1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · Max-Morlock-Stadion

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Team pages: 1. FC Nürnberg · VfL Osnabrück · Head-to-head

TACTIX’s free model pick for 1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

1. FC Nürnberg host VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 12:30 UK).

The key numbers

1. FC Nürnberg are unbeaten in the last six meetings with VfL Osnabrück, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

10 of 1. FC Nürnberg’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 11 of 1. FC Nürnberg’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, 1. FC Nürnberg have four wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 2.17 points per game, scoring 2.67 and conceding 1.17. 1. FC Nürnberg have scored 24 goals, the second-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). 1. FC Nürnberg have conceded 13 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

11 of VfL Osnabrück’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in nine of VfL Osnabrück’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, VfL Osnabrück have one win, one draw and four defeats in their last 6 away matches in all competitions — 0.67 points per game, scoring 1.17 and conceding 2.00. VfL Osnabrück have scored 14 goals, the ninth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). VfL Osnabrück have conceded 17 goals, the seventh-most of the 18 clubs.

1. FC Nürnberg (second) and VfL Osnabrück (10th) are 10 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have 1. FC Nürnberg the stronger side, 236 rating points above VfL Osnabrück (1. FC Nürnberg 1727, VfL Osnabrück 1491, after at least 114 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 3 February 2024, finished FC Nurnberg 2–2 VfL Osnabruck.

Team news

Predicted 1. FC Nürnberg XI (4-2-3-1): J. Reichert, A. Kalogeropoulos, T. Janisch, F. Otto, E. Porstner, A. Marhiev, J. Fernandez, J. Justvan, R. Lubach, R. Ghrieb, P. Scobel — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, A. Marhiev (6.4 per match over 12 appearances, three goals and three assists) and M. Zoma (6.1 per match over nine appearances, seven goals) have been 1. FC Nürnberg’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for 1. FC Nürnberg (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), A. Marhiev averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 1571 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. M. Zoma averages 2.0 key passes per 90 over 720 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted VfL Osnabrück XI (3-4-2-1): J. Krumrey, N. Wiemann, R. Fabinski, J. Muller, B. Jacobsen, J. Gómez, P. Kammerbauer, A. Beck, F. Wagner, L. Flach, R. Meissner — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, R. Fabinski (4.5 per match over 11 appearances, one goal) and A. Beck (4.2 per match over nine appearances, two assists) have been VfL Osnabrück’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for VfL Osnabrück (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), R. Fabinski averages 3.2 tackles per 90 over 997 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. A. Beck averages 1.1 shots per 90 over 941 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 19 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · Max-Morlock-Stadion
Head-to-head (last 6): 1. FC Nürnberg 4 · draws 2 · VfL Osnabrück 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: 1. FC Nürnberg 1W 2D 2L · VfL Osnabrück 1W 2D 2L

1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück (2. Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 2.88

Corners

against 5.38 / 7.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 5.63 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.88 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	1. FC Nürnberg for / against	Line	VfL Osnabrück for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	2.88 for · 7.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.13 for · 16.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 19.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

1. FC Nürnberg

1. FC Nürnberg Goalkeeper

1. FC Nürnberg — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Reichert	11	90990 min	403.6 /90	111 /90	10.1 /90

1. FC Nürnberg — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Nürnberg before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Reichert n 8	90	3.9 6/6

1. FC Nürnberg Defensive

1. FC Nürnberg — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Kalogeropoulos	11	88966 min	151.4 /90	242.2 /90	90.8 /90	474.4 /90	90.8 /90	30.3 /90
E. Porstner	11	82897 min	191.9 /90	50.5 /90	40.4 /90	404 /90	80.8 /90	30.3 /90
T. Janisch	11	77852 min	91 /90	40.4 /90	10.1 /90	384 /90	101.1 /90	10.1 /90
F. Otto	10	84836 min	91 /90	202.2 /90	50.5 /90	434.6 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
G. Masouras	6	22134 min	53.4 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	106.7 /90	10.7 /90	21.3 /90
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1. FC Nürnberg — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Nürnberg before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Marhiev n 8	90	2.3 8/4	2.8 8/8	—
J. Reichert n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
J. Fernandez n 8	89.6	1.9 7/6	0.8 4/2	—
A. Kalogeropoulos n 8	87	0.6 4/1	1 5/3	—
E. Porstner n 8	81.4	0.6 4/0	1.1 4/1	—
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1. FC Nürnberg — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Nürnberg before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Marhiev n 8	90	2.1 7/6
J. Fernandez n 8	89.6	1.9 7/5
A. Kalogeropoulos n 8	87	1.8 7/5
E. Porstner n 8	81.4	1.9 8/5
P. Scobel n 8	76.4	0.3 2/0
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1. FC Nürnberg Attacking

1. FC Nürnberg — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Scobel	11	78854 min	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	353.7 /90	171.8 /90	101.1 /90	20.2 /90
W. Bøving	7	39270 min	00 /90	20.7 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90	31 /90	31 /90
S. Haugen	4	31123 min	21.5 /90	00 /90	64.4 /90	32.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
A. Marhiev	11	90990 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	161.5 /90	60.5 /90	171.5 /90	151.4 /90
J. Fernandez	11	89974 min	00 /90	30.3 /90	131.2 /90	40.4 /90	100.9 /90	131.2 /90
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1. FC Nürnberg — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Nürnberg before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Marhiev n 8	90	1.6 7/3	0.5 4/0
J. Reichert n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Fernandez n 8	89.6	1.1 6/3	0.1 1/0
A. Kalogeropoulos n 8	87	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
E. Porstner n 8	81.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
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1. FC Nürnberg — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Nürnberg before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Marhiev n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Reichert n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Fernandez n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
A. Kalogeropoulos n 8	87	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Porstner n 8	81.4	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
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VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück Goalkeeper

VfL Osnabrück — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Krumrey	11	91997 min	363.2 /90	181.6 /90	00 /90

VfL Osnabrück — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Krumrey n 8	90	3.8 5/5

VfL Osnabrück Defensive

VfL Osnabrück — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
N. Wiemann	11	91997 min	242.2 /90	181.6 /90	90.8 /90	494.4 /90	111 /90	10.1 /90
R. Fabinski	11	91997 min	363.2 /90	181.6 /90	131.2 /90	605.4 /90	80.7 /90	40.4 /90
J. Muller	11	89982 min	201.8 /90	181.6 /90	70.6 /90	444 /90	70.6 /90	10.1 /90
K. Faber	8	44348 min	71.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90	133.4 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90
J. Abu Hanna	1	2525 min	13.6 /90	13.6 /90	00 /90	27.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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VfL Osnabrück — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Wiemann n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.5 4/0	—
R. Fabinski n 8	90	0.8 6/0	0.8 4/2	—
J. Krumrey n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1	—
J. Muller n 8	88.1	0.6 4/1	0.5 4/0	—
R. Meissner n 8	87	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0	—
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VfL Osnabrück — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Fabinski n 8	90	2.8 7/6
N. Wiemann n 8	90	1.9 7/4
J. Muller n 8	88.1	1.5 8/4
R. Meissner n 8	87	0.1 1/0
B. Jacobsen n 8	81.9	2.6 5/3
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VfL Osnabrück Attacking

VfL Osnabrück — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Meissner	11	87962 min	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	252.3 /90	141.3 /90	131.2 /90	90.8 /90
A. Beck	9	90808 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	91 /90	30.3 /90	151.7 /90	80.9 /90
Bernd Riesselmann	4	49196 min	00 /90	00 /90	62.8 /90	31.4 /90	20.9 /90	31.4 /90
L. Raimund	3	2060 min	00 /90	00 /90	23 /90	11.5 /90	00 /90	23 /90
D. Kopacz	2	63125 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	32.2 /90	32.2 /90
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VfL Osnabrück — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Wiemann n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
R. Fabinski n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Krumrey n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Muller n 8	88.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
R. Meissner n 8	87	2.5 8/6	1.4 6/4
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VfL Osnabrück — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Osnabrück before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Fabinski n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Wiemann n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Krumrey n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Muller n 8	88.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Meissner n 8	87	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind 1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Osnabrück — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

1. FC NürnbergDDLLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

VfL OsnabrückDDLWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

1. FC Nürnberg 4 · 2 draws · VfL Osnabrück 0 · 3 goals/game

2024-02-03 FC Nurnberg 2–2 VfL Osnabruck
2023-08-20 VfL Osnabruck 2–3 FC Nurnberg
2021-03-14 FC Nurnberg 1–1 VfL Osnabruck
2020-11-23 VfL Osnabruck 1–4 FC Nurnberg
2020-02-08 VfL Osnabruck 0–1 FC Nurnberg
2019-08-25 FC Nurnberg 1–0 VfL Osnabruck

League standing · 2026/27

1. FC Nürnberg#2 pos21 pts10 pl+11 GD

VfL Osnabrück#10 pos11 pts10 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

1. FC Nürnberg scored2.4

VfL Osnabrück scored1.4

1. FC Nürnberg conceded1.3

VfL Osnabrück conceded1.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between 1. FC Nürnberg and VfL Osnabrück?: In their last 6 meetings, 1. FC Nürnberg won 4, VfL Osnabrück won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of 1. FC Nürnberg and VfL Osnabrück?: Recent form — 1. FC Nürnberg 1W 2D 2L; VfL Osnabrück 1W 2D 2L.

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