KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC annihilates Nürnberg 4-1 with goals of P. Hofmann (39′), B. Goller (55′), P. Hofmann (59′) and M. Wanitzek (90′ pen). On the opposite side, Nürnberg scored with ​J. Geis (29′).

The match was played at the Wildpark Platz 6 stadium in Karlsruhe on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Waschitzki with the assistance of Martin Speckner and Jochen Gschwendtner. The 4th official was Asmir Osmanagic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Karlsruher SC

4 - 1

Nürnberg

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 20 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 14 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 91
  • 76 Dangerous attack 35
  • 83 Ball safe 101
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Karlsruher SC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nürnberg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match​.

Karlsruher SC shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Nürnberg shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (P. Heise and B. Goller). On the opposite side, Nürnberg received 4 yellow cards (T. Handwerker, E. Valentini, J. Geis and A. Sorensen).

Match Timeline

22'
29'
Johannes Geis(goal)
31'
Enrico Valentini - Yellow
Philip Heise- Yellow
35'
39'
55'
Benjamin Goller(goal)
57'
Johannes Geis- Yellow
59'
62'
Taylan Duman- sub ->J. Geis
62'
76'
Benjamin Goller- Yellow
82'
J. Castrop- sub ->T. Krauss
82'
Fabian Schleusener- sub ->Choi Kyoung-Rok
83'
89'
Marvin Wanitzek(penalty)
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Schalke 04
65
34
Werder Bremen
63
34
Hamburger SV
60
34
Darmstadt 98
60
34
St. Pauli
57
34
Heidenheim
52
34
Paderborn
51
34
Nürnberg
51
34
Holstein Kiel
45
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
44
34
Hannover 96
42
34
Karlsruher SC
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Sandhausen
41
34
Jahn Regensburg
40
34
Dynamo Dresden
32
34
Erzgebirge Aue
26
34
Ingolstadt
21
34

After playing this encounter, Karlsruher SC will have 29 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg will stay with 33 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away with Erzgebirge Aue on the 18th of March with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Nürnberg will host Dynamo Dresden on the 20th of March with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Nürnberg (2 draws).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
6.2
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
7.4
90' 35'
D
Daniel O'Shaughnessy 5.Finland
6.8
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
7.2
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
7.0
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.4
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
7.8
90'
M
Kyoung-rok Choi 11.South Korea
6.2
83'
M
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
7.7
82' 76' 55'
M
Tim Breithaupt 38.Germany
7.1
F
Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany
9.1
90' 39', 59'
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 1.Austria
D
Kilian Jakob 18.Germany
90'
D
Felix Irorere 20.Germany
D
R. van 4.Netherlands
D
Daniel Gordon 3.Jamaica
M
Marc Lorenz 7.Germany
M
Fabio Kaufmann 37.Germany
6.4
82'
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
6.9
83'
F
Malik Batmaz 9.Germany
90'

Karlsruher SC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Marius Gersbeck (6.2), Marco Thiede (7.2), Christoph Kobald (7.0), Daniel O’Shaughnessy (6.8), Philip Heise (7.4), Tim Breithaupt (7.1), Benjamin Goller (7.7), Jérôme Gondorf (7.4), Marvin Wanitzek (7.8), Kyoung-Rok Choi (6.2) and Philipp Hofmann (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kilian Jakob, Felix Irorere, Marc Lorenz, Markus Kuster, Fabio Kaufmann (6.4), Ricardo Van Rhijn, Fabian Schleusener (6.9), Daniel Gordon and Malik Batmaz.

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 4 changes: B. Goller for F. Kaufmann (82′), Choi Kyoung-Rok for F. Schleusener (83′), P. Hofmann for M. Batmaz (90′) and P. Heise for K. Jakob (90′).

Best player: Philipp Hofmann​

The most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Philipp Hofmann.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
5.4
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
6.2
31'
D
Asger Sörensen 4.Denmark
6.6
89'
D
Tim Handwerker 29.Germany
6.3
22'
D
Mario Šuver 33.Croatia
6.2
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
7.8
62' 57' 29'
M
Lino Tempelmann 6.Germany
6.5
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
7.1
82'
F
Mats Møller Dæhli 24.Norway
6.8
F
Manuel Schäffler 9.Germany
5.8
F
E. Shuranov 11.Germany
6.2
62'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 31.Germany
D
Noel Knothe 35.Germany
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
6.6
62'
M
Fabian Nürnberger 15.Germany
M
Nikola Dovedan 10.Austria
6.2
62'
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
6.5
82'
F
Pascal Köpke 20.Germany
F
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany

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

Robert Klauß played with: Christian Mathenia (5.4), Enrico Valentini (6.2), Mario Šuver (6.2), Asger Sørensen (6.6), Tim Handwerker (6.3), Tom Krauß (7.1), Johannes Geis (7.8), Lino Tempelmann (6.5), Erik Shuranov (6.2), Manuel Schäffler (5.8) and Mats Møller Dæhli (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Noel Knothe, Pascal Köpke, Kilian Fischer, Lukas Schleimer, Taylan Duman (6.6), Fabian Nürnberger, Nikola Dovedan (6.2), Jens Castrop (6.5) and Carl Klaus.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 3 changes: J. Geis for T. Duman (62′), E. Shuranov for N. Dovedan (62′) and T. Krauss for J. Castrop (82′).

Best player: Johannes Geis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was Johannes Geis.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 42 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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