Schalke 04
- Schalke 04 averages 1.40 goals scored and only 0.80 goals conceded per home game this league season.
- FC Schalke 04 are currently sitting at the top of the 2. Bundesliga table with 43 points from 22 games.
- Miron Muslic took over at Schalke in May 2025 and has since implemented his high-intensity, direct style of soccer which combines a three-man backline with fast-paced wing-backs, relentless counter-pressing, ball-winning in dangerous areas and playing directly and positively on the break.
- Schalke 04’s form has been inconsistent of late, with a win, three draws and a defeat from their last five league games.
- In their most recent home games, they have drawn two games in a row and are without a win in their last two in front of their home fans.
1.FC Magdeburg
- 1.FC Magdeburg averages 1.55 goals per away game and has scored 17 away league goals in total this season.
- 1.FC Magdeburg have won their last two away games in a row.
- Petrik Sander took over as their boss in November 2025 and has been tasked with continuing Magdeburg’s project of playing patient, possession-based soccer, building from the back and trying to control the tempo of the game with a compact midfield and creative spark.
- Magdeburg’s recent form has been inconsistent, with two wins and three defeats from their last five, the last of which came against Arminia Bielefeld.
Head-to-Head
- At an average of 4.0 goals per visit in the last five head-to-heads in Gelsenkirchen, it’s hard to back against it on Saturday.
- Schalke 04 have scored 3.0 goals against Magdeburg in that time.
Key Players
- Edin Dzeko
- with three goals in Schalke’s last five
- Kenan Karaman
- on eight league goals in 21 appearances for the club
- Mateusz Zukowski
- who has nine goals in his last ten 2. Bundesliga games, including four of Magdeburg’s last six
- Baris Atik
- who has four assists in Magdeburg’s last five and has been providing Zukowski with the service for the marksman to finish
Betting Insights
- With odds of 2.05 for the hosts and 3.35 for the visitors and the draw at 3.5, the Over 2.5 goals bet at 1.75 looks attractive.
- Schalke are the leaders of the division and have won seven, drawn two and lost only once in ten home games this season.
- Magdeburg have five wins, one draw and five defeats from their 11 away games in the 2. Bundesliga.
Prediction
- I’m going for Schalke to nick this game.
- As such, goals at both ends are likely with Magdeburg’s away firepower.
