PADERBORN. Nürnberg beats Paderborn 3-1. Nürnberg was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Jens Castrop (8′), Kanji Okunuki (39′) and Lukas Schleimer (44′). Paderborn reduced the distance with a goal (78′) by Adriano Grimaldi, but there was not much to do for them. Paderborn was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

Nürnberg remained in 10 after Jens Castrop received a red card in the 61′. Anyway, Nürnberg still succeeded in win this encounter competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Home Deluxe Arena stadium in Paderborn on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Winter who was helped by Patrick Kessel and Stefan Zielsdorf. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.36 degrees Celsius or 43.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Paderborn

1 - 3

Nürnberg

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 26 Total 13
  • 9 On Target 10
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 2
  • 163 Attack 64
  • 94 Dangerous attack 23
  • 101 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Paderborn had a strong ball possession 73% while Nürnberg was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paderborn had a more offensive attitude with 94 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Nürnberg found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Paderborn shot 26 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Nürnberg shot 13 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Paderborn received 2 yellow cards (Visar Musliu and Marcel Hoffmeier). On the opposite side, Nürnberg received 1 yellow card (Christian Mathenia).

Also, Nürnberg didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jens Castrop (Nürnberg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (61′).

Match Timeline

8'
J. Castrop(goal)Nathaniel Brown
39'
Kanji Okunuki(goal)Can Uzun
44'
Lukas Schleimer(goal)
Sebastian Klaas- sub ->Mattes Hansen
46'
Marcel Hoffmeier- sub ->Laurin Curda
46'
Niclas Nadj- sub ->Robert Leipertz
46'
53'
Can Uzun(VAR)
61'
J. Castrop- Red
Visar Musliu- Yellow
63'
63'
Sirlord Conteh- sub ->Kai Klefisch
71'
72'
Ahmet Gürleyen- sub ->Jannes Horn
72'
Daichi Hayashi - sub ->Lukas Schleimer
Adriano Grimaldi(goal)Raphael Obermair
78'
82'
E. Wekesser- sub ->Kanji Okunuki
I. Ansah- sub ->Visar Musliu
85'
89'
Christian Mathenia- Yellow
Marcel Hoffmeier- 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 playing this match, Paderborn will stay with 18 points like Kaiserslautern to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Nürnberg will have 21 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Wehen Wiesbaden and Elversberg to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Paderborn will host Hamburger SV on the 11th of May with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Hamburger SV (1 draw).

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

Paderborn – Formation

Paderborn
G
Jannik Huth 21.Germany
7.3
D
David Kinsombi 8.Germany
7.3
D
Visar Musliu 16.Macedonia
6.4
85' 63'
D
L. Curda 17.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Filip Bilbija 7.Germany
6.3
M
Robert Leipertz 13.Germany
6.6
46'
M
M. Hansen 22.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Raphael Obermair 23.Germany
7.7
M
Kai Klefisch 27.Germany
6.7
71'
F
Felix Platte 36.Germany
7.0
F
Adriano Grimaldi 39.Germany
9.2
78'
Substitutes
G
P. Boevink 1.Netherlands
D
Tobias Müller 15.Germany
D
Marcel Hoffmeier 33.Germany
7.3
46' 90'
M
Marco Schuster 6.Germany
M
Sebastian Klaas 26.Germany
7.5
46'
M
Niclas Nadj 40.Germany
7.0
46'
F
Sirlord Conteh 11.Germany
7.1
71'
F
Moritz Flotho 28.Germany
F
I. Ansah 29.Germany
6.8
85'

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

The manager Lukas Kwasniok decided to play with the following team: Jannik Huth (7.3), Laurin Curda (6.3), Visar Musliu (6.4), David Kinsombi (7.3), Raphael Obermair (7.7), Mattes Hansen (6.4), Kai Klefisch (6.7), Robert Leipertz (6.6), Filip Bilbija (6.3), Felix Platte (7.0) and Adriano Grimaldi (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Pelle Boevink, Marco Schuster, Sirlord Conteh (7.1), Tobias Müller, Sebastian Klaas (7.5), Moritz Flotho, Ilyas Ansah (6.8), Marcel Hoffmeier (7.3) and Niclas Nadj (7.0).

Substitutions

Paderborn made 5 changes: Mattes Hansen for Sebastian Klaas (46′), Visar Musliu for Ilyas Ansah (85′), Laurin Curda for Marcel Hoffmeier (46′), Robert Leipertz for Niclas Nadj (46′) and Kai Klefisch for Sirlord Conteh (71′).

Best player: Adriano Grimaldi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Paderborn was Adriano Grimaldi.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 23 passes (87% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
9.1
89'
D
Iván Márquez 15.Spain
7.0
D
N. Brown 27.Germany
7.5
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
7.9
D
Jannes Horn 38.Germany
7.0
72'
M
F. Flick 6.Germany
7.8
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
7.0
61' 8'
M
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany
7.1
72' 44'
F
Kanji Okunuki 11.Japan
7.5
82' 39'
F
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
7.3
F
Can Uzun 42.Turkey
7.5
63'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
Ahmet Gürleyen 3.Germany
6.8
72'
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
6.6
82'
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
D
Tim Handwerker 29.Germany
6.4
63'
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
M
Mats Møller Dæhli 10.Norway
F
Felix Lohkemper 7.Germany
F
Daichi Hayashi 9.Japan
6.8
72'

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

Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova played with: Christian Mathenia (9.1), Jan Gyamerah (7.9), Iván Márquez (7.0), Jannes Horn (7.0), Nathaniel Brown (7.5), Jens Castrop (7.0), Florian Flick (7.8), Lukas Schleimer (7.1), Benjamin Goller (7.3), Can Uzun (7.5) and Kanji Okunuki (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carl Klaus, Ahmet Gürleyen (6.8), Felix Lohkemper, Taylan Duman, Daichi Hayashi (6.8), Mats Møller Dæhli, Erik Wekesser (6.6), Enrico Valentini and Tim Handwerker (6.4).

Nürnberg could not rely on the presence of Erik Wekesser (injured) and Ahmet Gürleyen (injured).

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 4 changes: Can Uzun for Tim Handwerker (63′), Kanji Okunuki for Erik Wekesser (82′), Jannes Horn for Ahmet Gürleyen (72′) and Lukas Schleimer for Daichi Hayashi (72′).

Best player: Christian Mathenia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was the goalkeeper: Christian Mathenia. His rating is 9.08. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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