Match Report
Schalke 04, 1st with 70 points, sat 24 points above Nürnberg (8th, 46). Nürnberg ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Nürnberg 1.38 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Schalke 04 1.47 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.47.
Schalke 04 had won five straight. From the last five rounds, Nürnberg held 6 points of 15 and Schalke 04 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 4 Nürnberg wins, 11 for Schalke 04, 3 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 72% of the meetings went to the host. 61% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 61%.
Max-Morlock-Stadion, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. Nürnberg led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nürnberg: Ron Schallenberg (20' og), Henri Koudossou (45'), Mohamed Ali Zoma (72')
Key stats
Possession: Nürnberg 49% · Schalke 04 51% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-5