Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on February 01th, 2025

Schalke 04 and Magdeburg will be playing against each other on Saturday, February 01th, 2025, at 19:30h (UTC), in a 2. Bundesliga football game in Germany, check the Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg will occur

The game will be played in the great Veltins-Arena stadium, in the city of Gelsenkirchen, with a capacity for 62271 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

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

Despite the season change, the 2. Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.18 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Schalke 04 last match

In the last match they played, Schalke 04 collected a win. The opposing team was Nürnberg, and the match - which ended with the result of 3-1 - was valid for 2. Bundesliga. Coach K. van Wonderen's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.20, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

This victory for Schalke 04 undoubtedly has a great contributor. With a performance that featured 2 goals scored and other significant actions, Moussa Sylla was the highlight of the event, helping the team achieve their goal.

Magdeburg last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg, who used a 3-3-1-3 formation, faced the Eintracht Braunschweig team with a final score of 1-1.

A bad outcome at the end of the match with the draw (odd 4.50), especially considering that the chances of winning were quite high.

Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in 2. Bundesliga, where Magdeburg was at 7th place while Schalke 04 occupied 11th place. Magdeburg went in with a 3-4-2-1 formation while Schalke 04 opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

Their last 2. Bundesliga game of 2024/2025 season which took place on 25-08-2024 game ended in a staggering 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

However, Schalke 04 enters this game with 24 points and ranking in 13th place in the 2. Bundesliga, the team has a negative balance of 7 lost games, won 6, and drawing in 6.

In the 20th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Hertha BSC team which is just above, in the 12th place.

Schalke 04 analysis

At the end of round 19 in 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 scored 35 goals and conceded 34 goals.

Best goalscorer from Schalke 04

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Moussa Sylla. The Attacker has scored 13 times in this competition and helped Schalke 04 avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Magdeburg

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Magdeburg team with 32 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 8 wins, 8 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that the team is over Kaiserslautern team who is in the position 4 in the 20th round but with the same number of points.

Magdeburg analysis

Magdeburg after 19 days has put up 36 goals scored, and taken 27, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Magdeburg is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.26 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the 2. Bundesliga.

The Magdeburg team typically attempts to control the game by achieving an average ball possession of 58.63%. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually hold some control over their opponents.

The chances of an opposing team beating Magdeburg are low, with the latter having a balance of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw when playing away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Best goalscorer from Magdeburg

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Martijn Kaars. The Attacker has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Magdeburg come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Schalke 04 is Moussa Sylla, who has already scored 13 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Magdeburg is Martijn Kaars, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.08 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.53 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Magdeburg side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Schalke 04 who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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