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KSC Karlsruhe Karlsruhe - FCN Nuremberg Nuremberg

KSC

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FCN

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31'
M. Alì Zoma

BBBank Wildpark(31,067 Spectators)

Timo Gansloweit

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Full time: Karlsruhe 0-1 Nuremberg

Klose's team move top of Bundesliga 2 - temporarily at least - thanks to Zoma's first-half effort. Hertha Berlin can return to the summit with victory over Dynamo Dresden in Saturday's late game, but the visitors can be delighted with their magnificent start to the campaign.

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Full-time

90'

+ 2

Almost a second

Nuremberg break and Ghrieb is given time and space to pull the trigger, but his shot is deflected wide by a Karlsruhe defender.

90'

+ 1

Into added time

We're going to have three additional minutes.

90'

Fresh legs

Ghrieb and Haugen are on for the closing stages.

90'

Substitution

Mohamed Alì Zoma

90'

Substitution

89'

Nothing to lose

Karlsruhe are throwing everyone forward in search of a late leveller.

86'

Last roll of the dice

Senft brings on Väänänen as the home side make their final change.

86'

Substitution

Santeri Väänänen

84'

Outnumbered

Wanitzek does well to keep hold of the ball down the left flank but is quickly surrounded by opposition defenders. Time is running out for the home side.

81'

Nearly...!

Lubach is about to unleash a shot deep inside the Karlsruhe penalty area but is crowded out in the nick of time.

79'

Otto forced off

The centre-back has picked up an injury and can't continue. Mandić is on for the closing stages.

79'

Substitution

Kristian Mandić

78'

Denied

Ponente-Ramirez drives forward down the right before cutting inside and pulling the trigger, but his shot rebounds off a Nuremberg defender and bounces clear.

75'

Karlsruhe pushing

The home side are starting to take more risks in the final third. Can Nuremberg hold onto all three points?

72'

Making his presence felt

Eichinger is cautioned almost immediately after barging into Zoma.

72'

Yellow card

71'

Double-double change

Héliton and Eichinger come on for Karlsruhe, while Bøving and Lubach enter the fray for Nuremberg.

71'

Substitution

Christoph Kobald

71'

Substitution

70'

Substitution

William Bøving

70'

Substitution

67'

First Nuremberg yellow

Markhiyev catches Pinto Pedrosa from behind and becomes the first Nuremberg player to enter the referee's book.

67'

Yellow card

0:23

Watch: Goal ruled out!

Pinto Pedrosa finds the net from the edge of the area, but Bergh was narrowly offside in the build-up and the goal is chalked off.

63'

SituationNo goal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

61'

Audacious effort

A Nuremberg corner from the left lands at the feet of Becker, who tries to squeeze the ball inside the far post with a back-heel - but he fails to hit the target.

Nuremberg untroubled

Klose's side continue to circulate possession, albeit without threatening the Karlsruhe goal. As long as it stays 1-0, the hosts will remain hopeful of hauling themselves back into the contest.

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49'

Substitute lets fly

Ponente-Ramirez almost makes an immediate impact as his low shot from around 20 metres forces Reichert into a smart save.

48'

Bright start

Zoma drives forward down the left before laying the ball off to Becker, whose low delivery flashes across the face of goal and out of harm's way.

46'

Back under way!

Ponente-Ramirez and Trémoulet are on for the second half. Nuremberg are unchanged.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Jason Ponente-Ramirez

Louey Ben Farhat

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Sandro Trémoulet

Half-time: Karlsruhe 0-1 Nuremberg

Chances have been few and far between but the visitors deserve their slender lead at the break. Karlsruhe have improved since conceding the opener but have barely troubled Klose's charges in the final third.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Into stoppage time

One minute added on.

So far, so good.

Klose's team are top of the table as things stand.

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42'

Blocked

Fernández is next to try his luck from distance, but his shot comes off a Karlsruhe defender and bounces clear.

38'

Booked

Ofli scythes down Zoma and is promptly cautioned by the referee.

38'

Yellow card

37'

Wanitzek lets fly

After winning the ball high up the pitch, the Karlsruhe captain finds a pocket of space to get a shot away but fails to hit the target.

36'

There was more in that

Wanitzek's free-kick finds Franke, whose header is held by Reichert.

Zoma strikes!

A wonderful Nuremberg move results in the game's opening goal! Scobel lays the ball off to Fernández, who releases Zoma in behind the Karlsruhe defence. The Italy international confidently lifts the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper to give the visitors the lead.

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31'

Mohamed Alì Zoma

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:J. Fernández

Mohamed Alì Zoma

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.

17 %

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.

13.36 m

0:11

Watch: Bernat called into action

Janisch lets fly from the right corner of the penalty area but the Karlsruhe goalkeeper is equal to the shot.

21'

No complaints

Franke accidentally catches Becker with a stray elbow and is shown the game's first yellow card.

21'

Yellow card

17'

Penalty appeal

Markhiev was tussling with his marker inside the Karlsruher penalty area - but it wasn't enough to award a spot-kick.

No way through

For all their possession, Nuremberg have yet to fashion any clear-cut goalscoring opportunities.

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10'

Nuremberg establishing control

Karlsruhe have gone closest to an opener but the home side have set up camp inside their own half, happy for Nuremberg to dictate possession in midfield.

0:19

Watch: Huge let-off

Reichert miscontrols a back-pass and is very relieved to see the ball bounce off the outside of the left-hand post and out of play. Almost an early opener for Karlsruhe!

3'

Visitors battling for control

Nuremberg have seen plenty of the ball so far as they look to stamp their authority on proceedings.

1'

Off we go!

Nuremberg get the action under way.

Kick-off!

Six on the spin?

Karlsruhe have won their last five home matches against Nuremberg, scoring 16 goals in the process. Can they make it six in a row this afternoon?

More on that Nuremberg team

Klose keeps faith with the team that started last weekend's 2-1 victory over Hannover. Zoma, whose flying start to the campaign has earned him a first Italy call-up, will be looking to continue his scintillating form on Matchday 6.

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More on that Karlsruhe team

Senft makes two changes to the Karlsruhe side that started the 3-0 defeat at home to Energie Cottbus. Egloff and Bergh are brought in, with Civeja and Eichinger dropping to the bench.

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Starting line-up: 1. FC Nürnberg

Nuremberg subs

Lisewski, Ceresoli, Mandić, Heß, Soldić, Lubach, Ghrieb, Haugen, Bøving

Starting line-up: Karlsruher SC

Formation:4-4-2

Karlsruhe subs

Himmelmann, Trémoulet, Scholl, Héliton, Civeja, Väänänen, Ponente-Ramirez, Davis Meyer, Eichinger

Scene is set in Karlsruhe

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Maximilian Senft on facing Nuremberg

"Up until the Cottbus match, there was an improvement in every game, but not in the results. As long as we play to our core idea, I'm confident that we can win this match."

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Miroslav Klose on facing Karlsruhe

"We know how we've performed in Karlsruhe recently: we've always put in good performances, but never taken any points away. If we focus on the game plan, we will have a good match and now we want to take the points as well."

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A first for Klose

The 3-2 defeat at the Wildpark on 3 August 2024 was Miroslav Klose's first loss in what is now 77 competitive matches as Nuremberg head coach. The Club's last win in Karlsruhe came in February 2021, when Mats Møller Dæhli scored in a 1-0 victory.

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Former champs with heritage

Karlsruhe and Nuremberg are former German champions and founding members of the Bundesliga, and have met more than 100 times in competitive fixtures. In Bundesliga 2, there have been 30 meetings, with Karlsruhe winning nine, seven ending in draws and Nuremberg claiming 14 victories.

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2:14

Watch: Nuremberg 5-1 Karlsruhe - previous meeting

After a 2-1 defeat at Karlsruhe, Nuremberg ran out 5-1 winners in the most recent encounter in February 2026, with Mohamed Ali Zoma scoring a hat-trick and Julian Justvan a brace.

2:14

Watch: Karlsruhe 0-3 Cottbus - last time out

Defeat to promoted Energie Cottbus was mid-table Karlsruhe's second of the league campaign.

2:14

Watch: Nuremberg 2-1 Hannover - last time out

Mohamed Alì Zoma scored the winner as Nuremberg extended their unbeaten start to the league season to five matches.

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