Match Report
In the standings it was Magdeburg 14th on 39 points, Darmstadt 98 5th on 52 — separated by 13. Darmstadt 98 had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Magdeburg ran at 1.53 scored and 1.71 conceded, Darmstadt 98 at 1.68 and 1.32.
Magdeburg had lost four in a row. The last-five ledger: Magdeburg 3/15, Darmstadt 98 10/15.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Magdeburg, 1 for Darmstadt 98 and 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
MDCC-Arena, capacity 27,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Magdeburg: Fabian Nürnberger (62' og) · Darmstadt 98: Fabian Nürnberger (67')
Key stats
Possession: Magdeburg 57% · Darmstadt 98 43% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-1