SANDHAUSEN. Nürnberg succeeded in reverse the score against Sandhausen to win 2-1. It was Sandhausen to strike first with a goal of B. Ajdini at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Duah gave the win to Nürnberg in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald stadium in Sandhausen on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Max Burda with the assistance of Marcel Pelgrim and Justus Zorn. The 4th official was Patrick Kessel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Sandhausen

1 - 2

Nürnberg

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 5 Total 6
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 66 Attack 63
  • 36 Dangerous attack 23
  • 83 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 21 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Nürnberg had a strong ball possession 55% while Sandhausen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sandhausen was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Nürnberg was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sandhausen shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sandhausen received 2 yellow cards (J. Bachmann and M. Ritzmaier). Talking about the opposition, Nürnberg received 3 yellow cards (J. Castrop, F. Nurnberger and L. Tempelmann).

Match Timeline

33'
40'
J. Castrop- Yellow
49'
53'
53'
59'
70'
74'
74'
80'
80'
87'
90'
90'
90'
Jan Gyamerah- sub ->Fabian Nürnberger
90'
Johannes Geis- sub ->Sadik Fofana

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After playing this match, Sandhausen will stay with 6 points like Jahn Regensburg, Heidenheim and Fortuna Düsseldorf to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Nürnberg will have 3 points like Paderborn, Hamburger SV, Magdeburg, Hansa Rostock and Darmstadt 98 to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Sandhausen will host Hamburger SV on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Hamburger SV (2 draws).

Nürnberg will play away agasint Darmstadt 98 on the 17th of September with a 4-4 head to head.

Sandhausen – Formation

Sandhausen
G
Patrick Drewes 1.Germany
7.2
D
D. Đumić 3.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
D
A. Zhirov 2.Russia
6.6
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
7.3
D
Bashkim Ajdini 19.Kosovo
6.8
33'
M
Marcel Ritzmaier 22.Austria
6.6
80' 70'
M
Erik Zenga 17.Germany
6.6
M
David Kinsombi 10.Germany
5.8
90'
M
Janik Bachmann 26.Germany
6.6
53'
M
Christian Kinsombi 8.Germany
6.4
80'
F
A. Kutucu 23.Turkey
7.3
87'
Substitutes
G
Nikolai Rehnen 33.Germany
D
Oumar Diakhite 25.Senegal
D
Immanuel Höhn 15.Germany
90'
M
Philipp Ochs 11.Germany
M
Alexander Esswein 30.Germany
6.4
80'
M
Cebio Soukou 7.Benin
6.1
80'
F
Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein 6.Germany
F
Matej Pulkrab 9.Czech Republic
F
Kemal Ademi 29.Switzerland
6.1
87'

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

The manager Alois Schwartz decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes (7.2), Bashkim Ajdini (6.8), Dario Đumić (6.5), Aleksandr Zhirov (6.6), Chima Okoroji (7.3), Erik Zenga (6.6), Marcel Ritzmaier (6.6), David Kinsombi (5.8), Janik Bachmann (6.6), Christian Kinsombi (6.4) and Ahmed Kutucu (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein, Phillipp Ochs, Oumar Diakhité, Matej Pulkrab, Nikolai Rehnen, Alexander Esswein (6.4), Cebio Soukou (6.1), Immanuel Höhn and Kemal Ademi (6.1).

Substitutions

Sandhausen made 4 changes: M. Ritzmaier for C. Soukou (80′), C. Kinsombi for A. Esswein (80′), A. Kutucu for K. Ademi (87′) and D. Kinsombi for I. Hohn (90′).

Best player: Chima Okoroji​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sandhausen was Chima Okoroji.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
6.1
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
8.1
D
Florian Hübner 19.Germany
6.7
D
James Lawrence 4.Wales
6.9
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
7.3
M
Lino Tempelmann 6.Germany
6.5
59'
M
Fabian Nürnberger 15.Germany
7.2
90' 53'
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
5.8
74' 40'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
6.8
90'
F
Christoph Daferner 33.Germany
8.0
49'
F
E. Shuranov 11.Germany
6.4
74'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
90'
D
Louis Breunig 32.Germany
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
90'
M
Niklas Jahn 37.Germany
M
Mats Møller Dæhli 10.Norway
6.8
74'
F
Felix Lohkemper 7.Germany
F
Kwadwo Duah 23.Switzerland
7.4
74' 90'
F
Manuel Wintzheimer 18.Germany

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

Robert Klauß played with: Christian Mathenia (6.1), Enrico Valentini (8.1), Florian Hübner (6.7), James Lawrence (6.9), Erik Wekesser (7.3), Jens Castrop (5.8), Sadik Fofana (6.8), Lino Tempelmann (6.5), Fabian Nürnberger (7.2), Erik Shuranov (6.4) and Christoph Daferner (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Johannes Geis, Jan Gyamerah, Manuel Wintzheimer, Niklas Jahn, Louis Breunig, Mats Møller Dæhli (6.8), Felix Lohkemper, Carl Klaus and Kwadwo Duah (7.4).

Nürnberg could not rely on the presence of J. Geis (injured).

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 4 changes: J. Castrop for M. M. Daehli (74′), E. Shuranov for K. Duah (74′), S. Fofana for J. Geis (90′) and F. Nurnberger for J. Gyamerah (90′).

Best player: Enrico Valentini​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was Enrico Valentini even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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