November 29, 2023 | 1st team
Opponent preview #FCN: Fortuna in Franconia required
Fortuna continues in the 2nd Bundesliga on Saturday, December 2nd, at 1:00 p.m. with the away game at 1. FC Nürnberg. We took a closer look at the Franconians. The opponent preview.
Trainer: Since this season, FCN has had a head coach in Cristian Fiél who is very familiar with the 2nd Bundesliga. During his active career he played a total of 288 games in the lower house for the Stuttgarter Kickers, 1. FC Union Berlin, Alemannia Aachen and Dynamo Dresden. Nuremberg is only Fiél’s second professional coaching position. Before his involvement with the Franks, he worked for Dynamo Dresden.
- Alter: 43
- Place of birth: Esslingen
- In office since: June 2, 2023
- Current points average in league two: 1.5 points per game
Statistics: 1. FC Nürnberg collected 21 points in 14 games, which currently means ninth place in the 2nd league. The gap to Fortuna is three points before the 15th matchday.
- 9th place | 6 wins, 3 draws, 5 defeats | 21 points | 23:26 goals
Form curve: The club recently failed to build on the 3-1 win at SC Paderborn before the international break. He suffered a 4-1 defeat away at Karlsruher SC.
- This is how the last five games went:
- 1:4 defeat at Karlsruher SC | 2nd Bundesliga, 14th matchday
- 3-1 win at SC Paderborn | 2nd Bundesliga, 13th matchday
- 1:2 defeat against FC Schalke 04 | 2nd Bundesliga, 12th matchday
- 3-2 win after extra time against Hansa Rostock | DFB Cup, 2nd round
- 2-0 win at Holstein Kiel | 2nd Bundesliga, 11th matchday
- Intense pace: Nuremberg won a total of 1,441 duels this season – the best in the league! In addition, the club players had some messy duels, because with 42 yellow cards and four red cards, FCN is in last place in the fairness table.
- Will Nuremberg show a reaction again on Saturday? There haven’t been two defeats in a row for coach Fiél’s team this season.
- Taylan Duman, a former Fortune, is in the FCN squad. The midfielder, who was part of Düsseldorf’s promotion squad in 2017/18, has made seven second division appearances this season.
- Fortuna’s last away win in Nuremberg was in May 2018. At that time, they turned a 0-2 into a 3-2 on matchday 34 – Kaan Ayhan’s winning goal in stoppage time made the red-whites second division champions, Nuremberg became runners-up .
Personnel & Lineup: At the forefront is Can Uzun, who is just 18 years old and is considered an absolute top talent and is currently the FCN’s top scorer with six second division goals this season.
- Losses: James Lawrence (muscular problems, central defender), Christopher Schindler (torn cruciate ligament, central defender), Finn Jeltsch (U17 World Cup, central defender), Jens Castrop (red card suspension, central midfield), Joseph Hungbo (torn adductor, right winger)
- Captain: Enrico Valentini (right-back)
- Top scorer: Can Uzun (center forward), 6 goals
- Best assist providers: Lukas Schmelzer (hanging point), Tim Handwerker (left defender), Benjamin Goller (right winger) & Daichi Hayashi (centre forward), 2 assists each
- Preferred formation: 4-3-3
- Possible starting eleven: Mathenia – Gyamerah, Marquez, Horn, Braun – Flick, Glauber, Möller Daehli – Goller, Uzun, Okunuki
2023-11-29 16:43:22
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