On Oct 18th, Nürnberg will travel to Mannheim to battle Waldhof Mannheim in a clash of the DFB Pokal. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Waldhof Mannheim is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Saarbrücken. Dominik Martinovic scored the first goal for Waldhof Mannheim in the 33rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Saarbrücken couldn’t manage to score, and Waldhof Mannheim took the shutout win. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while nürnberg is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Holstein Kiel. Lino Tempelmann struck first for Nürnberg in the 39th minute on a feed from Fabian Nurnberger, then Steven Skrzybski tied it up for Holstein Kiel in the 62nd minute But luckily in the 66th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Fabian Reese. Nürnberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Lino Tempelmann has been the most prolific scorer on Nürnberg in the last five matches with two goals. Waldhof Mannheim’s most prolific scorer has been Dominik Martinovic. The Croatian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.