GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 overcomes Nürnberg with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Karaman (42′) and a goal from P. Seguin (86′). Nürnberg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

Kenan Karaman didn’t convert a penalty (56′) for Schalke 04.​

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 62,278 spectators.​ The referee was Marco Fritz who was helped by Dominik Schaal and Luca Schlosser. The 4th official was Patrick Kessel. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.01 degrees Celsius or 69.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Schalke 04

2 - 0

Nürnberg

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 22 Total 18
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 9 Shots blocked 7
  • 106 Attack 74
  • 55 Dangerous attack 44
  • 58 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Nürnberg was in firm control of the ball 57% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 won the match​.

Schalke 04 shot 22 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nürnberg shot 18 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards (Darko Churlinov, Derry Murkin, Paul Seguin and K. Topp). On the other side, Nürnberg received 4 yellow cards (F. Flick, F. Jeltsch, Can Uzun and Sebastian Andersson).

Match Timeline

13'
Sebastian Andersson- Yellow
Kenan Karaman(goal)K. Topp
42'
42'
Can Uzun- Yellow
Paul Seguin- Yellow
44'
Derry Murkin- Yellow
45'
K. Topp- Yellow
49'
Kenan Karaman- missed penaltyKenan Karaman
56'
60'
Kanji Okunuki- sub ->Benjamin Goller
66'
F. Jeltsch- Yellow
68'
Felix Lohkemper - sub ->Sebastian Andersson
70'
Ron Schallenberg- sub ->Cédric Brunner
69'
Paul Seguin(goal)
86'
85'
F. Flick- Yellow
Darko Churlinov- sub ->Thomas Ouwejan
88'
Darko Churlinov- Yellow
88'
Blendi Idrizi- sub ->Kenan Karaman
88'
Bryan Lasme- sub ->Y. Kabadayı
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, Schalke 04 has 35 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Nürnberg will stays with 37 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against Elversberg on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Elversberg (0 draws).

Nürnberg will host Paderborn on the 20th of April with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Nürnberg (2 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Marius Müller 32.Germany
8.8
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.1
45'
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
7.8
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.7
69'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.3
M
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
8.4
88'
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
8.1
44' 86'
M
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
8.1
90'
M
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey
7.7
88' 42'
M
K. Topp 42.Germany
7.3
70' 49'
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
7.1
Substitutes
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
D
I. Cissé 22.Mali
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
D
Steven van der Sloot 51.Netherlands
6.6
70'
M
Ron Schallenberg 6.Germany
6.8
69'
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
M
Blendi Idrizi 18.Kosovo
7.0
88'
F
Bryan Lasme 11.France
90'
F
Darko Churlinov 23.Macedonia
6.3
88' 88'

Schalke 04 started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Karel Geraerts decided to play with the following team: Marius Müller (8.8), Cédric Brunner (6.7), Tomas Kalas (7.8), Marcin Kaminski (7.3), Derry Murkin (7.1), Y. Kabadayı (8.1), Paul Seguin (8.1), Thomas Ouwejan (8.4), K. Topp (7.3), Simon Terodde  (7.1) and Kenan Karaman (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ralf Fährmann, Ron Schallenberg (6.8), Lino Tempelmann, Bryan Lasme, Blendi Idrizi (7.0), I. Cissé, Darko Churlinov (6.3), Henning Matriciani and S. van der Sloot (6.6).

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Ron Schallenberg (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: Y. Kabadayı for Bryan Lasme (90′), Kenan Karaman for Blendi Idrizi (88′), K. Topp for Steven van der Sloot (70′), Cédric Brunner for Ron Schallenberg (69′) and Thomas Ouwejan for Darko Churlinov (88′).

Player of the match: Marius Müller​

The most impressive player for Schalke 04 was the goalkeeper: Marius Müller. His rating is 8.77. He performed 7 saves.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
7.9
D
N. Brown 27.Germany
6.3
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
7.1
D
Jannes Horn 38.Germany
7.1
D
F. Jeltsch 44.Germany
6.7
66'
M
F. Flick 6.Germany
7.0
85'
M
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
6.3
60'
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
7.1
M
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany
7.5
M
Can Uzun 42.Turkey
7.5
42'
F
Sebastian Andersson 20.Sweden
7.0
68' 13'
Substitutes
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
D
Ahmet Gürleyen 3.Germany
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
D
Iván Márquez 15.Spain
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
F
Felix Lohkemper 7.Germany
6.4
68'
F
Kanji Okunuki 11.Japan
6.7
60'

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

Cristian Ramon Fiél Casanova played with: Carl Klaus (7.9), Jan Gyamerah (7.1), F. Jeltsch (6.7), Jannes Horn (7.1), N. Brown (6.3), F. Flick (7.0), Benjamin Goller (6.3), J. Castrop (7.1), Can Uzun (7.5), Lukas Schleimer (7.5) and Sebastian Andersson (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ahmet Gürleyen, Johannes Geis, Felix Lohkemper  (6.4), Taylan Duman, Kanji Okunuki (6.7), E. Wekesser, Iván Márquez, Enrico Valentini  and Christian Mathenia.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 2 changes: Benjamin Goller for Kanji Okunuki (60′) and Sebastian Andersson for Felix Lohkemper  (68′).

Player of the match: Carl Klaus​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was the goalkeeper: Carl Klaus. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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