- Home form: Nürnberg have won 2 of their last 2 home games, including a 3-0 win against Schalke 04.
- Recent form: Dresden have won 3 of their last 5 matches, but their two defeats show that this is a side that can swing hot and cold.
- Head-to-head: Dresden won 2-0 in the reverse fixture in 2. Bundesliga 2025/2026, though the H2H record is split 1-1 across the last two meetings.
Nürnberg look to continue momentum
Odds and value
Nurnberg enter this game as slight favorites at 2.1, but with 3.1 around Dresden and the draw at 3.7, there is still value in the game.
Recent form
Miroslav Klose's men are unbeaten in five across all competitions (W2, D3) and enter this matchup at a good time. The 2. Bundesliga 2026-2027 campaign has been a tough one for FCN, but they have ridden the storm and momentum is finally behind them.
Dynamo Dresden have also had a mixed start to the campaign, but they have won 3 of their last five, with 2 defeats, and their two recent defeats show that this is a side that can go off the boil.
Stylistic matchup could produce chess game
In terms of style, these two are a study in contrasts. Nürnberg are a possession-based team that enjoy measured play at a controlled tempo, while Thomas Stamm's side like to sit deep, lock up the centre of the field and hit teams on the counter attack with pace and power.
As such, there could be some scrappy nature to the match early on as Nürnberg probe and Dresden try to nick space on the break. The home side are more likely to be the winners here, but the value looks to be in goals rather than the result.
Vermeij to fire Dresden forward
Over 2.5 goals is 1.65 for this 2. Bundesliga encounter and that seems a tad short, although we are going against the grain and backing over here given how these teams have been playing in their respective recent run.
He is their primary penalty box threat and can come into this game in any system that Klose decides to play. He is their most likely scorer on Sunday.
- BTTS: Yes, sits just under even odds at 1.53 and that's a little short considering both sides have been in decent scoring form lately.
- Nürnberg have scored 1.40 and conceded 0.60 goals per-game at home across all competitions, while Dresden have conceded five goals in four road games across all comps (W2, D0, L2).
- Nürnberg's Mohamed Ali Zoma has been their sparkplug, notching four of their eight goals across their last five games.
- Similarly, Vincent Vermeij is the Dutchman who has been Dresden's sharp finisher this term, scoring three of their five goals across their last five.
