Current Form 1. FC Nuremberg
The 1. FC Nuremberg plays – as so often in recent years – in the 2017/2018 season again with the rise. With a victory on Tuesday you could even take the league lead, provided that the leading duo scores points. Nuremberg itself was able to convince in the last weeks before the end of the first round quite thoroughly, has been at least 5 games without defeat. Most recently, however, you had to settle for taillight Kaiserslautern with a 1-1 draw, a result that can not be completely satisfied. Before that, there was a 2-0 win against Dusseldorf, a 1-0 against Sandhausen and a 3-2 win against Eintracht Braunschweig. Fact is therefore: The 1st FC Nuremberg succeeded in the last 6 games always at least one hit. In fact, in the case of the francs in the entire season, there were only 2 encounters in which you did not hit the mark. Accordingly, on Tuesday at least one goal of the home side is expected. Also, because the last home game without scoring has already been over 4 months ago. However: The offensive statistics in home games does not read as well as those abroad. 15 goals are scored in 9 home matches, away from home they were equal 21. Overall, the former Bundesliga team with 36 scores thus the best attack department to Holstein Kiel, which was able to record one more hit. Overall, the home record reads 4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats but mixed, but in the stranger on the other hand 6 full successes were celebrated. In the last few weeks, they have been improving in the defensive area in general in the last few weeks: Nuremberg has played twice in the last 3 matches and never lost more than one goal. For comparison: alone in the duel against Brunswick were taken more hits than in the mentioned three following matches. Offensively, we see the team of Michael Kölner very variable, even if you had to give in the winter with Cedric Teuchert one of his best scorers. Speaking of scorers: Mikael Ishak is currently with 12 goals and 5 assists one of the best scorers in the Bundesliga and thus on Tuesday certainly a weapon. In the preparation, Nuremberg was quite convincing: Although it was a close 0-1 defeat against Ghent, they defeated the Scottish first division Heart of Middlothian 5-0, against Dukla Prague, a 2-1 victory was celebrated. Coach Köllner will probably have to do without the stricken offensive players Kerk and Zrelak on Tuesday.

Current form Jahn Regensburg
Why the task against Jahn Regensburg for Nuremberg should be an enormously difficult, shows a look at the table. The league rookie has meanwhile progressed to the top 10 and thus probably surpassed the expectations of the sporting management. It also says: The Jahn can go on this Tuesday without pressure in this difficult away game, even if a defeat would be lost. Of these there were in the last weeks of the first round but anyway very few: Regensburg has lost only one of the last 7 games of the 2nd Bundesliga, thus has a similarly strong record as the opponent from the Franconia. The aforementioned defeat was also in a home game against VFL Bochum (0: 1). Before that, however, Achim Beierlorzer’s team defeated SV Darmstadt 1-0, retained their 4-0 win over Duisburg and found their way back to Bochum even after the defeat, as did a 3-2 victory over Arminia Bielefeld. However, only 3 of 8 victories in the season and thus only a little more than a third of all successes were celebrated abroad, also there was only a single season game in foreign countries, in which the Jahn remained without conceding, in the offensive strength of the Nuremberg certainly not too good sign. At Regensburg we always see offensive strengths at restful balls, and wing play is certainly one of the strengths of Beierlorzer-Elf. The coach is generally considered an advocate of offensive football, so you can expect a brave newcomer. The biggest problem we see on the defensive and here in general in the backward movement. Accordingly, one is vulnerable to fast counter-attacks of the counterparties, especially if this seeks the direct pass into the depths. Also, the Jahn is considered not particularly safe ball, a thoroughly dangerous mix. How dangerous you can be with standards, reveals the fact that center-back Marvin Knoll is currently the second-best scorer Bayern, so far has 3 hits and also 4 templates booked. Renounce the Regensburg for the return round opener on defender Oliver Hein and attacker Sargis Adamyan, which are currently injured or blocked. The direct duel clearly speaks against the guests: In the last 10 duels, it was enough for a single victory with 9 defeats, in 8 of these games more than 2.5 hits fell. Not so, however, in the first meeting 2017/2018, this Nuremberg won just 1: 0.

Our Prediction: 1. FC Nürnberg win @ 1.86