MAGDEBURG. Nürnberg conquers Magdeburg 1-0 after C. Uzun scored just 1 goal (80′). Magdeburg was truly better in terms of ball possession (76%).​

The match was played at the MDCC-Arena stadium in Magdeburg on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the assistance of Christian Bandurski and Marc-Philipp Eckermann. The 4th official was Daniel Bartnitzki. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.02 degrees Celsius or 44.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Magdeburg had a superior ball possession 76% while Nürnberg was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Magdeburg was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Nürnberg was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Magdeburg shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Magdeburg received 1 yellow card (Tobias Müller). Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg received 1 yellow card (Jan Gyamerah).

Standings

After playing this match, Magdeburg stays with 31 points like Wehen Wiesbaden to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Nürnberg will has 36 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg will play away with Karlsruher SC on the 16th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Magdeburg (2 draws).

Nürnberg will host St. Pauli on the 16th of March with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of St. Pauli (6 draws).

Magdeburg – Formation

Magdeburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Christian Titz decided to play with the following team: Dominik Reimann (6.7), Leon Bell Bell (7.5), Tobias Müller (7.0), Daniel Heber (7.3), Mo El Hankouri (7.9), Silas Gnaka (7.5), Daniel Elfadli (7.3), Amara Condé (7.0), Alexander Nollenberger (7.0), Barış Atik (7.5) and Tatsuya Ito (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Andi Hoti, Jamie Lawrence, Herbert Bockhorn (6.4), Luc Castaignos, Jason Ceka (6.4), Emir Kuhinja (6.6), Xavier Amaechi (6.8), Jean Hugonet and Noah Kruth.

Substitutions

Magdeburg made 4 changes: Amara Condé for Herbert Bockhorn (57′), Barış Atik for Jason Ceka (82′), Alexander Nollenberger for Emir Kuhinja (77′) and Tatsuya Ito for Xavier Amaechi (82′).

Player of the match: Mo El Hankouri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Magdeburg was Mo El Hankouri.

His rating is 7.9 with 92 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova played with: Carl Klaus (8.1), Jan Gyamerah (6.7), Finn Jeltsch (6.8), Jannes Horn (7.3), Nathaniel Brown (7.5), Jens Castrop (7.3), Florian Flick (7.1), Erik Wekesser (7.0), Benjamin Goller (7.0), Sebastian Andersson  (6.8) and Can Uzun (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Ahmet Gürleyen, Johannes Geis, Taylan Duman (6.8), Kanji Okunuki, Iván Márquez, Enrico Valentini, Joseph Hungbo, Christian Mathenia and Lukas Schleimer (6.8).

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 3 changes: Sebastian Andersson  for Lukas Schleimer (60′), Erik Wekesser for Joseph Hungbo (90′) and Can Uzun for Taylan Duman (82′).

Player of the match: Carl Klaus​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was the goalkeeper: Carl Klaus. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Holstein Kiel – Karlsruher SC – 1-0
• Wehen Wiesbaden – Hannover 96 – 1-1
• Magdeburg – Nürnberg – 0-1
• Schalke 04 – Paderborn – 3-3