KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC annihilates Nürnberg 4-1 with goals of Paul Nebel (1′), Fabian Schleusener (70′), Budu Zivzivadze (89′) and Budu Zivzivadze (90′). On the opposite side, Nürnberg scored with ​Can Uzun (60′).

The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the collaboration of Robert Kempter and . The 4th official was Benedikt Kempkes. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.06 degrees Celsius or 41.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Karlsruher SC

4 - 1

Nürnberg

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 119 Attack 79
  • 47 Dangerous attack 47
  • 78 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Karlsruher SC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Nürnberg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match​.

Karlsruher SC shot 21 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Nürnberg shot 12 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (Marcel Beifus and Paul Nebel). On the other side, Nürnberg received 3 yellow cards (Florian Flick, Jannes Horn and Iván Márquez).

Match Timeline

P. Nebel(goal)Marvin Wanitzek
1'
P. Nebel(VAR)
2'
26'
Iván Márquez- Yellow
46'
Ahmet Gürleyen- sub ->Sebastian Jung
P. Nebel- Yellow
59'
60'
Can Uzun(goal)
62'
Taylan Duman- sub ->Mats Møller Dæhli
62'
Daichi Hayashi - sub ->Lukas Schleimer
64'
F. Flick- Yellow
Fabian Schleusener(goal)Paul Nebel
70'
77'
Felix Lohkemper - sub ->Paul Nebel
80'
Jannes Horn- Yellow
Dzenis Burnic- sub ->Paul Nebel
81'
Budu Zivzivadze- sub ->Benjamin Goller
81'
Marcel Beifus- Yellow
82'
84'
E. Wekesser- sub ->Benjamin Goller
Budu Zivzivadze(goal)Philip Heise
89'
Robin Bormuth - sub ->Marvin Wanitzek
90'
Marco Thiede- sub ->Sebastian Jung
90'
Eren Öztürk - sub ->Jérôme Gondorf
90'
Budu Zivzivadze(goal)Lars Stindl
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, Karlsruher SC will have 16 points like Magdeburg and Hansa Rostock to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg will stay with 21 points like Wehen Wiesbaden to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away with Elversberg on the 19th of May with a 0-0 head to head record.

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).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
Patrick Drewes 23.Germany
7.3
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
7.0
90'
D
Marcel Beifus 4.Germany
7.0
82'
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
7.9
D
Marcel Franke 28.Germany
7.1
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.5
90'
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
8.4
90'
M
Lars Stindl 13.Germany
7.0
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
8.8
81' 59' 1'
F
I. Matanović 9.Croatia
7.3
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
8.4
70'
Substitutes
G
Max Weiß 29.Germany
D
David Herold 20.Germany
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
90'
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
D
Robin Bormuth 32.Germany
90'
M
Dzenis Burnic 15.Germany
6.8
81'
M
Eren Öztürk 30.Turkey
90'
F
Budu Zivzivadze 11.Georgia
9.2
81' 89', 90'

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

The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes (7.3), Sebastian Jung (7.0), Marcel Franke (7.1), Marcel Beifus (7.0), Philip Heise (7.9), Paul Nebel (8.8), Jérôme Gondorf (7.5), Marvin Wanitzek (8.4), Lars Stindl (7.0), Fabian Schleusener (8.4) and Igor Matanovic (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Budu Zivzivadze (9.2), Dženis Burnić (6.8), David Herold, Marco Thiede, Christoph Kobald, Max Weiss, Eren Öztürk and Robin Bormuth.

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 5 changes: Marvin Wanitzek for Robin Bormuth (90′), Sebastian Jung for Marco Thiede (90′), Benjamin Goller for Budu Zivzivadze (81′), Paul Nebel for Dženis Burnić (81′) and Jérôme Gondorf for Eren Öztürk (90′).

Player of the match: Budu Zivzivadze​

The most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Budu Zivzivadze.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 81′.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
6.0
D
Iván Márquez 15.Spain
7.1
26'
D
N. Brown 27.Germany
6.6
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
6.6
D
Jannes Horn 38.Germany
6.4
80'
M
F. Flick 6.Germany
7.0
64'
M
Mats Møller Dæhli 10.Norway
6.8
62'
M
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany
6.6
62'
F
Kanji Okunuki 11.Japan
7.0
F
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
7.0
84'
F
Can Uzun 42.Turkey
7.8
60'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
Ahmet Gürleyen 3.Germany
6.8
46'
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
6.3
84'
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
6.4
62'
M
Ali Loune 41.Morocco
F
Felix Lohkemper 7.Germany
6.7
77'
F
Daichi Hayashi 9.Japan
6.8
62'

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

Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova played with: Christian Mathenia (6.0), Jan Gyamerah (6.6), Iván Márquez (7.1), Jannes Horn (6.4), Nathaniel Brown (6.6), Lukas Schleimer (6.6), Florian Flick (7.0), Mats Møller Dæhli (6.8), Benjamin Goller (7.0), Can Uzun (7.8) and Kanji Okunuki (7.0).

They had on the bench: Carl Klaus, Ahmet Gürleyen (6.8), Johannes Geis, Felix Lohkemper (6.7), Taylan Duman (6.4), Daichi Hayashi (6.8), Erik Wekesser (6.3), Enrico Valentini and Ali Loune.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 5 changes: Mats Møller Dæhli for Taylan Duman (62′), Lukas Schleimer for Daichi Hayashi (62′), Sebastian Jung for Ahmet Gürleyen (46′), Paul Nebel for Felix Lohkemper (77′) and Benjamin Goller for Erik Wekesser (84′).

Player of the match: Can Uzun​

The most impressive player for Nürnberg was Can Uzun.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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