Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: St. Pauli (1st, 69 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Nürnberg (12th, 40 pts). Nürnberg's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/1.88 for Nürnberg and 1.82/1.06 for St. Pauli (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.55.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Nürnberg win, 3 for St. Pauli, 1 draw, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Max-Morlock-Stadion in Neurenberg (capacity 50,000). St. Pauli led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.