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FC Schalke 04 v FC Nurnberg : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 14th Dec, 12:30 BST, Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Miroslav Klose pays counterpart Miron Muslić a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Bundesliga 2, as their FC Nurnberg and FC Schalke 04 charges face each other at the Veltins-Arena. For every Bundesliga 2 match preview, KickOff delves into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside the best odds.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Schalke
48%
--
Draw
26%
--
Nurnberg
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Schalke 1-0
11%
--
Schalke 2-1
9%
--
Schalke 2-0
9%
--
Nurnberg 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Nurnberg 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Schalke 3-1
5%
--
Schalke 3-0
4%
--
Nurnberg 2-0
4%
--
Schalke 3-2
3%
--
Nurnberg 3-1
2%
--
Nurnberg 3-2
2%
--
Schalke 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Schalke win to nil
27%
--
Nurnberg win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Schalke have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Schalke have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Schalke have played 7 games at home winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Nurnberg are in 10th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 18 points having played 14 matches so far this season. Nurnberg are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 6 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Nurnberg have conceded 10 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Schalke
Nurnberg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Schalke1410131031 
-
-
May 10
Dec 14
2
Paderborn14923729 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
3
Elversberg148331427 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
4
Hannover14833927 
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
Dec 21
May 17
5
Darmstadt147521026 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
l
 
0-1A
Jan 23
6
H.Berlin14824726 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
l
 
0-3A
Mar 1
7
Kaiserslautern14725723 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
8
Karlsruher14635-321 
Apr 5
l
 
2-1F
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
9
Preussen Munster14536-318 
Apr 19
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
10
Nurnberg14536-418 
Dec 14
May 10
-
-
11
Arminia14527417 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 19
12
VfL Bochum14518016 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
w
 
2-1F
Feb 22
13
Holstein14437-315 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
14
Dusseldorf14428-1014 
May 3
Dec 5
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
15
Dresden14347-613 
Feb 8
w
 
0-1F
Apr 12
w
 
1-2F
16
E. Braun14419-1113 
May 17
Dec 21
w
 
2-1F
Apr 5
17
Greuther14419-1713 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Dec 7
May 3
18
Magdeburg143110-1110 
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
Apr 26
l
 
3-0A
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Win / draw / win form
4
Schalke have won 4 consecutive home league games
Schalke 1ST
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Nurnberg 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Schalke have beaten Nurnberg in 6 consecutive home league meetings
6
Schalke have not lost to Nurnberg in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Schalke since 2012
Schalke
Nurnberg
Goals: Scored
19
5
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
S04
6
League games at Nurnberg since 2013
Nurnberg
Schalke
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
S04
2
D
1
NUR
2
Goal Statistics
Schalke 1st Nurnberg 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Schalke will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Nurnberg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Schalke have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+17
Nurnberg have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
Schalke
PG (predicted goals)
Nurnberg
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
18%
better
S04
NUR
view stats
Games scored11
9
Failed to score3
5
Scored first9
6
Goals scored18
15
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
45%
better
S04
NUR
view stats
Games conceded7
12
Clean sheets7
2
Conceded first4
7
Goals conceded8
19
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+45%

Schalke v Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14535
L KariusK KaramanS El-FaouziV. Becker
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Karius GLK14
3
-
S El-Faouzi MID143
2
-
R Schallenberg MID141
1
-
V. Becker DEF131
5
-
N Katic DEF1311
4
1
K Karaman MID1353
2
-
M Sylla FWD1342
-
A Gantenbein DEF12
5
-
F Sánchez DEF12
2
-
H Kurucay DEF123
2
-
F Porath MID1211
2
-
J Bachmann MID11
2
-
M. Ayhan DEF10
3
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD1011
1
-
B Lasme FWD92
-
T Becker DEF7
2
-
C. Louis Gomis FWD51
-
M. Grüger MID4
1
-
E Højlund FWD4
1
-
P. Remmert FWD31
-
A Donkor DEF2
-
H Matriciani DEF1
1
-
M. Zalazar Martínez MID1
-
A Younes FWD1
1
-
Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14445
J ReichertR. LubachJ JustvanL Lochoshvili
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Reichert GLK14
1
-
B. Yilmaz DEF142
4
-
F. Gruber DEF14
4
-
J Justvan MID1424
2
-
R. Lubach MID144
3
1
L Lochoshvili DEF13
5
-
T. Janisch DEF111
2
-
F Becker MID1131
3
-
A. Stepanov FWD111
-
A Grimaldi FWD1011
-
A Markhiyev MID9
4
-
P Diop MID9
1
-
M Biron FWD9
1
-
R Knoche DEF81
-
T. Drexler DEF8
1
-
S Telalović FWD8
1
-
H Koudossou DEF41
1
-
T Baack MID4
-
D Soares DEF2
1
-
O Karafiat DEF2
-
N. Le Bret Maboulou FWD2
-
E. Porstner DEF1
-
A. Chaikhoun MID1
-
W. Osawe MID1
-
E. Grzywacz MID1
1
-
P. Lasse Scobel FWD1
-