1. FC Nürnberg — Season 4 Technical Report

Overall season averages — 19 games with stat data

Avg possession

55.9%

range: 37–81%

Avg xG for

1.69

range: 0.2–5.4

Avg shots

4.6

range: 1–14

Avg passes

137

range: 73–214

Avg pass acc

92.3%

range: 86–97%

Avg BRT (s)

13.4

ball recovery time

Avg interceptions

7.2

range: 4–16

Avg tackles

2.7

59% success rate

Competition comparison

Bundesliga · 13 games

Avg possession55.5%

Avg xG1.36

Avg shots4.0

Avg passes135

Avg pass accuracy92.5%

Avg BRT (s)14.5

Avg interceptions6.8

Avg tackles2.5

Champions League · 4 managed games

Avg possession58.0%

Avg xG2.88

Avg shots7.0

Avg passes139

Avg pass accuracy93.0%

Avg BRT (s)12.8

Avg interceptions8.3

Avg tackles3.3

DFB-Pokal · 2 games

Avg possession54.5%

Avg xG1.50

Avg shots4.0

Avg passes149

Avg pass accuracy90.0%

Avg BRT (s)16.0

Avg interceptions11.5

Avg tackles4.0

UCL generates significantly more output

UCL xG average (2.88) is 112% higher than Bundesliga (1.36) despite similar pass counts. UCL opponents press more, play more open, and create more space — the 3-5-2 is producing more meaningful chances in Europe. Positive sign for knockout progression.

Game-by-game summary — all competitions

#	Opponent	Comp	Result	Poss	BRT	Shots	xG	Passes	Pass%	Interc	Tackles
1	Frankfurt	BL	W 2–0	notes only — no stat data
2	Augsburg	BL	W 2–0	72%	9s	4	2.4	181	96%	5	1
3	Düsseldorf	BL	W 3–0	58%	11s	5	2.6	138	93%	5	6
4	Sporting CP	UCL	W 2–1	48%	16s	3	2.2	128	91%	5	5
5	Leverkusen	BL	W 3–0	37%	15s	4	1.8	96	88%	6	1
6	Hoffenheim	BL	W 2–0	56%	13s	3	0.5	127	91%	5	1
7	Fenerbahçe	UCL	W 3–0	52%	14s	6	2.5	134	94%	8	3
8	Union Berlin	BL	D 0–0	53%	19s	3	1.2	120	94%	4	4
9	Bayern München	BL	W 1–0	43%	22s	1	0.5	110	92%	4	2
10	Porto	UCL	W 1–0	notes only — no stat data
11	Heidenheim	BL	W 1–0	72%	8s	5	1.4	161	93%	4	2
12	M'Gladbach	Cup	W 2–1	49%	21s	3	1.4	133	93%	7	3
13	Stuttgart	BL	D 0–0	54%	19s	1	0.2	143	97%	4	0
14	Bodø/Glimt	UCL	D 0–0	60%	12s	5	1.4	136	93%	7	5
15	Mainz	BL	W 4–0	56%	12s	7	2.0	135	90%	11	3
16	Wolfsburg	BL	W 2–0	37%	14s	10	3.0	73	86%	10	2
17	Slavia Praha	UCL	W 4–0	72%	9s	14	5.4	157	94%	10	2
18	Schalke	BL	W 1–0	81%	6s	2	0.3	214	95%	11	1
19	St. Pauli	Cup	W pens	60%	10s	5	1.6	164	87%	16	5
20	RB Leipzig	BL	W 3–0	notes only — no stat data
21	Manchester City	UCL	L 1–3	accidental quick sim
22	Dortmund	BL	W 2–0	39%	15s	5	1.5	103	92%	10	4
23	Freiburg	BL	D 0–0	64%	10s	2	0.3	155	95%	4	1
avg	19 games with data			55.9%	13.4s	4.6	1.69	137	92.3%	7.2	2.7

#	Opponent	H/A	Result	Poss	BRT	Shots	xG	Passes	Pass%	Interc	Tackles
MD1	Frankfurt	A	W 2–0	notes only
MD2	Augsburg	H	W 2–0	72%	9s	4	2.4	181	96%	5	1
MD3	Düsseldorf	A	W 3–0	58%	11s	5	2.6	138	93%	5	6
MD4	Leverkusen	H	W 3–0	37%	15s	4	1.8	96	88%	6	1
MD5	Hoffenheim	A	W 2–0	56%	13s	3	0.5	127	91%	5	1
MD6	Union Berlin	H	D 0–0	53%	19s	3	1.2	120	94%	4	4
MD7	Bayern München	A	W 1–0	43%	22s	1	0.5	110	92%	4	2
MD8	Heidenheim	A	W 1–0	72%	8s	5	1.4	161	93%	4	2
MD9	Stuttgart	H	D 0–0	54%	19s	1	0.2	143	97%	4	0
MD10	Mainz	A	W 4–0	56%	12s	7	2.0	135	90%	11	3
MD11	Wolfsburg	H	W 2–0	37%	14s	10	3.0	73	86%	10	2
MD12	Schalke	A	W 1–0	81%	6s	2	0.3	214	95%	11	1
MD13	RB Leipzig	H	W 3–0	notes only
MD14	Dortmund	A	W 2–0	39%	15s	5	1.5	103	92%	10	4
MD15	Freiburg	H	D 0–0	64%	10s	2	0.3	155	95%	4	1
avg	13 games with data			55.5%	14.5s	4.0	1.36	135	92.5%	6.8	2.5

MD	Opponent	H/A	Result	Poss	BRT	Shots	xG	Passes	Pass%	Interc	Tackles
1	Sporting CP	H	W 2–1	48%	16s	3	2.2	128	91%	5	5
2	Fenerbahçe	A	W 3–0	52%	14s	6	2.5	134	94%	8	3
3	Porto	A	W 1–0	notes only
4	Bodø/Glimt	H	D 0–0	60%	12s	5	1.4	136	93%	7	5
5	Slavia Praha	A	W 4–0	72%	9s	14	5.4	157	94%	10	2
6	Manchester City	A	L 1–3	accidental quick sim
avg	4 managed games			58.0%	12.8s	7.0	2.88	139	93.0%	8.3	3.3

Round	Opponent	H/A	Result	Poss	BRT	Shots	xG	Passes	Pass%	Interc	Tackles
R2	M'Gladbach	H	W 2–1	49%	21s	3	1.4	133	93%	7	3
R3	St. Pauli	H	W pens (2–2 AET)	60%	10s	5	1.6	164	87%	16	5
avg	2 games			54.5%	16.0s	4.0	1.50	149	90.0%	11.5	4.0

Highest vs lowest — all 19 games

Metric	Average	Highest	Lowest
Possession %	55.9%	81% Schalke A	37% Wolfsburg H / Leverkusen H
Expected goals (xG)	1.69	5.4 Slavia Praha A (UCL)	0.2 Stuttgart H
Total shots	4.6	14 Slavia Praha A (UCL)	1 Bayern A / Stuttgart H
Total passes	137	214 Schalke A	73 Wolfsburg H
Pass accuracy	92.3%	97% Stuttgart H	86% Wolfsburg H
Ball recovery time lower = more intense press	13.4s	6s Schalke A (best press)	22s Bayern A (slowest)
Interceptions	7.2	16 St. Pauli H (DFB-Pokal)	4 5 games
Tackles made	2.7	6 Düsseldorf A	0 Stuttgart H

Attacking profile — passing & shooting breakdown

xG efficiency: +19% vs expectation across 13 BL games with data

21 goals scored vs 17.7 xG — finishing above expected value in the Bundesliga. The 3 home draws produced 0 goals from 1.6 xG combined (Stuttgart 0.2, Union Berlin 1.2, Freiburg 0.2) — these drag down the average and represent the system's main unsolved problem.

Shot profile — 10 games with detailed data

Inside box shots~90% of all shots

On target rate~57% average

Finesse shots (of total)~18%

Header shots (of total)~8%

Best shooting gameSlavia Praha — 14 shots / 5.4 xG

Worst shooting gameBayern A — 1 shot / 0.5 xG (still won)

Pass type profile — 10 games with detailed data

Ground passes (of total)avg 80%

Through balls (of total)avg 18%

First-time passes (of total)avg 21%

Key passes per gameavg 3.4

Highest through balls36 vs Schalke

Highest key passes11 vs Slavia Praha (UCL)

Passing averages — 10 games sampled

Avg total passes136

Avg through balls24.4

Avg key passes3.4

Avg 1st-time passes28.7

Avg ground passes111

Pass acc — never below86%

Pass map patterns — observed across all games

Build-up hubStanković (#8 / DLP)

Primary routeCB → DM → wing-back

Width sourceWing-backs exclusively

Dominant channelRight — Haider / Ledezma

Map shapeCompact diamond midfield

Striker connectionRodríguez as link (false 9)

Defensive profile — 8 games with full defending tab data

Interception-led defence — by design

2.7 tackles per game is intentionally low. The 3-5-2 press cuts passing lanes and intercepts before needing to tackle. 8.4 interceptions per game average with 7.6 Defensive Duels Won. The system defends by making possession worthless, not by chasing.

Opponent	TSR	Stand T	Won	Slide T	Interc	Clear	Off DW	Def DW	Aerial W	Beaten
Stuttgart H	0%	0	0	0	4	1	6	7	4	1
Bodø/Glimt H	60%	5	3	0	7	1	6	10	4	2
Mainz A	67%	3	2	0	11	1	6	12	6	0
Wolfsburg H	50%	1	1	1	10	0	7	11	5	2
Slavia Praha A	50%	2	1	0	10	1	12	2	5	3
Schalke A	0%	0	0	1	11	0	7	5	2	0
Dortmund A	57%	6	3	1	10	1	7	10	7	2
Freiburg H	0%	0	0	1	4	1	6	4	3	2
Average	36%	2.1	1.3	0.5	8.4	0.75	7.1	7.6	4.5	1.5

Tackle success rate is inconsistent (0%, 60%, 67%, 50%, 50%, 0%, 57%, 0%)

Three games recorded 0% — Stuttgart, Schalke, and Freiburg. All three were low-block opponents. The system disengages from tackles when the opponent poses no threat, which is fine — but the Stuttgart and Freiburg 0–0s suggest an additional problem: even without needing to defend, the attack wasn't breaking through either.

Low clearances (0.75 avg) reflects system health, not weakness

In 15 Bundesliga games, Ramaj kept a clean sheet every time. Low clearances mean the press prevented dangerous ball entries into the box — not that the back three was exposed. When the system works, clearances are a vanishing stat.

Pressing metrics — ball recovery time analysis

What BRT tells us

Ball Recovery Time measures seconds between losing possession and winning it back. Under 10s = elite high press. 10–15s = effective mid press. 15s+ = passive or deep-sitting opponent. The range (6–22s) shows the system adapts to the game rather than applying fixed press intensity regardless of context.

BRT by result

Games with BRT ≤10s (4 games)W 3, D 1

Games with BRT 11–15s (8 games)W 7, D 1

Games with BRT 16–22s (7 games)W 4, D 2, L 0

Slowest BRT — Bayern (22s)Still won 1–0

Fastest BRT — Schalke (6s)Total domination

BRT by competition

Bundesliga avg14.5s

Champions League avg12.8s

DFB-Pokal avg16.0s

Fastest BL recovery6s — Schalke A

Slowest BL recovery22s — Bayern A

Fastest UCL9s — Slavia Praha

Slowest UCL16s — Sporting CP

UCL press is sharper than Bundesliga

12.8s UCL avg vs 14.5s BL — tighter recovery in Europe. UCL opponents force more urgent reactions; Stanković performs at his ceiling when the press has purpose. The Slavia Praha 0–4 (9s BRT, 5.4 xG, 14 shots) is the statistical peak of the entire season so far.

Data notes

4 games have no stat data: Frankfurt away (BL MD1), Porto away (UCL MD3), Leipzig home (BL MD13), Manchester City away (UCL MD6 — accidental quick sim). All averages are computed from the 19 games where screenshots were captured. Frankfurt, Porto and Leipzig are managed wins included in standings but excluded from average calculations.

Generated by Claude · 1. FC Nürnberg Career Mode · Season 4 · December 2028