8:15 p.m
FCM coach Titz knows about the Royal Blues’ strengths: “They bring power and physicality and are compact. They have high quality up front and are dangerous from set pieces.” Compared to the 2:3 in Berlin, three new players are in the starting line-up: Bell Bell and Condé start in midfield instead of Bockhorn (illness) and Hugonet (red card suspension). Ito also replaces Amaechi (bench) on the wing.
20:02
S04 coach Geraerts can rely on all players apart from the long-term injured Ouédraogo and Greiml and sees no reason to change his starting eleven after the 1-0 win against Wehen-Wiesbaden. Murkin, who is returning from a yellow card suspension, initially takes a seat on the bench. “We want to be dangerous offensively based on our defensive stability,” the Dutchman explained in advance.
7:55 p.m
At least both fan camps should remember the first leg against Schalke well, when the Knappen took a 0-2 and 2-3 lead in an emotional floodlit game and ultimately defeated the FCM 4-3. Schalke recently celebrated two narrow and immensely important home wins (1-0 each against Wehen-Wiesbaden and Braunschweig). Things didn’t go so well away from home in the last two appearances; there were no points in Kiel (0:1) and Kaiserslautern (1:4). Magdeburg was able to get seven points from the last three home games and, among others, defeated Liagprimus St. Pauli (1-0). However, in the last game at Hertha there was a 2:3 defeat.
7:45 p.m
Not much separates 1. FC Magedeburg and Schalke 04 this season. After 22 match days, the Magdeburgers are in twelfth place, one point ahead of the Royal Blues (14th place). A win in the top game on matchday 23 would mean a big step towards staying in the league. With five (Magdeburg) and four (Schalke) points ahead of the relegation zone, both clubs are far from out of the relegation battle. Who can get an exclamation point today?
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