Nurnberg vs Darmstadt

7 November 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Eric-Dominic Weisbach

Full time 2 – 0
  • Piet Scobel 50’
  • William Bøving 88’

Match summary

Nurnberg beat Darmstadt 2-0.

Piet Scobel put Nurnberg ahead in the 50th minute and William Bøving made it 2-0 with a header in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nurnberg created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Darmstadt's 1.15 from 10.

Nurnberg dominated the 2. Bundesliga fixture on Matchday 11, controlling 63 percent of possession and recording 22 shots compared to Darmstadt's 10. The hosts registered 7 shots on target and accumulated an expected goals total of 2.31, whereas the visitors managed 2 shots on target and an expected goals figure of 1.13. Nurnberg also earned 10 corners, completed 619 passes with an accuracy of 90.5 percent, and launched 111 attacks. Discipline saw 1 yellow card issued to the hosts and 2 yellow cards given to the visitors, alongside 12 fouls committed by Nurnberg and 6 by Darmstadt.

Following a goalless first half, the match saw a flurry of second-half substitutions and goals. Tim Janisch received a yellow card for Nurnberg in the 17th minute. Piet Scobel opened the scoring for Nurnberg in the 50th minute with a right foot shot to make it 1-0. Yannik Lührs was cautioned for Darmstadt in the 56th minute. William Bøving scored a header in the 88th minute to bring the score to 2-0 following a VAR review, before Milan Smit was shown a yellow card for an off-the-ball foul in the 90+3rd minute.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
22 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
10 Corners 3
111 Attacks 77
63 Dangerous attacks 39
620 Passes 369
90.5% Pass accuracy 82.4%
13 Tackles 17
12 Fouls 6
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Nurnberg Darmstadt
Kick-off
Corner
13’
Corner
16’
Tim JanischFoul
17’
William BøvingShot on target
17’
Corner
17’
22’
Corner
Corner
25’
Corner
35’
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
48’
Lance DuijvestijnLee Ho-jae
Corner
48’
Piet ScobelRight foot shot1-0 (Nurnberg)
50’
Corner
53’
Alexios KalogeropoulosShot on target
54’
54’
Corner
56’
Yannik LührsFoul
Javier FernándezShot on target
58’
Giannis MasourasTim Janisch
59’
Rayan GhriebRafael Lubach
60’
Corner
61’
Sigurd HaugenPiet Scobel
65’
Sigurd HaugenShot on target
66’
73’
Marco RichterShot on target
74’
Christopher LannertWilliam Mikelbrencis
74’
Ibrahim El KadiriMarco Richter
76’
Ibrahim El KadiriShot on target
81’
Corner
Corner
83’
86’
Lars KehlHiroki Akiyama
Corner
86’
William BøvingHeader2-0 (Nurnberg)
88’
Rayan GhriebShot on target
88’
Andrea CeresoliWilliam Bøving
90+1’
90+1’
Yannik LührsVAR: Goal given
Marc Kornwachs BarjuanJulian Justvan
90+2’
90+3’
Milan SmitOff the ball foul
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.15 50’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), 1-0 50’ 88’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), 2-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.15 50’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), 1-0 Scobel 50’ 88’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), 2-0 Bøving 88’
Nurnberg 2.29 xGDarmstadt 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Darmstadt attacking Nurnberg attacking 
76’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 88’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 88’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 17’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 53’ Eric Porstner (Nurnberg), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 50’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 58’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Julian Justvan (Nurnberg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Sigurd Haugen (Nurnberg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Julian Justvan (Nurnberg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Sigurd Haugen (Nurnberg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Adam Markhiev (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 88’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 88’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 17’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 53’ Eric Porstner (Nurnberg), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 50’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 58’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 63’ Julian Justvan (Nurnberg), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 85’ Sigurd Haugen (Nurnberg), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Noah Weißhaupt (Darmstadt), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Julian Justvan (Nurnberg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Ibrahim El Kadiri (Darmstadt), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alexios Kalogeropoulos (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Piet Scobel (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ William Bøving (Nurnberg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Marco Richter (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Lance Duijvestijn (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Sigurd Haugen (Nurnberg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Adam Markhiev (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ William Mikelbrencis (Darmstadt), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Javier Fernández (Nurnberg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Rayan Ghrieb (Nurnberg), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nurnberg 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Reichert
Porstner
Kalogeropoulos
Mkrtchyan
Janisch 59’
Markhiev
Fernández
Lubach 60’
Justvan 90’
Bøving 90’
Scobel 65’
Darmstadt 3-5-2 Starting XI
Brunst
Petretta
Vukotić
Lührs
Weißhaupt
Klefisch
Akiyama 86’
Mikelbrencis 74’
Richter 74’
Ho-jae 48’
Smit

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jan Reichert
90′ 2 0 40 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tim Janisch Taken off
59′ 1 – 1 3 1 49 1 – –
Alexios Kalogeropoulos
90′ 1 2 1 3 2 106 1 – – –
Styopa Mkrtchyan
90′ 2 3 – 3 1 83 4 – – –
Eric Porstner
90′ – – – 2 – 54 – – – –
Giannis Masouras Came on as a substitute
31′ 2 1 – 2 – 7 2 – – –
Midfielders4 players
Adam Markhiev
90′ – 1 66 3 – 2 2 4 – – –
Javier Fernández
90′ – – 73 – – 2 1 7 2 2 –
Julian Justvan Taken off
89′ – – 44 8 – – – 2 – 1 –
Rafael Lubach Taken off
60′ – – 25 – – 3 – 6 – 2 –
Forwards4 players
William Bøving Taken off
89′ 1 – 3 2 0.71 – 1 3 1 38 –
Piet Scobel Taken off
65′ 1 – 3 1 0.21 – – 2 – 14 –
Rayan Ghrieb Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 4 1 0.46 – 2 1 – 13 –
Sigurd Haugen Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 1 0.10 – 1 1 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Nurnberg WDDLW
Darmstadt LWLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Darmstadt 2-0 Nurnberg, 23 Jan 26 Next meeting: Darmstadt vs Nurnberg, 03 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Nurnberg vs Darmstadt meetings

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