SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2–4 1. FC Nürnberg — Match Stats & Analysis

2. Bundesliga · 2026Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

2–4Full-time analysis

1. FC Nürnberg

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

1. FC Nürnberg won 2–4.

Shots: 1415
Shots on target: 69
Expected goals: 2.751.48
Possession: 44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

1. FC Nürnberg beat SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4–2. Recorded in this match (SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Nürnberg): shots 14–15, shots on target 6–9, expected goals 2.75–1.48, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots14 shots15 shotsSpVgg Greuther Fürth 14 shots, 1. FC Nürnberg 15 shots
Shots on target6 shots9 shotsSpVgg Greuther Fürth 6 shots, 1. FC Nürnberg 9 shots
Expected goals2.75 xG1.48 xGSpVgg Greuther Fürth 2.75 xG, 1. FC Nürnberg 1.48 xG
Possession44%56%SpVgg Greuther Fürth 44%, 1. FC Nürnberg 56%
Corners5 corners3 cornersSpVgg Greuther Fürth 5 corners, 1. FC Nürnberg 3 corners
Fouls9 fouls15 foulsSpVgg Greuther Fürth 9 fouls, 1. FC Nürnberg 15 fouls
Yellow cards1 card4 cardsSpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 card, 1. FC Nürnberg 4 cards
Passes339 passes442 passesSpVgg Greuther Fürth 339 passes, 1. FC Nürnberg 442 passes
Pass accuracy80.8%86%SpVgg Greuther Fürth 80.8%, 1. FC Nürnberg 86%
Shots inside box9 shots10 shotsSpVgg Greuther Fürth 9 shots, 1. FC Nürnberg 10 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksSpVgg Greuther Fürth 4 blocks, 1. FC Nürnberg 2 blocks
Goalkeeper saves5 saves4 savesSpVgg Greuther Fürth 5 saves, 1. FC Nürnberg 4 saves
Offsides4 offsides1 offsideSpVgg Greuther Fürth 4 offsides, 1. FC Nürnberg 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

SpVgg Greuther Fürth: 14 shots, 6 on target, 2.81 xG. 1. FC Nürnberg: 15 shots, 8 on target, 1.15 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2.81 xG · 1. FC Nürnberg 1.15 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1SpVgg Greuther Fürth

2Draws

21. FC Nürnberg

3 May 2026SpVgg Greuther Fürth — 1. FC Nürnberg · 2. Bundesliga1–1

7 Dec 20251. FC Nürnberg — SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 2. Bundesliga2–2

16 Mar 20251. FC Nürnberg — SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 2. Bundesliga3–0

20 Oct 2024SpVgg Greuther Fürth — 1. FC Nürnberg · 2. Bundesliga0–4

25 Feb 2024SpVgg Greuther Fürth — 1. FC Nürnberg · 2. Bundesliga2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Rest before fixture · Both teams: 5.98 days
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4