Magdeburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on August 25th, 2024

Magdeburg and Schalke 04 will play on August 25th, 2024, Sunday at 11:30h (UTC), in a match counting for the 2. Bundesliga in Germany, check the Magdeburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Magdeburg vs Schalke 04 will occur

The game is set to be played in the small MDCC-Arena stadium, in the city of Magdeburg, with a capacity for 27250 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Magdeburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025

Magdeburg is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Kickers Offenbach in a match valid for DFB Pokal, and the match ended 2-1. The eleven coached by C. Titz played in a 3-4-3 formation.

The odds of 3.70 show that no one expected a defeat for the team in this match. Despite being the favorites to win, they could not avoid defeat.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Jean Hugonet had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for DFB Pokal, Schalke 04, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Aalen team with a final score of 0-2.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.11.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 was in 14th place while Magdeburg was in the 12th place. Schalke 04 opened with a 3-5-2 arrangement while Magdeburg charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last time these teams met was for a 2. Bundesliga match, on 24-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 3-0 win for Magdeburg.

Magdeburg

Current leaderboard

Magdeburg is currently in 3rd place in the table, with 4 points achieved up to 3rd round.

Magdeburg analysis

At the end of round 2 Magdeburg has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 3 goals to its credit against 1 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Magdeburg is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 5.5 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Magdeburg will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

The Magdeburg team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 54.5%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Kickers Offenbach, being a key piece for Magdeburg.

Schalke 04

Current leaderboard

Schalke 04 sit in 9th place in the league currently after the 3rd round having gained 3 points from their matches so far this season.

The team plays as a visitor once again in the tournament. In the Schalke 04 first match as a visitor, they played against Nürnberg and left the field with a loss, with a score of 3-1.

Schalke 04 analysis

Schalke 04 shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 2 games has only conceded goals on 4 occasions, and has scored in 6.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.75 per game.

Magdeburg is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Magdeburg in this match.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, until now, Magdeburg has received 4 yellow cards and no red cards in 2 matches played. At the same time, Schalke 04 was cautioned with yellow cards in 5 opportunities and red 1 time in 2 games.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the start of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Magdeburg didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Schalke 04 scored 6 times and conceded 4 goals.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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