NEURENBERG. Nürnberg defeated Eintracht Braunschweig to win 2-1. It was Nürnberg to strike first with a goal of Sebastian Andersson at the 23′. Then Can Uzun scored again for Nürnberg in the 45′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Rayan Philippe reduced the distance for Eintracht Braunschweig (57′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Max-Morlock-Stadion stadium in Neurenberg on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 27,834 spectators. The referee was Wolfgang Haslberger with the collaboration of Lars Erbst and Tobias Endriß. The 4th official was Martin Speckner. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.64 degrees Celsius or 52.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 113
- 32 Dangerous attack 51
- 102 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 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. Nürnberg was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Eintracht Braunschweig that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Eintracht Braunschweig was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Nürnberg was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nürnberg shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Braunschweig shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nürnberg received 3 yellow cards (Finn Jeltsch, Can Uzun and Enrico Valentini). On the other side, Eintracht Braunschweig received 2 yellow cards (Ermin Bičakčić and Fabio Kaufmann).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nürnberg has 33 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Eintracht Braunschweig will stays with 24 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Nürnberg will play away against Magdeburg on the 9th of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Eintracht Braunschweig will host Hansa Rostock on the 9th of March with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Hansa Rostock (2 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
, Enrico Valentini , Finn Jeltsch , Jannes Horn , Nathaniel Brown , Florian Flick , Benjamin Goller , Can Uzun , Taylan Duman , Erik Wekesser and Sebastian Andersson .The home team had on the bench: Ahmet Gürleyen, Johannes Geis, Kanji Okunuki
, Iván Márquez, Joseph Hungbo , Christian Mathenia, Lukas Schleimer and Julian Kania.Substitutions
Nürnberg made 4 changes: Erik Wekesser for Kanji Okunuki (68′), Taylan Duman for Lukas Schleimer (68′), Benjamin Goller for Joseph Hungbo (85′) and Can Uzun for Iván Márquez (90′).
Player of the match: Florian Flick
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was Florian Flick even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.Eintracht Braunschweig – Formation
Eintracht Braunschweig started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).
Daniel Scherning played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann
, Robert Ivanov , Ermin Bičakčić , Saulo Decarli , Robin Krausse , Marvin Rittmüller , Fabio Kaufmann , Thórir Jóhann Helgason , Anton Donkor , Rayan Philippe and Johan Arath Gomez .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jannis Nikolaou, Niklas Tauer
, Florian Krüger , H. Finndell , Tino Casali, Anthony Ujah , Anderson Lucoqui , Youssef Amyn and Sebastian Griesbeck.Substitutions
Eintracht Braunschweig made 5 changes: Johan Arath Gomez for Anthony Ujah (46′), Saulo Decarli for H. Finndell (81′), Marvin Rittmüller for Florian Krüger (81′), Anton Donkor for Anderson Lucoqui (46′) and Robin Krausse for Niklas Tauer (46′).
Player of the match: Thórir Jóhann Helgason
The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Braunschweig was Thórir Jóhann Helgason.
His rating is
with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Karlsruher SC – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 4-0
- Nürnberg – Eintracht Braunschweig – 2-1
- Hansa Rostock – Kaiserslautern – 0-3
- Hannover 96 – Fortuna Düsseldorf – 2-2