Highlights
90'
+ 5
JOB DONE FOR HAMBURG!
Hamburg climb to third, courtesy of their fourth win of the season. They're now just a point behind top two Paderborn and Darmstadt. Nuremberg, despite a valiant effort, stay 12th.
Full-time
90'
+ 3
HAMBURG SEAL THE DEAL!
Surely no way back for Nuremberg now. Kittel shows his marker a few stepovers, before clipping a cross towards the far post. Glatzel and Reis contest it - it's hard to tell who gets the final touch, but HSV don't care.
Goal probability 
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
88'
HÜBNER HEADER!
Geis flots in a free-kick from the right. Hübner goes up on the edge of the six-yard box, but gets under the ball and heads over. Was that the chance?
81'
Substitution
79'
Substitution
79'
Substitution
78'
OFF TARGET
Glatzel has space to run into as he approaches the edge of the Nuremberg area. The shot's on for him, but his attempt bounces wide. He just didn't catch it right.
75'
ASKING BALL
Close to a second Hamburg goal as Laszlo Benes gets to the byline and sends a ball into the six-yard box. It evades everyone, though, and the chance is gone. All it needed was a touch towards goal!
74'
Substitution
69'
CLOSE!
Duah wins back possession in midfield and releases Winztheimer on the right-hand side. He crosses towards the front post, where Daferner goes up to head across goal and wide. Heuer Fernandes was beaten!
68'
Substitution
65'
NUREMBERG'S EFFORT UNREWARDED
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
0
0.7
0.57
1
Goals
63'
Goal attempts
6off target
5on target
5off target
2on target
62'
HAIRY MOMENT
Heuer Fernandes is sold short by a teammate, but is quick to the danger and clears ahead of Daferner.
59'
Substitution
52'
HALF CHANCE
Lawrence makes his presence felt from a free-kick, but his header doesn't trouble Heuer Fernandes.
52'
Substitution
49'
WARNING SHOT
Bayer Leverkusen loanee Fofana is in the thick of things. He combines with Möller Daehli in the box, before Daferner shoots over! Promising stuff!
Kick-off!
45'
+ 5
Substitution
45'
+ 5
HSV EDGING IT
It's been an evenly balanced first half that became increasingly open after a cagey start. There have been a couple of decent chances at both ends but it's Hamburg who have the lead thanks to Vuskovic's volley.
Half-time
45'
PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT
xGoals
The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).
xGoals
0
0.45
0.38
1
Goals
POETRY IN MOTION
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38'
HAMBURG LEAD!
There appears to be little danger as Hamburg are forced backwards after taking a short corner. However, a deep ball to the back post from the left catches the home defence napping and it's headed back into the middle, where Vuskovic lashes in a volley from close range!
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
34'
REIS BLOCKED!
Jatta sprints forward on the break and for a moment it looks like HSV will have a three-on-three situation. He's forced wide and then backwards though, eventually playing the ball across the edge of the area. It comes to Reis, who chests the ball down and shoots on the volley, but it's blocked by a covering defender.
31'
MÖLLER DAEHLI GOES CLOSE!
The Nuremberg playmaker jinks in from the left, holding off a couple of defenders to get a shot away that whistles just wide of the far post!
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
29'
MATHENIA AGAIN!
Kittel scampers down the left flank and crosses low to Dompe on the edge of the Nuremberg area. His first touch is a little heavy but he still gets a shot away that Mathenia does brilliantly to tip over the bar at full stretch!
24'
MATHENIA WELL PLACED
Jatta causes mischief down the right as he darts into the Nuremberg box and crosses into the middle, but Mathenia is alive to the danger and clears with his foot.
22'
JATTA THE PASS MASTER
JATTA THE PASS MASTER
Pass Efficiency
19'
GLATZEL BOOKED
The HSV forward shows his frustration in a late challenge on Hübner and collects a yellow card for his trouble.
NO WAY THROUGH
© IMAGO/Sportfoto Zink / Wolfgang Zink/IMAGO/Zink
11'
VALENTINI HAS A GO!
The ball bounces kindly for the FCN right-back after Heuer Fernandes punched a free-kick clear. Valentini smacks a powerful drive at goal but it's straight at the visiting goalkeeper, who makes the save.
9'
HOSTS PRESSING HIGH
Nuremberg are maybe just edging things at present and are enjoying more possession and time in HSV's half. Still no chances to speak of at either end though.
6'
HSV UP FOR IT
3'
NO HOLDS BARRED
Neither side is giving the other an inch in a feisty opening period as the teams bid to assert themselves on the game.
1'
HERE WE GO!
The ball is rolling in Nuremberg!
Kick-off!
STATISTICAL CURIOSITY
Today's referee is Felix Zwayer. The last two HSV games he has officiated have both been against Nuremberg: a 2-2 in Hamburg last season and a 5-2 victory for HSV in May 2021.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the seventh meeting between these teams in Bundesliga 2. HSV have had the upper hand so far with three wins and two draws, although Nuremberg took maximum points from the most recent encounter, winning 2-1 on home turf in March this year.
2:01
WATCH: SANDHAUSEN 1-2 NUREMBERG
2:01
WATCH: HSV 1-2 DARMSTADT
TEAM NEWS - NUREMBERG
Nuremberg boss Robert Klauß has also made three changes to his line-up as Geis, Möller Daehli and Duah replacing Fofana, Shuranov and Tempelmann.
TEAM NEWS - HSV
Hamburg head coach Tim Walter has made three changes to his side following last week's reverse at home to Darmstadt. Leibold, Jatta and Dompe replace Muheim, Rohr and Königsdörffer.
NUREMBERG STARTING XI
Mathenia - Valentini, F. Hübner, Lawrence, Wekesser - Castrop, Geis - Nürnberger, Möller Daehli - Duah, Daferner
NUREMBERG SUBS
Klaus, Fofana, Schindler, Gyamerah, Brown, Jahn, Lohkemper, Shuranov, Wintzheimer
HAMBURG STARTING XI
Heuer Fernandes - Heyer, Vuskovic, Schonlau (c), Leibold - Meffert - Reis, Kittel - Dompe, Glatzel, Jatta
HAMBURG SUBS
Raab, Muheim, Rohr, David, Bilbija, Benes, Heil, Krahn, Abdel Megeed
HELLO AND WELCOME!
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