May 15th features a match where Nürnberg hosts Schalke 04 in a clash of these two mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed Nürnberg is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Holstein Kiel. Steven Skrzybski struck first for Holstein Kiel in the 14th minute on a feed from Lewis Holtby, then Julian Korb added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Fabian Reese At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nürnberg couldn’t manage to score, and Holstein Kiel took the shutout win. Nürnberg is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 3-2 win against St. Pauli. I. Matanovic struck first for St. Pauli in the 9th minute, then I. Matanovic added another in the 17th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 78th minute on a goal by Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez to cap off a wild match. Schalke 04 is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 10th of December, Schalke 04 was victorious by a score of 4 to 1 in front of almost 15000 jubilant fans. Thomas Ouwejan scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 20th minute, then Fabian Nurnberger tied it up for Nürnberg in the 49th minute on a feed from Manuel Schäffler.
Simon Terodde has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 8 goals for Schalke 04. Nürnberg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nikola Dovedan and Tom Krauss each having 2 goals in their last 5.