Match Report
In the standings it was Hertha BSC 1st on 18 points, Magdeburg 6th on 10 — separated by 8. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Hertha BSC ran at 2.83 scored and 1.17 conceded, Magdeburg at 1.83 and 1.5.
Hertha BSC carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Magdeburg entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hertha BSC 2, draws 1, Magdeburg 3, at 4 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 4 all-time.
F. Exner officiated: 84 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. The match was played at Olympiastadion Berlin (capacity 74,649). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Hertha BSC: Josip Brekalo (10'), Oluwaseun Adewumi (47') · Magdeburg: Falko Michel (31')
Key stats
Possession: Hertha BSC 34% · Magdeburg 66% · Total shots: 12-18 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 5-7