1. FC Nürnberg vs 29.08.26 18:304 – 1Full Time
Arminia Bielefeld — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Nürnberg blitz Bielefeld with three first-half goals to stay top
1. FC Nürnberg thrashed Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in a 2. Bundesliga clash on matchday three, with Miroslav Klose's side scoring three times before half-time to put the contest beyond doubt early on.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mohamed Zoma opened the scoring in the 11th minute before Tim Janisch, assisted by Finn Becker, doubled the lead on 22 minutes. Adam Marhiev then added a third just before the break, finishing off a move set up by Eric Porstner to send Nürnberg in 3-0 up at half-time.
Marhiev struck again in the 67th minute to make it 4-0, capping a personal brace, before Marius Wörl pulled one back for Bielefeld in the 76th minute to set the final score at 4-1. Despite trailing throughout, Bielefeld had more of the ball in phases and finished with more shots overall.
The result kept Nürnberg top of the table with nine points from three games, while Bielefeld remain eighth having taken just three points from their opening fixtures.
Marhiev scored twice, including the goal that made it 4-0, and was rated the outstanding performer of the match with a mark of 10.0.
Bielefeld had more shots overall, 21 to Nürnberg's 13, yet could not turn that volume into anything more than a single goal.
1. FC Nürnberg beat Arminia Bielefeld 4–1 (half-time 3–0).
1. FC Nürnberg met Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 18:30 UTC at Max-Morlock-Stadion. Referee: Patrick Schwengers.
Team pages: 1. FC Nürnberg · Arminia Bielefeld · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Mohamed Zoma — 1–0 · Watch Mohamed Zoma's goal video (11')
- 22' Goal: Tim Janisch (assist: Finn Becker) — 2–0 · Watch Tim Janisch's goal video (22')
- 38' Goal: Adam Markhiev (assist: Eric Porstner) — 3–0 · Watch Adam Markhiev's goal video (38')
- 67' Goal: Adam Markhiev — 4–0 · Watch Adam Markhiev's goal video (67')
- 76' Goal: Marius Wörl — 4–1 · Watch Marius Wörl's goal video (76')
Starting line-ups
1. FC Nürnberg (4-2-3-1)
Arminia Bielefeld (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave 1. FC Nürnberg 42%, the draw 26%, Arminia Bielefeld 32%. It finished 1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and 1. FC Nürnberg's 42% is home ground and little else. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why 1. FC Nürnberg in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1564 to 1579. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,833 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%).
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims 1. FC Nürnberg's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. 1. FC Nürnberg scored +0.36 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.6% of 1,472 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,023. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Arminia Bielefeld have gained 78 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,243 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the 1. FC Nürnberg vs Arminia Bielefeld final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Mohamed Zoma's goal against Arminia Bielefeld (11').
- Watch Tim Janisch's goal against Arminia Bielefeld (22').
- Watch Adam Markhiev's goal against Arminia Bielefeld (38').
- Watch Adam Markhiev's goal against Arminia Bielefeld (67').
- Watch Marius Wörl's goal against 1. FC Nürnberg (76').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from 1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 Arminia Bielefeld. Explore more on the 1. FC Nürnberg and Arminia Bielefeld team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.