1. FC Magdeburg vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2025-26

1. FC Magdeburg

1 – 0

Full Time

Hertha BSC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC MDCC-Arena 28,123 HT 45' · FT 45'

Laurin Ulrich 61' 1–0

Herbert Bockhorn 37' Y

Y 42' Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Y 68' Kevin Sessa

Y 72' Diego Demme

Y 78' Josip Brekalo

Jean Hugonet 81' Y

Overview

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1. FC Magdeburg vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga at MDCC-Arena.

1. FC Magdeburg 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Hertha BSC 11 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarno Wienefeld (Germany)
Assistant 1 Luca Jurgensen (Germany)
Assistant 2 Mario Hildenbrand (Germany)

6 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 17.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	11	31
2	1. FC Nürnberg	11	24
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	21
4	1. FC Magdeburg	11	20
5	VfL Wolfsburg	11	19
6	Arminia Bielefeld	11	17
7	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	11	16
8	VfL Bochum 1848	11	14
9	FC St. Pauli 1910	11	12
10	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	11	12
11	Hannover 96	11	12
12	FC Energie Cottbus	11	11
13	Eintracht Braunschweig	11	11
14	VfL Osnabrück	11	11
15	SG Dynamo Dresden	11	11
16	Karlsruher SC	11	11
17	SV Darmstadt 98	11	9
18	Holstein Kiel	11	8

Head-to-Head

1. FC Magdeburg 7 games · Avg 3.9 goals Hertha BSC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 Hertha BSC 2025-12-07 Hertha BSC 0–2 1. FC Magdeburg 2025-04-25 Hertha BSC 1–1 1. FC Magdeburg 2024-11-29 1. FC Magdeburg 1–3 Hertha BSC 2024-02-16 Hertha BSC 3–2 1. FC Magdeburg

Recent Form

1. FC Magdeburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
04 Apr	VfL Bochum 1848	H	4–1	W
22 Mar	SC Preußen Münster	A	3–1	W

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	1. FC Magdeburg	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	Holstein Kiel	H	0–1	L
19 Apr	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	1. FC Kaiserslautern	H	0–1	L
04 Apr	SG Dynamo Dresden	A	1–0	W
22 Mar	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	A	5–2	W

Season Stats

1. FC Magdeburg		Hertha BSC
#4	Position	#1
20	Points	31
11	Played	11
6 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 1 / 0
25	Scored	25
14	Conceded	9
+11	GD	+16
1.82	PPG	2.82
55%	Win %	91%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
1. FC Magdeburg this season

36% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

1. FC Magdeburg are 4th (20 pts). Hertha BSC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Magdeburg

0-15

4/3

16-30

4/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Hertha BSC

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/–

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

3/–

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Magdeburg

Emmanuel Iyoha	6 G
Mateusz Zukowski	6 G
Alexander Nollenberger	3 G	1 A

Hertha BSC

Josip Brekalo	5 G	5 A
Oluwaseun Adewumi	5 G
Sebastian Gronning	4 G	1 A
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	3 G	2 A
Deyovaisio Zeefuik	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! 1. FC Magdeburg welcome Hertha BSC for this crunch clash at MDCC-Arena.
5' The travelling Hertha BSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Laurin Ulrich, a Germany midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Linus Gechter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' A quiet spell here at MDCC-Arena. 1. FC Magdeburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
37' That is a card for 1. FC Magdeburg. Herbert Bockhorn will be fuming at that decision.
42' Deyovaisio Zeefuik picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
47' Hertha BSC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Magdeburg and Hertha BSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' The Germany midfielder Laurin Ulrich breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-0!
66' Hertha BSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
68' Kevin Sessa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
72' Poor challenge from Diego Demme. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
78' Josip Brekalo is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
81' Jean Hugonet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
86' Baris Atik is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Magdeburg tonight.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Hertha BSC.

Lineups

1. FC Magdeburg Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petrik Sander

Hertha BSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefan Leitl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fabian Reese	3
Haris Tabakovic	2
Mo El Hankouri	2
Linus Gechter	1
Falko Michel	1
Josip Brekalo	1
Marten Winkler	1
Oluwaseun Adewumi	1

Head to Head

1. FC Magdeburg Form

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 2026-04-04 1. FC Magdeburg 4–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2026-03-22 SC Preußen Münster 1–3 1. FC Magdeburg W

Hertha BSC Form

2026-05-03 1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 Hertha BSC L 2026-04-25 Hertha BSC 0–1 Holstein Kiel L 2026-04-19 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Hertha BSC D 2026-04-11 Hertha BSC 0–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern L 2026-04-04 SG Dynamo Dresden 0–1 Hertha BSC W 2026-03-22 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–5 Hertha BSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 1. FC Magdeburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.46 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: 1. FC Magdeburg or Hertha BSC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Magdeburg43% Draw26% Hertha BSC31%

Actual: 1. FC Magdeburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

1. FC Magdeburg or Draw

69%

Draw or Hertha BSC

57%

1. FC Magdeburg or Hertha BSC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Magdeburg28% Draw45% Hertha BSC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Magdeburg

Handicap	1. FC Magdeburg covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Magdeburg keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.