Darmstadt 98 vs Magdeburg — match summary
Germany · 2. Bundesliga · kick-off 31 Oct 2026 19:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Darmstadt 98 50 · Magdeburg 38
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Darmstadt 98 43 · Magdeburg 38
Shots on target 3-2 · corners 6-5 · possession 31-69
NextGOAL tip: Darmstadt 98 +0.25 · 2 stars
Meetings between these two teams always tend to end close. The 1-1 scoreline at Magdeburg in March and the 0-0 at Darmstadt in October last year show that both know each other well, but this time Darmstadt 98 are struggling near the bottom of the table while Magdeburg are in the upper group, so the context is clearly different from previous meetings. Darmstadt 98 just thrashed their opponents 7-0 at home in a friendly, but in their most recent league match at home they lost 0-4 under full pressure from the opposition. Their defence is still clearly a problem. Magdeburg, meanwhile, just won 6-1 in the league but also just lost heavily 1-6 in the cup. Both teams therefore have defensive weaknesses for the other to exploit. This game should be open and end-to-end from the start, because both concede easily and both tend to concede early in games. Darmstadt 98 must start tighter than in their last match. If they let Magdeburg attack first, the game will immediately flow toward the visitors. But if the hosts settle and use their counter-attacking moments, the game will swing back more toward Darmstadt 98.