Match Report
In the standings it was SpVgg Greuther Fürth 16th on 37 points, Magdeburg 14th on 39 — separated by 2. Magdeburg's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, SpVgg Greuther Fürth ran at 1.44 scored and 2 conceded, Magdeburg at 1.53 and 1.71.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 4 draws and 0 for Magdeburg, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
L. Erbst took charge of the match — our records show 61 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. The venue was Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, with room for 15,000 spectators. Magdeburg led 5-3 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (8'), Jan Elvedi (45'), Doni Arifi (43'), Sayfallah Ltaief (47') · Magdeburg: Mateusz Żukowski (15'), Mateusz Żukowski (29'), Reno Münz (13' og), R. Ghrieb (23'), Mateusz Żukowski (33')
Key stats
Possession: SpVgg Greuther Fürth 56% · Magdeburg 44% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 10-1