German Bundesliga 2 preview: Nuremberg vs Cologne, round 33

Adele 2025/05/09 06:55
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After 32 rounds of the league this season, Nuremberg is currently ranked 10th in the standings with 45 points. Nuremberg lost 1-3 to Elfsburg at home in the last round of the league. In the past 6 games, they have only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses. They have lost goals in every game, a total of 15 goals, and an average of 2.5 goals per game. Their defense is very unstable.

Nuremberg lost 1-3 to Elfsburg in the last game, officially announcing that they have missed the promotion this season. They have nothing to ask for! With 2 rounds left, Nuremberg is 7 points behind the third place. Even two consecutive wins will not help. Coach Klose said that the remaining goal is to "give back to the fans"! At the same time, he also said that he might give the players who leave the team at the end of the season a chance to say goodbye. The 36-year-old defender Valentini (3 games 0 starts) will also officially retire after 8 years of service. He will definitely get some playing time!

Not only did Nuremberg lose the game, their main full-back Danilo Suarez (22 games, 1 goal, 2 assists) also received a yellow card, and will be suspended for this game! At the same time, Nuremberg's top scorer Zimas (23 games, 12 goals, 2 assists) and midfielder Dieng Castrop (25 games, 3 goals, 3 assists) were also injured in the season report, which means that the front, middle and back courts are missing a regular main force, and all three lines are weakened.

After 32 rounds of the league this season, Cologne has 55 points and is temporarily ranked second in the standings. In the last round of the league, they drew 1-1 with Regensburg at home. In the past two games, they have achieved 1 draw and 1 loss, and their performance is average. Cologne is expected to be promoted to the Bundesliga in advance: currently leading the third-placed Eversburg by 3 points, as long as they win this game and Once Elversburg loses points, Cologne will be able to secure the promotion qualification.

After Cologne was tied by the bottom team Regensburg in the last home game, the top management quickly changed the coach, fired the former coach Struber, and invited back the legendary coach Fred Helm-Funkel at the most critical stage of the promotion! The 71-year-old coach has been in Cologne for three times. He once saved Cologne in the 2002-03 season and led the team to promotion. He has led Uerdingen twice, Duisburg once, Cologne once, Frankfurt once and Düsseldorf once, a total of 6 times to promote, maintaining the record of the Bundesliga promotion, and continued to be called the strongest promotion expert in the Bundesliga. After joining the team, Funkel said that he He has had "15 discussions" with the players and has established a good trust relationship. He also said that this year's "minimum goal" is to get the second place. He wants to win the Bundesliga championship trophy again at the age of 71!

Cologne's promotion has reached the most critical stage. They are currently only 3 points ahead of the third-placed Elfsburg, and the goal difference is also 13 behind! They have scored 5 points in the last 5 rounds, and have not won in the last two games. In the last game, they were just tied by the last-placed Regensburg.

In this game, Elfsburg will face the weak team Braunschweig, which is the fourth from the bottom. If Elfsburg wins and Cologne loses, they will be overtaken and fall out of the promotion zone!