1. FC Nurnberg vs FC Schalke 04, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Nurnberg vs FC Schalke 04 — 2. Bundesliga at Max-Morlock-Stadion.
- 1. FC Nurnberg 34 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Felix Prigan (Germany)
- Assistant 1 Christof Gunsch
- Assistant 2 Michael Nather (Germany)
15 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Schalke 04 34 70 2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62 3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62 4 Hannover 96 34 60 5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52 6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52 7 Hertha BSC 34 51 8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46 9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44 10 Karlsruher SC 34 44 11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41 12 Holstein Kiel 34 41 13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39 14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39 15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37 16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37 17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37 18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May FC Schalke 04 H 3–0 W 03 May SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 1–1 D 26 Apr 1. FC Magdeburg H 1–0 W 18 Apr Arminia Bielefeld A 1–1 D 11 Apr SG Dynamo Dresden H 0–2 L 05 Apr Eintracht Braunschweig A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May 1. FC Nurnberg A 0–3 L 02 May TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 1–0 W 26 Apr SC Paderborn 07 A 3–2 W 19 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 4–1 W 12 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 2–1 W 05 Apr Karlsruher SC H 1–0 W Season Stats
1. FC Nurnberg FC Schalke 04 #8 Position #1 46 Points 70 34 Played 34 12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 6 47 Scored 50 45 Conceded 31 +2 GD +19 1.35 PPG 2.06 35% Win % 62% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
1. FC Nurnberg this season41% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season1. FC Nurnberg are 8th (46 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 1st (70 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Nurnberg0-151/116-302/131-453/146-601/–61-751/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Schalke 040-151/216-301/131-454/146-602/–61-752/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Max-Morlock-Stadion that hosts another battle between 1. FC Nurnberg and FC Schalke 04.
- 5' 1. FC Nurnberg is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Nurnberg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Schalke 04 winning 50% of all matches.
- 15' Ron Schallenberg has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 19' FC Schalke 04 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ron Schallenberg on 19.
- 24' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 27' GOAL! Mohamed Ali Zoma scores on 27. Assisted by Danilo Soares
- 32' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vitalie Becker on 37.
- 42' FC Schalke 04 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ron Schallenberg scoring 1 goals.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Finn Ole Becker.
- 46' Goal! Henri Koudossou scores his 2 goal in 432 matches.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rafael Lubach suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 62' That looks like a foul for a card for Mertcan Ayhan.
- 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Fernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Max-Morlock-Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 72' Mohamed Ali Zoma with the second goal in the match!
- 73' Mohamed Ali Zoma was booked on 73.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Mohamed Ali Zoma.
- 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 405 games and scored 310 goals.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Markhiev made 21 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- With this win, 1. FC Nurnberg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
1. FC Nurnberg Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3
- 26
- 24
- 25
- 10
- 8
- 4
- 18
- 6
- 20
- 23
Bench
- 33
- 1
- 22
- 32
- 21
- 41
- 16
- 39
- 36
Coach Miroslav KloseFC Schalke 04 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 22
- 19
- 21
- 6
- 24
- 5
- 23
- 2
- 33
- 43
Bench
- 10
- 14
- 18
- 27
- 7
- 16
- 17
- 3
- 36
Coach Miron Muslic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Moussa Sylla 2 Steven Skrzybski 2 Kenan Karaman 2 Mohamed Ali Zoma 1 Stefanos Tzimas 1 Danny Latza 1 Amine Harit 1 Dominick Drexler 1 Head to Head
1. FC Nurnberg Form
2026-05-09 1. FC Nurnberg 3–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2026-05-03 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-04-26 1. FC Nurnberg 1–0 1. FC Magdeburg W 2026-04-18 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg D 2026-04-11 1. FC Nurnberg 0–2 SG Dynamo Dresden L 2026-04-05 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1. FC Nurnberg DFC Schalke 04 Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.39 1. FC Nurnberg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 FC Schalke 04 xGI would bet for: 1. FC Nurnberg or FC Schalke 04 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: 1. FC Nurnberg winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
1. FC Nurnberg or Draw 69%Draw or FC Schalke 04 59%1. FC Nurnberg or FC Schalke 04 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: 1. FC Nurnberg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.3%1 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 6.9%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 Actual1 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — 1. FC Nurnberg
Handicap 1. FC Nurnberg covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
1. FC Nurnberg keeps clean sheet 30% ✗FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.