Match Report
53 points for Magdeburg (5th), 59 for Hamburger SV (2nd): a 6-point gap. Hamburger SV had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Magdeburg 1.88 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Hamburger SV 2.29 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.51.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Magdeburg win, 2 for Hamburger SV, 1 draw, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at MDCC-Arena in Magdeburg (capacity 27,250). Hamburger SV led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hamburger SV: Marcus Mathisen (15' og), Ransford Königsdörffer (9'), Ransford Königsdörffer (53')