Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Magdeburg (1st, 85 pts) and Fortuna Köln (8th, 54 pts). Fortuna Köln's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Magdeburg ran at 1.84 scored and 0.84 conceded, Fortuna Köln at 1.39 and 1.26.
Magdeburg came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Five consecutive defeats weighed on Fortuna Köln. The last-five ledger: Magdeburg 13/15, Fortuna Köln 0/15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Magdeburg, 1 draw and 3 for Fortuna Köln, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Platz 2 MCDD-Arena in Magdeburg, with room for 27,250 spectators. On the scoreboard, Magdeburg led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.