Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Schalke 04 (1st, 70 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Nürnberg (8th, 46 pts). Nürnberg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall.
Schalke 04 arrived on a run of five straight wins. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Nürnberg against 15/15 for Schalke 04.
18 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nürnberg 4, draws 3, Schalke 04 11, at 3.06 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 72% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 61% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 61%.
Goal scorers
Nürnberg: Ron Schallenberg (20'), 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