📊 Form Guide

Nuremberg

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Nuremberg won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 2-0 Bundesliga 2 defeat last time out to Schalke.

In that match, Nuremberg had 57% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 on target. At the other end, Schalke 04 got 22 shots at goal with 7 on target. Kenan Karaman (42') and Paul Seguin (86') scored for Schalke.

It has been seldom in recent games that Nuremberg haven’t conceded. The facts show that Nuremberg have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals in the process.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Nuremberg:

• have not been beaten in the league by SC Paderborn 07 in their previous 3 matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

SC Paderborn 07

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Previously, Paderborn drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 match with Karlsruhe.

In that match, SC Paderborn 07 managed 46% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for SC Paderborn 07 was Sirlord Conteh (20'). At the other end, Karlsruher got 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Igor Matanović (26') was the scorer for Karlsruhe.

The numbers tell their own story, and Paderborn have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 11 goals in total. Defensively, SC Paderborn 07 seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

Coming into this contest, SC Paderborn 07 have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 04/04/2021 shows us that Nuremberg have won 4 of these & Paderborn 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

18 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for Nürnberg and 7 coming from Paderborn. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The previous league match featuring these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 13 on 11/11/2023 when it finished SC Paderborn 07 1-3 Nuremberg.

That time, SC Paderborn 07 had 73% possession and 26 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Their only player to score was Adriano Grimaldi (78').

Nuremberg got 13 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Jens Castrop (8'), Kanji Okunuki (39') and Lukas Schleimer (44') scored.

The referee was Nicolas Winter.

🗞️ Team News: Nuremberg

Jannik Hofmann (Knee problems), Christopher Schindler (Metatarsal fracture), Marcel Wenig (Cruciate ligament tear), James Lawrence (surgery) and Daichi Hayashi (Achilles tendon problems) will be missing for Nuremberg gaffer Cristian Fiél.

It looks as if Nürnberg will possibly employ a 4-1-4-1 system for the game, utilising Carl Klaus, Jan Gyamerah, Finn Jeltsch, Jannes Horn, Nathaniel Brown, Florian Flick, Benjamin Goller, Johannes Geis, Can Uzun, Kanji Okunuki and Lukas Schleimer.

📋 Team News: Paderborn

Paderborn boss Lukas Kwasniok has multiple availability issues to deal with. Felix Platte (Internal ligament tear), Kimberly Ezekwem (Ill) and Marco Schuster (Knee problems) are not ready for selection.

We are inclined to think that Paderborn could decide to play in a 3-4-3 formation, settling for Pelle Boevink, Marcel Hoffmeier, Visar Musliu, Calvin Brackelmann, Raphael Obermair, Marco Pledl, Sebastian Klaas, Aaron Zehnter, Sirlord Conteh, Adriano Grimaldi and Filip Bilbija.

🔮 Prediction

In this match, Nuremberg must be fancied to find the back of the net against this SC Paderborn 07 team, however a single goal possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.

We therefore reckon that it will be a very close game with a 1-2 victory for SC Paderborn 07 at full-time. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:05 19/04/2024