1. FC Magdeburg vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
1. FC Magdeburg vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern — 2. Bundesliga at MDCC-Arena.
- 1. FC Magdeburg 6 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Max Burda
- Assistant 1 Christian Bandurski
- Assistant 2 Hannes Ventzke (Germany)
3 games this season
🟨 4.7/game
⚽ 12.7 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Energie Cottbus | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | FC St. Pauli 1910 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 4 |
| 18 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | H | 0–1 | L |
| 09 May | Holstein Kiel | A | 3–1 | W |
| 03 May | Hertha BSC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | 1. FC Nürnberg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Apr | TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | SC Paderborn 07 | A | 3–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | 1. FC Magdeburg | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 May | Arminia Bielefeld | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 May | SG Dynamo Dresden | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Apr | Eintracht Braunschweig | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Apr | Holstein Kiel | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 Apr | Hertha BSC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #5 |
| 10 | Points | 11 |
| 6 | Played | 6 |
| 3 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 1 |
| 11 | Scored | 6 |
| 9 | Conceded | 4 |
| +2 | GD | +2 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 1.83 |
| 50% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
1. FC Magdeburg this season
1. FC Magdeburg this season
67%
Clean Sheets
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season
1. FC Kaiserslautern this season
1. FC Magdeburg are 6th (10 pts). 1. FC Kaiserslautern are 5th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Magdeburg
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
1. FC Magdeburg
| Emmanuel Iyoha | 4 G | |
| Alexander Nollenberger | 3 G | 1 A |
| Mateusz Zukowski | 2 G |
1. FC Kaiserslautern
| Erencan Yardimci | 2 G |
| Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. 1. FC Magdeburg is hosting 1. FC Kaiserslautern for another epic battle.
- 5' 1. FC Magdeburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Falko Michel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Magdeburg and 1. FC Kaiserslautern are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 30' Denmark international Jacob Rasmussen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 35' Alexander Nollenberger is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Magdeburg tonight.
- 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. 1. FC Magdeburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 50' 1. FC Kaiserslautern is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Kaiserslautern are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' It looks surprising 1. FC Magdeburg does not make any changes. Marcus Mathisen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 63' Against the run of play, Marlon Ritter has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 68' 1. FC Kaiserslautern started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
- 71' A moment of madness from Baris Atik on 71 minutes earns him a card. 1. FC Magdeburg will be frustrated.
- 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Simon Asta.
- 74' Mahir Emreli picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 79' Herbert Bockhorn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
- 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' That is a card for 1. FC Magdeburg. Marcus Mathisen will be fuming at that decision.
- 1. FC Magdeburg will have plenty to reflect on. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were simply the better side today.
Lineups
1. FC Magdeburg Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1
- 23
- 7
- 25
- 19
- 22
- 24
- 21
- 17
- 16
- 6
Bench
- 27
- 13
- 18
- 9
- 28
- 40
- 38
- 10
- 11
Coach
Petrik Sander
1. FC Kaiserslautern Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 14
- 13
- 6
- 15
- 19
- 4
- 37
- 41
Bench
- 11
- 20
- 30
- 10
- 26
- 3
- 25
- 5
- 16
Coach
Torsten Lieberknecht
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Baris Atik | 2 |
| Emmanuel Iyoha | 2 |
| Daniel Hanslik | 2 |
| Luc Castaignos | 1 |
| Boris Tomiak | 1 |
| Herbert Bockhorn | 1 |
| Connor Krempicki | 1 |
| Terrence Boyd | 1 |
Head to Head
1. FC Magdeburg Form
2026-05-17
1. FC Magdeburg
0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
L
2026-05-09
Holstein Kiel
1–3
1. FC Magdeburg
W
2026-05-03
1. FC Magdeburg
1–0
Hertha BSC
W
2026-04-26
1. FC Nürnberg
1–0
1. FC Magdeburg
L
2026-04-18
1. FC Magdeburg
2–0
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
W
2026-04-12
SC Paderborn 07
4–3
1. FC Magdeburg
L
1. FC Kaiserslautern Form
2026-05-17
1. FC Magdeburg
0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
W
2026-05-08
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2–0
Arminia Bielefeld
W
2026-05-02
SG Dynamo Dresden
1–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
L
2026-04-24
1. FC Kaiserslautern
0–2
Eintracht Braunschweig
L
2026-04-17
Holstein Kiel
3–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
L
2026-04-11
Hertha BSC
0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01
1. FC Magdeburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
1. FC Kaiserslautern xG
I would bet for:
1. FC Magdeburg or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: 1. FC Kaiserslautern win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
1. FC Magdeburg or Draw
69%
Draw or 1. FC Kaiserslautern
64%
1. FC Magdeburg or 1. FC Kaiserslautern
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.5%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%
Asian Handicap — 1. FC Magdeburg
| Handicap | 1. FC Magdeburg covers | Push | 1. FC Kaiserslautern covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 21% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 19% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
1. FC Magdeburg keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
1. FC Kaiserslautern keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

