SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match report

Nürnberg defeated Greuther Fürth 4:2 in the second round of the 2. Bundesliga at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer. The visitors took control after a frantic opening half and went on to claim three points away from home.

Fürth started brighter. Felix Klaus opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute before his second effort was ruled offside by VAR. He got his goal in the 41st minute, and then Nürnberg hit back. Julian Justvan struck twice before the break, and added a third in the 54th minute to put the game beyond doubt.

And here's the thing — Fürth kept pushing. Klaus missed a penalty in the 63rd minute, and P. Scobel pulled one back for Nürnberg in the 74th to make it 4:2. The visitors then brought on both Justvan and Scobel in the 88th minute, and the match ran on until the final whistle.

For the record, Nürnberg had 56 per cent possession and registered nine shots on target against six for the hosts. Greuther Fürth produced a higher expected goals total of 2.75 compared with 1.48, yet the visitors were more clinical, converting their chances while the hosts had four big chances go begging.

The result leaves Nürnberg second on 10 points after four games, while Fürth sit 12th with four points. The visitors remain unbeaten, and this was their fourth straight win across all competitions when you include the midweek fixture against Oviedo.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 6 – 9

Shots off target 4 – 4

Expected goals 2.75 – 1.48

⚽ 22' F. Klaus — Penalty ⚽ 26' P. Scobel — Goal 🟨 28' Javier Fernandez — Yellow card 39' F. Klaus — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 39' Felix Klaus — var_goal_cancelled ⚽ 41' F. Klaus — Goal ⚽ 45' J. Justvan — Goal ⚽ 45+3' J. Justvan — Goal 🟨 45+6' Julian Justvan — Yellow card ⚽ 54' J. Justvan — Goal ⇄ 55' T. Janisch — Substitution 🟨 61' Eric Porstner — Yellow card ✗ 63' Felix Klaus — Penalty missed ⇄ 67' D. Srbeny — Substitution ⚽ 74' P. Scobel — Goal ⇄ 75' F. Becker — Substitution 🟨 77' Rayan Ghrieb — Yellow card ⇄ 77' J. Fernandez — Substitution ⇄ 77' J. Dehm — Substitution ⇄ 77' O. Pohlmann — Substitution ⇄ 77' S. Banse — Substitution ⇄ 88' J. Justvan — Substitution ⇄ 88' P. Scobel — Substitution 🟨 89' Aaron Keller — Yellow card

Match events

22' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Penalty F. Klaus
26' FC Nurnberg Goal P. Scobel assist: J. Justvan
28' FC Nurnberg Yellow card Javier Fernandez
39' SpVgg Greuther Fürth var_goal_cancelled_-_offside F. Klaus
39' SpVgg Greuther Fürth var_goal_cancelled Felix Klaus
41' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Goal F. Klaus assist: D. Srbeny
45' FC Nurnberg Goal J. Justvan assist: P. Scobel
45+3' FC Nurnberg Goal J. Justvan assist: P. Scobel
45+6' FC Nurnberg Yellow card Julian Justvan
54' FC Nurnberg Goal J. Justvan assist: F. Otto
55' FC Nurnberg Substitution T. Janisch off: G. Masouras
61' FC Nurnberg Yellow card Eric Porstner
63' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Penalty missed Felix Klaus
67' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Substitution D. Srbeny off: A. Keller
74' FC Nurnberg Goal P. Scobel
75' FC Nurnberg Substitution F. Becker off: R. Ghrieb
77' FC Nurnberg Yellow card Rayan Ghrieb
77' FC Nurnberg Substitution J. Fernandez off: R. Lubach
77' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Substitution J. Dehm off: L. Reich
77' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Substitution O. Pohlmann off: M. Wallentowitz
77' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Substitution S. Banse off: O. Sillah
88' FC Nurnberg Substitution J. Justvan off: M. Kornwachs Barjuan
88' FC Nurnberg Substitution P. Scobel off: A. Grimaldi
89' SpVgg Greuther Fürth Yellow card Aaron Keller

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

6 Shots on target 9

4 Shots off target 4

2.75 Expected goals 1.48

4 Big chances 4

67 Attacks 95

5 Corners 3

9 Fouls 15

13 Free kicks 9

4 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 6

13 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

14/2556% Aerial duels 11/2544%

50 Backward passes 60

4 Blocked shots 2

16 Clearances 25

3/2015% Crosses 3/1520%

1/617% Dribbles 7/1547%

0.24 Expected assists 0.85

65 Failed passes 62

5 Goalkeeper saves 4

9 Interceptions 7

6 Key passes 11

27/5054% Long passes 17/4240%

76 Passes into the final third 117

212 Passes in the opposition half 333

147 Passes in own half 124

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.60

5 Shots from outside the box 5

9 Shots inside the box 10

11/2055% Tackles 8/1457%

339 Total passes 442

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Florian Hellstern	1
22	Jannis Heuer	22
23	Jannik Dehm	23
27	Gian-Luca Itter	27
29	Krisztián Keresztes	29
6	S. Banse	6
8	Shinta Karl Appelkamp	8
10	Ole Pohlmann	10
13	Paul Will	13
7	Dennis Srbeny	7
30	Felix Klaus	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
43	Zilas Proffrock	43
2	Lukas Reich	2
5	Maxim Dahl	5
17	Noah König	17
48	Jakob Krautkramer	48
11	Aaron Keller	11
21	Mika Vallentovic	21
28	Doni Arifi	28
42	Omar Sillah	42

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FC Nurnberg

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jan Reichert	1
4	Alexandros Kalogeropoulos	4
20	Fynn Otto	20
32	Tim Janisch	32
41	Erik Postner	41
6	Adam Markhiyev	6
8	Javier Fernandez	8
10	Julian Justvan	10
22	Finn Ole Becker	22
23	Mohamed Ali Zoma	23
19	Piet Skobel	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Robin Lisewski	13
21	Giannis Masouras	21
35	Marc Kornwachs Barjuan	35
36	Christian Mandic	36
43	Tobias Hess	43
18	Rafael Lubach	18
7	Rayan Ghrieb	7
28	Can Yaha Moustfa	28
39	Adriano Grimaldi	39

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