1. FC Nürnberg v Dynamo Dresden preview as Klose targets fast start | OneFootball

Two historic clubs open their campaigns on Sunday as 1. FC Nürnberg host Dynamo Dresden at the Max-Morlock-Stadion, where a crackling atmosphere is expected.

Miroslav Klose enters a third season after finishing 10th then eighth, still chasing promotion. The club offset summer exits, including Fabio Gruber and Luka Lochoshvili, with eight arrivals. According to BuLi News, Nürnberg went unbeaten in pre-season with four wins and one draw as Piet Scobel and Mohamed Ali Zoma each scored four.

Klose said he is intent on avoiding a repeat of last year’s slow start, stressing the need to begin well and then take it game by game, noting how unpredictable the league has been over the past two seasons.

Dresden embark on a second straight 2. Bundesliga season after 2025 promotion, aiming to steer clear of another relegation scrap having stayed up on the final day with a 2-1 win at Holstein Kiel. Around 7,000 travelling supporters are expected to make the trip.

Nürnberg report Styopa Mkrtchyan sidelined by a muscle issue, while Mikayil Faye and Andrea Ceresoli are regaining fitness, otherwise Klose has a full group. Dresden are without Kenneth Schmidt and Lars Bünning, with Lennart Grill and Tobias Raschl short of match fitness. Predicted set-ups are a 4-4-2 diamond for Nürnberg and a 4-3-3 for Dresden.

Each side won away in last season’s meetings, and Nürnberg have taken three of the past five contests. Notably, the last time Nürnberg won an opening fixture, the opponents were Dresden, seven years ago.

Source: BuLi News

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