KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC was eventually too good for Nürnberg with the goal of F. Schleusener (45′), P. Heise (78′) and M. Wanitzek (82′). Karlsruher SC capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Kampka with the assistance of Tom Bauer and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Tobias Endriß. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Karlsruher SC

3 - 0

Nürnberg

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 14 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 100 Attack 76
  • 59 Dangerous attack 22
  • 80 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Karlsruher SC had a strong ball possession 57% while Nürnberg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Karlsruher SC was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match​.

Karlsruher SC shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Karlsruher SC received 2 yellow cards (P. Nebel and M. Franke). On the opposite side, Nürnberg received 2 yellow cards (E. Valentini and K. Duah).

Match Timeline

14'
Enrico Valentini - Yellow
P. Nebel- Yellow
28'
Fabian Schleusener(goal)
45'
Marcel Franke- Yellow
45'
46'
75'
75'
75'
Johannes Geis- sub ->J. Castrop
77'
Philip Heise(goal)
78'
Marvin Wanitzek(goal)
82'
Marco Thiede- sub ->S. Jung
83'
Leon Jensen- sub ->P. Nebel
83'
86'
86'

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, Karlsruher SC will have 14 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Nürnberg will stay with 10 points like Magdeburg to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away with St. Pauli on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head in favor of St. Pauli (5 draws).

Nürnberg will play away agasint Paderborn on the 28th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Nürnberg (2 draws).

Karlsruher SC – Formation

Karlsruher SC
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
7.7
D
Sebastian Jung 2.Germany
7.4
83'
D
Marcel Franke 28.Germany
7.2
45'
D
Philip Heise 16.Germany
8.1
78'
D
Stephan Ambrosius 15.Ghana
7.4
86'
M
Jérôme Gondorf 8.Germany
7.2
M
Marvin Wanitzek 10.Germany
9.4
82'
M
P. Nebel 26.Germany
7.0
83' 28'
M
Tim Breithaupt 38.Germany
7.3
86'
F
Fabian Schleusener 24.Germany
7.8
45'
F
Malik Batmaz 9.Germany
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Kai Eisele 1.Germany
D
Kilian Jakob 18.Germany
D
Christoph Kobald 22.Austria
D
Florian Ballas 4.Germany
86'
D
Marco Thiede 21.Germany
83'
M
Leon Jensen 6.Germany
83'
F
Mikkel Kaufmann 14.Denmark
7.4
75'
F
Kelvin Arase 36.Austria
F
Simone Rapp 7.Switzerland
86'

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

The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Marius Gersbeck (7.7), Sebastian Jung (7.4), Stephan Ambrosius (7.4), Marcel Franke (7.2), Philip Heise (8.1), Jérôme Gondorf (7.2), Tim Breithaupt (7.3), Marvin Wanitzek (9.4), Paul Nebel (7.0), Fabian Schleusener (7.8) and Malik Batmaz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Leon Jensen, Mikkel Kaufmann (7.4), Kai Eisele, Kilian Jakob, Kelvin Arase, Christoph Kobald, Florian Ballas, Marco Thiede and Simone Rapp.

Substitutions

Karlsruher SC made 5 changes: M. Batmaz for M. Kaufmann (75′), S. Jung for M. Thiede (83′), P. Nebel for L. Jensen (83′), S. Ambrosius for F. Ballas (86′) and T. Breithaupt for S. Rapp (86′).

Best player: Marvin Wanitzek​

The most impressive player for Karlsruher SC was Marvin Wanitzek.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 48 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
6.7
D
Enrico Valentini 22.Germany
6.2
14'
D
Christopher Schindler 16.Germany
6.7
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
7.0
D
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
6.2
M
Mats Møller Dæhli 10.Norway
6.5
46'
M
Lino Tempelmann 6.Germany
6.2
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
6.7
75'
M
Felix Lohkemper 7.Germany
6.8
75'
M
Kwadwo Duah 23.Switzerland
6.4
77'
F
Christoph Daferner 33.Germany
6.4
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
Louis Breunig 32.Germany
D
James Lawrence 4.Wales
D
N. Brown 35.Germany
M
Bryang Kayo 34.United States
6.2
75'
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
6.2
75'
F
E. Shuranov 11.Germany
F
Manuel Wintzheimer 18.Germany
6.4
46'
F
Pascal Köpke 20.Germany

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

Robert Klauß played with: Christian Mathenia (6.7), Enrico Valentini (6.2), Christopher Schindler (6.7), Sadik Fofana (6.2), Erik Wekesser (7.0), Jens Castrop (6.7), Lino Tempelmann (6.2), Kwadwo Duah (6.4), Felix Lohkemper (6.8), Mats Møller Dæhli (6.5) and Christoph Daferner (6.4).

They had on the bench: Erik Shuranov, Louis Breunig, James Lawrence, Carl Klaus, Manuel Wintzheimer (6.4), Nathaniel Brown, Bryang Kayo (6.2), Johannes Geis (6.2) and Pascal Köpke.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 3 changes: M. M. Daehli for M. Wintzheimer (46′), J. Castrop for J. Geis (75′) and F. Lohkemper for B. Kayo (75′).

Best player: Erik Wekesser​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nürnberg was Erik Wekesser.

His rating is (7.0) with 37 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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