Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Magdeburg 1st with 81 points, Meppen 10th with 50, 31 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Magdeburg 2.32 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, Meppen 1.3 and 1.62, with the league averaging 1.38.
Magdeburg carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Meppen had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Magdeburg had taken 11 of 15 points to Meppen's 1.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Magdeburg, 2 draws and 1 for Meppen, at 2.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won.
MDCC-Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,250. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Magdeburg 79% · Meppen 21% · Total shots: 17-2 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 10-1