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VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Nurnberg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 13:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC NurnbergBundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Norbert Grudzinski
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
  • Referee Holger Henschel
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game 5.2 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr 1. FC Nurnberg H 1–1 D
31 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–3 L
16 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D
09 Mar Borussia Dortmund A 1–3 L
03 Mar Hannover 96 H 5–1 W
22 Feb SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
30 Mar FC Augsburg H 3–0 W
17 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–1 L
10 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–2 L
02 Mar RB Leipzig H 0–1 L
23 Feb TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: VfB Stuttgart gets underway.
  • 5' VfB Stuttgart seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Nurnberg that had 295 games and scored 184 goals.
  • 20' VfB Stuttgart started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 26' Another substitution for 1. FC Nurnberg to replace Sebastian Kerk by Yuya Kubo on 26 minute.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FC Nurnberg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' 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 Tasos Donis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' The travelling 1. FC Nurnberg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Matheus Pereira puts 1. FC Nurnberg on the lead.
  • 46' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Didavi is hanging Andreas Beck on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Zuber, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Arena with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 56' Virgil Misidjan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' The VfB Stuttgart manager makes a substitution. Alexander Esswein departs to be replaced by Nicolas Gonzalez.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Kerk made 295 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' The whistle greets Mikael Ishak as he departs to be replaced by Virgil Misidjan.
  • 73' It’s high time Markus Weinzierl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' What an equalizer from Ozan Kabak!
  • 78' VfB Stuttgart manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Borna Sosa is hanging Emiliano Insua on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' 1. FC Nurnberg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 81' Virgil Misidjan was booked on 81.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robert Bauer on 82.
  • 87' VfB Stuttgart player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' Ondrej Petrak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuya Kubo on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.42 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 1. FC Nurnberg xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart48% Draw28% 1. FC Nurnberg24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
76%
Draw or 1. FC Nurnberg
52%
VfB Stuttgart or 1. FC Nurnberg
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart32% Draw50% 1. FC Nurnberg18%
Actual: 1. FC Nurnberg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push 1. FC Nurnberg covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
39%
1. FC Nurnberg keeps clean sheet
25%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.