FCN 1. FCN 1. FC Nürnberg - SVD Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98

FCN

2

SVD

0

W. Bøving
88'
P. Scobel
50'

Max-Morlock-Stadion(40,254 Spectators)

Eric-Dominic Weisbach

FINAL

Full-time: Nuremberg 2-0 Darmstadt

After 90 minutes of play, the hosts have beaten Darmstadt 2-0. In the first half, nothing worked going forward for either side, with the game descending into a pure war of attrition. In the second half, Scobel then scored shortly after the restart to give Nuremberg the lead (50'), and shortly before the end, Bøving settled the contest (88') with a poacher's finish.

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Full-time

90'

+ 3

Smit sees yellow

The striker unleashes a body check on Fernández and is booked for it.

90'

+ 3

Yellow card

90'

+ 1

Another double substitution

Bøving and Justvan are finished for the day. Ceresoli and Barjuan come on in their place.

90'

+ 1

No goal!

Kehl whips a free-kick in from the left with curl, Lührs runs in at the centre and heads the ball from six metres into the bottom left corner. Reichert gets a hand to it but can't prevent it from going in. However, the VAR steps in and chalks off the goal, as Lührs is marginally offside with his shoulder.

90'

+ 1

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Marc Kornwachs Barjuan

90'

+ 1

Substitution

Andrea Ceresoli

William Bøving

That should seal it!

Ghrieb, set up by Haugen, drives into the box on the right at pace, but is denied from close range by a strong reaction save from Brunst. Bøving is lurking for the rebound, though, and casually nods it into the empty net from a few yards out. Nuremberg lead 2-0 with moments left!

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88'

William Bøving

GOAL!

2:0

William Bøving

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

39 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.91 m

87'

Can they keep a clean sheet?

Nuremberg last kept a clean sheet on Matchday 6 in the 1-0 win at Karlsruhe. Can they hold on for another?

86'

Another substitution for the Hessians

Akiyama goes off, with Kehl coming on to get some playing time.

86'

Substitution

85'

Close call

Markhiyev crosses from the left half-space into the box and finds Haugen up front. The striker heads the ball from eight metres towards the bottom right corner, but it goes narrowly wide of the post.

83'

Side netting!

Ghrieb shoots from six yards at a tight angle on the right of the box, and the ball flies onto the side netting.

Reichert has to clear

The keeper punches the ball away with one fist.

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80'

Darmstadt are going for the equaliser

The away side still believe they can take something from this! These could well turn out to be a very long final ten minutes for Nuremberg...

77'

Lacking punch

El Kadiri, who has only just come on as a substitute, is left completely unmarked in the six-yard box after a cross from the right channel and goes for a first-time volley. He doesn't connect properly with the ball, though, and it flies straight down the middle into the arms of Reichert.

74'

Another double substitution for Darmstadt

Mikelbrencis and Richter are replaced by Lannert and El Kadiri.

74'

Substitution

Ibrahim El Kadiri

74'

Substitution

Christopher Lannert

William Mikelbrencis

72'

Double chance for the visitors

First, Richter from the right is denied by Reichert from 14 metres at the near post, then in the follow-up Mikelbrencis whips the ball back across the box. Smit just narrowly misses it at the near post from a few yards out.

70'

Just wide of the left-hand post

Justvan cuts in from the right, and Klefisch cannot dispossess the Nuremberg player. The attacker takes aim from just inside the box and targets the bottom left corner, but the shot goes half a yard wide of the post.

69'

No danger

Bøving shoots from 20 yards, centrally positioned outside the penalty area, but his effort flies well over the crossbar.

68'

Markhiyev in superb form

The Finn provided the assist for the opening goal – his third of the season. He has also already scored three goals of his own – which takes him to six goal contributions in 11 games.

65'

Another substitution for Nuremberg

Goalscorer Scobel makes way for Haugen.

65'

Substitution

64'

Flood of goals conceded by Darmstadt

The Lilien have already shipped 20 goals this season - a year ago, they had conceded just nine after 11 matchdays!

59'

Double substitution for the hosts

Janisch and Lubach make way for Masouras and Ghrieb.

59'

Substitution

59'

Substitution

Ioannis Masouras

58'

Into the side netting

The substitute Duijvestijn gets a shot away on the left inside the box. From seven metres and a tight angle, and he blasts the ball into the side netting on the left.

57'

Goalless draws remain taboo

Even in the 46th competitive meeting between Nürnberg and Darmstadt, there is still no 0-0

56'

Another card

Lührs brings down Lubach from behind and is shown the yellow card for it.

56'

Yellow card

55'

From distance

Mikelbrencis shoots from 21 metres on the right-hand side of the box, but his effort whistles past the post by a yard or so.

55'

Kalogeropoulos with a header

Following a corner from Justvan on the left, the defender rises in the centre from ten metres to head the ball, but nods it straight into the arms of Brunst.

53'

How will Darmstadt respond?

From now on, the Hessians must do more here and can no longer sit as deep as they have for long stretches of this match.

51'

Scobel triples his goal tally

It is the striker's sixth goal of the season - in the whole of last season he managed only two goals in the league.

0:17

Watch: Nuremberg in front!

Nuremberg take the lead! Bøving plays a superb through ball from midfield to Markhiyev on the right, who then lays the ball low across the box and finds Scobel in the area. The striker wastes no time and shoots first-time from twelve metres, from the right of centre. He aims for the bottom right corner and fires the ball into the net, giving Brunst no chance.

50'

Piet Scobel

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:A. Markhiyev

Piet Scobel

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

19 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

96.77 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

13.22 m

48'

First substitution of the match

Lee has an ankle problem and has to come off. He is replaced by Duijvestijn.

48'

Substitution

Lance Duijvestijn

47'

Well over

Porstner heads the ball inwards from the left of the box towards Scobel, and the striker also heads it from the penalty spot, sending it two metres over the crossbar, just off-centre.

46'

The ball is rolling again

Referee Weisbach blows the whistle to start the second half. There are no personnel changes on either side as play gets back under way.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Nuremberg 0-0 Darmstadt

Weisbach blows the whistle without any added time to end the first 45 minutes. Neither side have created anything of note in the final third so far. Nuremberg are clearly in control of the game but have found hardly any gaps up front. The second half can only be better...

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Half-time

45'

Fernández outstanding

Once again, the midfielder is contesting more duels than any other player on the pitch and is working tremendously hard.

44'

Normally a guaranteed goalfest

None of the previous 45 competitive matches between Nuremberg and Darmstadt ended 0-0, yet here today absolutely nothing has happened in the final third so far.

42'

Klefisch with the kick

The midfielder fairly roughly brings down Fernández in midfield, but he escapes a booking this time. Darmstadt were lucky there.

41'

Long ball

Brunst launches the ball long upfield, it is immediately gone again and Nuremberg are back in possession.

Five minutes remaining

The first half is slowly drawing to a close. Can either side find the opening goal before the half-time break?

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38'

It's a waiting game for Nuremberg

They can't find any gaps up front, as Darmstadt are keeping the centre tightly shut and have every man behind the ball in their own half.

36'

Lacking pace

On both sides, the speed in the final third is lacking. As a result, both back lines have little trouble.

35'

Another corner from the left

Once again Justvan whips the ball high into the box, and once again the set piece comes to nothing.

0:15

Watch: Fernández against four men

The midfielder holds his own strongly on the right edge of the box against four Darmstadt players, but then plays a misplaced pass and so the ball is lost again.

32'

Active on the touchline

Both Klose and Kohfeldt are active on the touchline, repeatedly shouting instructions at their players.

30'

Half an hour played

It remains an attritional affair, with the match offering hardly any attacking highlights. The game clearly thrives on graft and tension, and Darmstadt in particular only very rarely make it into the Nuremberg half.

Scobel flies through the air

The striker has looked dangerous so far.

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27'

Hosts strong in the tackle

Nürnberg have won 64 per cent of the duels so far.

26'

Well over

Justvan whips a corner in from the left, Fernández rises in the middle to head the ball from ten metres and sends it high into the stands.

22'

Nuremberg sharp in the Press

After winning the ball, the hosts need just over nine seconds to regain possession, whereas Darmstadt take over 27 seconds, three times as long.

22'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

FCN

SVD

9.1 s

27.2 s

0:19

Watch: Justvan misses out

Fernández plays a fine pass from the left half-space forward into the box towards the incoming Justvan, but he arrives a step too late and narrowly misses the ball. In any case, the flag goes up afterwards, as the attacking talent was clearly in an offside position when the ball was played.

Cross into the box

Justvan in a duel against Petretta.

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19'

Weißhaupt blocked

Richter crosses from the right at full tilt, Weißhaupt lurks at the far post and meets the cross first time from eight metres on the left. Janisch is standing in the line of fire and blocks the ball, so it doesn't become dangerous.

17'

First booking of the match

Janisch slides in on Weißhaupt in midfield and is shown a yellow card for it.

17'

Dangerous corner

Justvan whips a corner in from the left towards the near post, where Bøving is lurking and heads the ball from close range towards the near corner. Brunst is alert and prevents it from going in with a good reflex save.

17'

Yellow card

16'

Quarter of an hour gone

Both teams have largely cancelled each other out so far and are meeting on an equal footing. Nuremberg have had more possession, but they don't know what to do with it.

Intense battle

Neither side is giving anything away here, and both clubs are strong in the tackles.

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13'

Too far

Justvan takes the following set piece from the right half-space, curling it high towards the middle, but the delivery is far too long and sails out of play on the left behind the goal line. Play restarts with a goal kick for the Lilien.

13'

Janisch draws the foul

The Nuremberg player is fouled by Petretta in the right half-space, for which he picks up a free kick.

12'

Vukotić stays alert

The centre-back steps out well and makes a fair sliding tackle to dispossess Bøving on the right-hand side.

10'

Much of the play is happening between the two penalty areas

There is still precious little going on in attack for either side, and the first shot on goal is still awaited.

8'

Quick turnovers

Darmstadt are barely able to keep hold of the ball at the moment and are giving it away rather quickly. Nuremberg are surging forward and are in attack mode.

7'

Bøving back on

The forward is able to continue and is back on the pitch.

5'

Problems for Bøving

The Nuremberg player is hit in the face by Vukotić from point-blank range and stays down on the ground afterwards. He now has to receive treatment on the touchline.

4'

Midfield pressing

Darmstadt are letting the Neremberg players have the ball and are only beginning to slowly press once they reach the halfway line. The visitors are initially concerned with defensive stability here.

2'

Nürnberg in possession

The hosts are moving the ball around well in these early minutes, but there is not yet much happening going forward.

1'

We're underway!

Referee Weisbach blows the whistle and the match is underway. The Franconians kick off in their red shirts, while the Hessians line up in all blue.

Kick-off!

The teams are walking out

Led by referee Weisbach, both teams are now taking to the pitch. The ball will be rolling here shortly!

Average age gap

Nuremberg's starting XI have an average age of 22.9 years, making them almost four years younger than Darmstadt (26.8).

More on that Darmstadt side

Head coach Florian Kohfeldt makes three changes to his starting XI following the side's 1-1 draw with Magdeburg. Brunst, Vukotić and Lee start in place of Schuhen, Pfeiffer (both not in the squad) and Lakenmacher (bench).

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More on that Nuremberg side

Head coach Miroslav Klose makes two changes to his starting XI following the 3-1 win over St. Pauli. Mkrtchyan and Bøving start in place of Otto (not in the squad) and Ghrieb (on the bench).

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Starting line-up: SV Darmstadt 98

Formation:4-4-2

Darmstadt subs

Börner, Kleinhansl, Bader, Lannert, El Kadiri, Kehl, Duijvestijn, Lakenmacher, Furukawa

Starting line-up: 1. FC Nürnberg

Formation:4-2-3-1

Nuremberg subs

Lisewski, Masouras, Faye, Ceresoli, Kornwachs, Moustfa, Soldić, Haugen, Ghrieb

Florian Kohfeldt on facing Nuremberg

"I have great respect for the way Nuremberg play and for the consistency with which they stick to it. We have a tough task ahead of us. Last week we showed that we're capable of getting results and that's what we want to do again now."

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Miroslav Klose on facing Darmstadt

"What's been going on in the stadium for us recently has been very, very positive. The fans are our trump card. We know that we have to fire them up again with our performance on Saturday."

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Due a home win?

Darmstadt have won four of their last six games at the Max-Morlock Stadion, losing only two of their past 12 visits. Nuremberg last got the better of the Lilies on home soil (1-0) in January 2025.

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Darmstadt's impressive run

The Lilies won both meetings with Der Club last season without conceding a goal (1-0 away, 2-0 at home). They have taken an impressive 13 points from their last six matches against the Franconians.

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Shared Werder past

Coaches Miroslav Klose and Florian Kohfeldt were once at Werder Bremen together. Klose played for the first team in the Champions League from 2004 to 2007, while Kohfeldt represented Werder's third team before becoming a youth coach in 2006.

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Goals guaranteed?

None of the 45 competitive meetings between the two clubs (including 28 in Bundesliga 2) have ended goalless. The most recent games have been tight affairs, though, with only nine goals in the previous six encounters.

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2:14

Last time out: St. Pauli 1-3 Nuremberg

Two late goals helped secure a vital win at St. Pauli that keeps Nuremberg in the second automatic promotion spot.

2:14

Last time out: Darmstadt 1-1 Magdeburg

Darmstadt played out a draw with high-flying Magdeburg to move up to 16th.

2:11

Previous meeting: Darmstadt 2-0 Nuremberg

The Lilies took the points when the sides last met in January, thanks to goals from Hiroki Akiyama and Luca Marseiler.

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