NEURENBERG. Kaiserslautern and Nürnberg draw 1-1. R. Tachie scored the first goal (34′) for Kaiserslautern. C. Uzun settled the score (64′). Nürnberg was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Max-Morlock-Stadion stadium in Neurenberg on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 35,462 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Bacher who was helped by Nico Fuchs and Tobias Fritsch. The 4th official was Assad Nouhoum. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.15 degrees Celsius or 53.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Nürnberg was in firm control of the ball 63% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kaiserslautern was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Kaiserslautern to win the match​.

Nürnberg shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern shot 20 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Nürnberg received 5 yellow cards (Jan Gyamerah, Finn Jeltsch, Florian Flick, Erik Wekesser and Can Uzun). Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern received 3 yellow cards (Filip Kaloč, Tymoteusz Puchacz and Dickson Abiama).

Standings

After this match, Nürnberg has 30 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Kaiserslautern will has 22 points like Hansa Rostock to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Nürnberg will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 24th of February with a 10-4 head to head in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (6 draws).

Kaiserslautern will host Karlsruher SC on the 24th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Kaiserslautern (7 draws).

Nürnberg – Formation

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

The manager Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova decided to play with the following team: Carl Klaus (7.5), Jan Gyamerah (7.0), Ahmet Gürleyen (6.7), Jannes Horn (7.3), Nathaniel Brown (7.5), Florian Flick (7.3), Erik Wekesser (6.7), Jens Castrop (6.6), Can Uzun (7.0), Kanji Okunuki (6.4) and Sebastian Andersson  (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Johannes Geis, Enrico Valentini, Joseph Hungbo, Christian Mathenia, Lukas Schleimer (6.3), Jannik Hofmann (6.7), Finn Jeltsch (7.1) and Julian Kania.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 5 changes: Ahmet Gürleyen for Finn Jeltsch (46′), Kanji Okunuki for Jannik Hofmann (46′), Jens Castrop for Lukas Schleimer (62′), Can Uzun for Joseph Hungbo (88′) and Sebastian Andersson  for Julian Kania (90′).

Player of the match: Carl Klaus​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nürnberg was the goalkeeper: Carl Klaus. His rating is 7.45. He performed 2 saves.

Kaiserslautern – Formation

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

Friedhelm Funkel played with: Julian Krahl (7.0), Jean Zimmer (6.7), Kevin Kraus (7.0), Jan Elvedi (7.0), Tymoteusz Puchacz (7.3), Boris Tomiak (7.5), Marlon Ritter (6.6), Filip Kaloč (6.7), Richmond Tachie (7.5), Ragnar Ache (6.4) and Kenny Prince Redondo (8.1).

They had on the bench: Almamy Touré, Philipp Klement (6.8), Julian Niehues (6.8), Aaron Opoku (6.4), Tobias Raschl, Filip Stojilković, Ben Zolinski, Robin Himmelmann and Dickson Abiama (6.7).

Substitutions

Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Filip Kaloč for Julian Niehues (65′), Kenny Prince Redondo for Dickson Abiama (69′), Marlon Ritter for Aaron Opoku (85′) and Richmond Tachie for Philipp Klement (84′).

Player of the match: Kenny Prince Redondo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was Kenny Prince Redondo.

His rating is 8.1 with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Elversberg – Osnabrück – 3-1
• Nürnberg – Kaiserslautern – 1-1
• St. Pauli – Eintracht Braunschweig – 1-0