Nürnberg and Hannover 96 meet at Max ‑ Morlock ‑ Stadion, in a match for the 17th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06‑03‑2020, in a match for the 2. Bundesliga that ended with the victory of Hannover 96 by (0‑3). The goals of the match were scored by T. Hübers (18 ‘), H. Weydandt (90’) and L. Maina (27 ‘) for Hannover 96. Despite being a match between 12th and 8th in the table, in reality It is a clash between the 10th ranked in home games and the 13th away.
Nürnberg:
The home team is currently in 12th position, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Hamburger SV by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bochum by (3‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 12 points in their stadium, where they scored 11 goals and suffered 10, against only 8 points away, with 12 goals scored and 13 suffered. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Nürnberg won 3, drew 3 and lost 2, winning 12 points out of 24 possible. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 minutes 1‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that tends to score many times first: it opened the scoring in 12 of its last 16 matches for the 2. Bundesliga, of these 12 it reached the break in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5. In 16 matches in this tournament, he conceded the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
Nuremberg continues their campaign of oscillations and if they do not want to complicate everything later they will have to change their position. At home, he will have to start winning victories and that is valid for this day. Only with a qualified performance and without making mistakes will you be able to achieve consecutive good results. As much as he does not have facilities against Hannover, he will have to put together a strategy that allows him to overcome his rival.
Hannover :
After 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 23 points won. In their last match, they lost to St. Pauli at home by (2‑3), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Darmstadt 98, by (1‑2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 16 points, against only 7 in their away games. Hannover 96 has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in their last 8 away games for the championship, for which they have won 7 points out of 24 possible. In their away matches there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches) and 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 4 of the last 8 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 16 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 8 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Hannover came in at one point in a positive way, but ended up being surprised at home by St. Pauli on the final day. Now, despite playing far from his stadium, he has to go in search of a recovery because it is essential for his goals. In a game like this, you are going to have to pay close attention, because if you are careless, it can complicate everything. Therefore, you will need to have homogeneity across sectors to minimize the risks of stumbling.
