In a mid week match on Wed Nov 9th, in week 16, Hansa Rostock will host Nürnberg at Ostseestadion in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hansa Rostock sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sandhausen. Christian Kinsombi struck first for Sandhausen in the 45th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and Sandhausen ran away with the shutout win. Hansa Rostock looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nürnberg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Kaiserslautern. Neither Kaiserslautern nor Nürnberg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Nürnberg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Nürnberg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Nürnberg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Christoph Daferner and Lino Tempelmann, and they each have 1 goal. Kai Pröger has been the most prolific scorer on Hansa Rostock in the last 5 matches with two goals.