Nürnberg vs VfL Wolfsburg prediction, odds and how to watch

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.

VfL Wolfsburg dismantled Darmstadt 98 5-1 in a dominant 2. Bundesliga Friday night fixture, with Alexander Bernhardsson scoring twice and Robert Glatzel heading home a brace as the hosts controlled proceedings from first whistle to last.

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.

VfL Wolfsburg host 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday with questions hanging over their defensive basics. Heidenheim arrive having won four of their last five in the 2. Bundesliga and they will not be afraid of the Volkswagen Arena.

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.