Karlsruher SC 0-1 Nürnberg result, stats and report

Mohamed Alì Zoma's 30th-minute finish settled a tight 2. Bundesliga contest at Karlsruher SC, with Nürnberg's superior control and clinical edge proving the difference on the day.

Energie Cottbus produced a clinical away performance to dismantle Karlsruher SC 3-0 in the 2. Bundesliga, with goals from Lukas Michelbrink, Dominik Pelivan and Justin Butler condemning the hosts to a damaging home defeat.

VfL Wolfsburg produced a dominant display to dismantle Karlsruher SC 5-2, with Fabian Reese bagging a brace and the visitors controlling large portions of the contest from the front to the back.

DSC Arminia Bielefeld put four past Nürnberg at the Max-Morlock-Stadion, with Adam Markhiev scoring twice in a dominant away performance that exposed every weakness in the home side's defensive basics.

Holstein Kiel twice led and twice failed to hold it, ending 2-2 against a Nürnberg side who were the better team for long stretches and left Kiel with serious defensive questions to answer.

Hannover 96 did the hard work in the first half, scored twice through Lars Gindorf and Marcel Hartel, and held on to take three points despite a nervy finish against Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.

Two sides leaking goals, lacking conviction, and running out of room to hide. Sunday's 2. Bundesliga clash at Karlsruher SC is a contest built for the desperate.

Energie Cottbus host an in-form Nürnberg side on Friday evening in a 2. Bundesliga clash that pits erratic home form against one of the division's most consistent recent records. Something has to give.