Nürnberg beats Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1

NEURENBERG. Nürnberg conquered Eintracht Braunschweig to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Nürnberg beats Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1

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​

Team 1

Nürnberg

2 - 1

Team 1

Eintracht Braunschweig

  • 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

Sebastian Andersson(goal)Erik Wekesser
23'
42'
Fabio Kaufmann- Yellow
Jannes Horn(VAR)
45'
Can Uzun(penalty)
45'
46'
Anderson Lucoqui- sub ->Anton Donkor
46'
Anthony Ujah- sub ->Johan Arath Gomez
46'
Niklas Tauer- sub ->Robin Krausse
Enrico Valentini - Yellow
48'
57'
Rayan Philippe(goal)Thórir Jóhann Helgason
Can Uzun- Yellow
64'
Kanji Okunuki- sub ->Erik Wekesser
68'
Lukas Schleimer- sub ->Taylan Duman
68'
F. Jeltsch- Yellow
69'
81'
Hampus Finndell- sub ->Saulo Decarli
81'
Florian Krüger- sub ->Marvin Rittmüller
Joseph Hungbo- sub ->Benjamin Goller
85'
Iván Márquez- sub ->Can Uzun
90'
90'
Ermin Bicakcic- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Holstein Kiel
61
30
St. Pauli
60
30
Fortuna Düsseldorf
55
30
Hamburger SV
49
30
Karlsruher SC
46
30
Hannover 96
45
30
Hertha BSC
44
30
Paderborn
43
30
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
42
30
Elversberg
40
30
Nürnberg
37
30
Magdeburg
36
30
Schalke 04
36
30
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
30
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
30
Hansa Rostock
31
30
Kaiserslautern
30
30
Osnabrück
24
30

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
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
6.4
D
Enrico Valentini  22.Germany
7.1
48'
D
N. Brown 27.Germany
7.5
D
Jannes Horn 38.Germany
7.1
D
F. Jeltsch 44.Germany
7.5
69'
M
F. Flick 6.Germany
7.8
M
Taylan Duman 8.Germany
6.8
68'
M
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
7.7
68'
M
Benjamin Goller 14.Germany
6.3
85'
M
Can Uzun 42.Turkey
7.5
90' 64' Goals45'
F
Sebastian Andersson 20.Sweden
7.3
Goals23'
Substitutes
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
D
Ahmet Gürleyen 3.Germany
D
Iván Márquez 15.Spain
90'
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
F
Kanji Okunuki 11.Japan
6.4
68'
F
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
6.4
85'
F
Lukas Schleimer 36.Germany
7.0
68'
F
J. Kania 46.Germany

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 (6.4), Enrico Valentini (7.1), Finn Jeltsch (7.5), Jannes Horn (7.1), Nathaniel Brown (7.5), Florian Flick (7.8), Benjamin Goller (6.3), Can Uzun (7.5), Taylan Duman (6.8), Erik Wekesser (7.7) and Sebastian Andersson  (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ahmet Gürleyen, Johannes Geis, Kanji Okunuki (6.4), Iván Márquez, Joseph Hungbo (6.4), Christian Mathenia, Lukas Schleimer (7.0) 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 7.8 with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Eintracht Braunschweig – Formation

Eintracht Braunschweig
G
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 1.Germany
7.1
D
Saulo Decarli 3.Switzerland
7.0
81'
D
Robert Ivanov 5.Finland
7.5
D
Ermin Bicakcic 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
90'
M
Marvin Rittmüller 18.Germany
6.8
81'
M
Anton Donkor 19.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Thórir Jóhann Helgason 20.Iceland
7.8
M
Fabio Kaufmann 37.Germany
6.7
42'
M
Robin Krauße 39.Germany
6.3
46'
F
Rayan Philippe 9.France
7.5
Goals57'
F
J. Gómez 44.United States
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Tino Casali 13.Austria
D
Anderson Lucoqui 15.Germany
7.1
46'
M
Jannis Nikolaou  4.Germany
M
Niklas Tauer 8.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Hampus Finndell 12.Sweden
7.0
81'
M
Sebastian Griesbeck  33.Germany
F
Florian Krüger 10.Germany
6.7
81'
F
Anthony Ujah 14.Nigeria
6.7
46'
F
Youssef Amyn 17.Iraq

Eintracht Braunschweig started with a 3-3-2-2 line-up (3-3-2-2).

Daniel Scherning played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (7.1), Robert Ivanov (7.5), Ermin Bičakčić (6.7), Saulo Decarli (7.0), Robin Krausse (6.3), Marvin Rittmüller (6.8), Fabio Kaufmann (6.7), Thórir Jóhann Helgason (7.8), Anton Donkor (6.3), Rayan Philippe (7.5) and Johan Arath Gomez (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jannis Nikolaou, Niklas Tauer (7.0), Florian Krüger (6.7), H. Finndell (7.0), Tino Casali, Anthony Ujah (6.7), Anderson Lucoqui (7.1), 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 7.8 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.​