2. Bundesliga news and preview: Magdeburg odds-on front runner to overcome Eintracht Braunschweig

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 06.Aug
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: MDCC-Arena (27250 seats)

With the edgy opening game finished it’s time for the second 2. Bundesliga battle of the season. Magdeburg look forward to welcoming Eintracht Braunschweig in front of their home following.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Magdeburg form and stats

In the previous season, Magdeburg's league statistics were 12 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses, results that produced 11th position in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored {48 goals} and conceded 55. Playing as the home side in the former season Magdeburg produced 6-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 22 conceded.

Magdeburg shared the glory with Wehen Wiesbaden in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The forward Atik bested all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Atik hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 44 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Arminia Bielefeld.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Magdeburg handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

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Eintracht Braunschweig form and stats

Let's have a look at how Eintracht Braunschweig performed last season in the 2. Bundesliga: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 9 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded {59 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 6 and lost 9 with 19/37 goals scored/conceded.

Eintracht Braunschweig's previous game was their home loss versus Holstein Kiel (0-1). Braunschweig were so close to getting something from the game against Holstein Kiel, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Hansa Rostock's place.

Eintracht Braunschweig are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Magdeburg won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Eintracht Braunschweig got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

MagdeburgL. Schuler
L. Schuler
1 goals

Magdeburg missing players

Eintracht Braunschweig missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Magdeburg Eintracht Braunschweig
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 10
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 15
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Magdeburg Last season Eintracht Braunschweig
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
12 6   Won W   2 9
7 4   Drew D   6 9
15 7   Lost L   9 16
48 23   Scored S   19 42
55 22   Conceded C   37 59
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
79% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 82%
68% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 59%
35% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 29%
18% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 18%
59% 53%   BTTS BTTS   76% 65%
18% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 15%
29% 24%   Failed to Score F T   18% 24%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 4.8
5.6 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 5.4
2.3 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.6
4 2   Red cards R C   3 3
 
14.1 14.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 13.4
4.8 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4.3
30% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 29%
 
15.7 12.8   Shots against (avg) S A   16.5 14.5
5.4 5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.9 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Hansa Rostock 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Karlsruher SC 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 St. Pauli 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Elversberg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Hannover 96 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Magdeburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Osnabrück 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0
17 Nürnberg 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heidenheim 34 19 10 5 67 36 17 12 4 1 41 16 17 7 6 4 26 20 31 67
2 Darmstadt 98 34 20 7 7 50 33 17 11 5 1 27 13 17 9 2 6 23 20 17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 17 9 3 5 32 25 25 66
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 17 6 3 8 22 24 17 58
5 St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 9 7 1 24 11 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 58
6 Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 17 12 0 5 46 20 17 4 7 6 22 24 24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 17 9 3 5 32 25 17 4 4 9 24 28 3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 17 6 4 7 29 29 17 6 6 5 29 32 -3 46
9 Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 17 6 6 5 26 26 17 5 6 6 21 22 -1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 17 8 3 6 27 26 17 4 5 8 23 29 -5 44
11 Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 17 6 4 7 23 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -7 43
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 8 7 2 28 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 17 6 1 10 18 25 17 6 4 7 14 23 -16 41
14 Nürnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 3 5 9 14 32 -17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 17 7 3 7 23 22 17 2 6 9 19 37 -17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 7 18 50 62 17 5 4 8 28 29 17 4 3 10 22 33 -12 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 34 8 7 19 34 58 17 4 7 6 17 28 17 4 0 13 17 30 -24 31
18 Sandhausen 34 7 7 20 35 63 17 4 4 9 18 33 17 3 3 11 17 30 -28 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Hansa Rostock 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Karlsruher SC 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 St. Pauli 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Holstein Kiel 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Elversberg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Hannover 96 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Magdeburg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Wehen Wiesbaden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Osnabrück 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 -2 0
17 Nürnberg 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Paderborn 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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