Schalke 04 vs 1. FC Nürnberg, 2025-26 German 2. Bundesliga

· German 2. Bundesliga

Schalke 04

52': Vitalie Becker

FT
1 - 0

1. FC Nürnberg

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Schalke 04 are hosting 1. FC Nürnberg at Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

44': Luka Lochoshvili (1. FC Nürnberg) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Christian Gomis (Schalke 04) Substitution at 45'
45': Finn Porath (Schalke 04) Substitution at 45'
52': Vitalie Becker (Schalke 04) Goal at 52'
54': Hasan Kurucay (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 54'
66': Ron Schallenberg (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 66'
76': Artem Stepanov (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 76'
77': Timo Becker (Schalke 04) Substitution at 77'
77': Paul Pöpperl (Schalke 04) Substitution at 77'
86': Felipe Sanchez (Schalke 04) Substitution at 86'
87': Adam Markhiev (1. FC Nürnberg) Yellow Card at 87'
89': Piet Scobel (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 89'
89': Tom Baack (1. FC Nürnberg) Substitution at 89'
90'+5': Rafael Lubach (1. FC Nürnberg) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+5': Christian Gomis (Schalke 04) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

FCN		S04
16	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	3
65.1	Possession	34.9
5	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: Veltins Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 62,078

2. Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Schalke 04	27	+14	52
2	SV 07 Elversberg	27	+18	51
3	SC Paderborn 07	27	+14	51
4	SV Darmstadt 98	27	+19	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Schalke 04 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Loris Karius (GK)
25	Nikola Katic
4	Hasan Kurucay
43	Mert Can Ayhan
6	Ron Schallenberg
23	Soufian El-Faouzi
33	Vitalie Becker
35	Mika Wallentowitz
9	Moussa Sylla
19	Kenan Karaman
18	Christopher Antwi-Adjei

Schalke 04 Substitutes:

Mauro Zalazar, Finn Porath, Christian Gomis, Paul Pöpperl, Henning Matriciani, Timo Becker, Amin Younes, Luca Podlech, Felipe Sanchez.

1. FC Nürnberg (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Jan Reichert (GK)
24	Luka Lochoshvili
4	Fabio Gruber
6	Adam Markhiev
21	Berkay Yilmaz
15	Tim Drexler
10	Julian Justvan
18	Rafael Lubach
25	Finn Becker
23	Mohamed Alì Zoma
33	Adriano Grimaldi

1. FC Nürnberg Substitutes:

Tom Baack, Piet Scobel, Justin-Kai Von Der Hitz, Robin Knoche, Artem Stepanov, Pape Diop, Christian Mathenia, Noah Le Bret, Eric Porstner.

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