuel Schäffler 9.Germany

6.1

E. Shuranov 11.Germany

6.8

69'

Substitutes

Carl Klaus 31.Germany

Mario Šuver 33.Croatia

Taylan Duman 8.Germany

6.1

43'

Kilian Fischer 2.Germany

Tim Latteier 21.Germany

K. Rausch 34.Russia

Nikola Dovedan 10.Austria

6.0

46'

Dennis Borkowski 18.Germany

6.4

69'

Pascal Köpke 20.Germany

6.6

77'

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

Robert Klauß played with: Christian Mathenia (6.9), Enrico Valentini (6.6), Christopher Schindler (6.8), Asger Sørensen (6.6), Tim Handwerker (6.2), Tom Krauß (6.4), Johannes Geis (6.3), Fabian Nürnberger (7.5), Mats Møller Dæhli (6.8), Manuel Schäffler (6.1) and Erik Shuranov (6.8).

They had on the bench: Carl Klaus, Mario Šuver, Taylan Duman (6.1), Kilian Fischer, Tim Latteier, Konstantin Rausch, Dennis Borkowski (6.4), Nikola Dovedan (6.0) and Pascal Köpke (6.6).

Nürnberg could not rely on the presence of T. Duman (injured) and P. Kopke (injured).

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 4 changes: T. Krauss for T. Duman (43′), M. Daehli for N. Dovedan (46′), E. Shuranov for D. Borkowski (70′) and E. Valentini for P. Kopke (77′).