Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Magdeburg 1st with 81 points, MSV Duisburg 15th with 45, 36 apart. The last five rounds placed MSV Duisburg 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: MSV Duisburg 1.26 scored and 1.89 conceded per game, Magdeburg 2.32 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.38.
Magdeburg's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, MSV Duisburg had taken 4 of 15 points to Magdeburg's 11.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by MSV Duisburg, 3 by Magdeburg, 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena (capacity 31,500). F. Exner officiated: 74 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Magdeburg led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Magdeburg: T. Ito (9'), Tobias Müller (31'), Connor Krempicki (45'), Baris Atik (50'), Kai Brünker (85')
Key stats
Possession: MSV Duisburg 37% · Magdeburg 63% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 2-9 · Corners: 4-3