The opposition: The hosts are currently bottom of the table, with 11 points and therefore, the sporting situation is rather tense in Nürnberg. Michael Köllner’s team have pushed hard after being promoted to the Bundesliga this year. However, they have lost 8 of their last 10 games and have conceded 43 goals, a Bundesliga high. They are also having problems going forward. Only VfB Stuttgart have scored few goals than FC Nürnberg’s 15 goals. Nürnberg have used this transfer window to try and turn their fortunes around and have signed Ivo Ilicevic, an experienced Bundesliga forward. Nevertheless, they are still in the DFB-Pokal and will face HSV next week.
Players in focus: There will be two reunions on the pitch this Saturday as the two teams face each other. Werder player Kevin Möhwald will meet his former club, for whom he played 87 games for in the 2. Bundesliga. On the other hand, FCN player Robert Bauer will face his former club, having left Werder last summer. He has played 11 Bundesliga games and two cup games for FCN. The defender could make his comeback against SVW having picked up a slight muscle injury in training.
Referees: Dr. Robert Kampka will be the referee. The 36-year-old doctorate will be supported by Benedikt Kempkers and Tobias Christ on the sidelines. Markus Sinn will be the fourth official. The video assistant referees are Sascha Stegemann and Johann Pfeifer.