Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Elversberg 2nd on 62, Nürnberg 8th on 46. Recent form flatters Nürnberg's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Nürnberg were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.32, Elversberg 1.88 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Elversberg carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Nürnberg, 0 draws and 3 for Elversberg, at 2.4 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Max-Morlock-Stadion, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Elversberg led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Nürnberg: Julian Justvan (56'), Piet Scobel (71'), Piet Scobel (90') · Elversberg: Tom Zimmerschied (39'), Jarzinho Malanga (65')
Key stats
Possession: Nürnberg 51% · Elversberg 49% · Total shots: 27-12 · On target: 12-7 · Corners: 7-3