Week 4 features a match on Friday Aug 12th, where Nürnberg plays host to Heidenheim in a meeting of these two mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Nürnberg recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Jahn Regensburg. Neither Jahn Regensburg nor Nürnberg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Nürnberg is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while heidenheim sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Hamburger SV. Robert Glatzel scored the first goal for Hamburger SV in the 42nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Heidenheim was frustrated by Hamburger SV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hamburger SV ended the match with the shutout victory. Heidenheim is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Heidenheim hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Stefan Schimmer and Sessa, and they each have 1 goal. Valentini has been the most prolific scorer on Nürnberg in his last five matches with 2 goals.