Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 11th where Magdeburg hosts Greuther Fürth at Mdcc-arena in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 17th placed Magdeburg is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Paderborn. Marvin Pieringer scored the first goal for Paderborn in the 79th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Magdeburg couldn’t muster any offence and Paderborn ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 16th placed Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 2-2 draw against St. Pauli. Marcel Hartel scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 19th minute, then Branimir Hrgota tied it up for Greuther Fürth in the 48th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Branimir Hrgota has been the most prolific scorer on Greuther Fürth in the last five matches with 3 goals. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng has been the most prolific scorer on Magdeburg in the last 5 matches with two goals.