MAGDEBURG. Magdeburg conquers Kaiserslautern with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Kwarteng (41′) and a goal from T. Ito (66′). Magdeburg was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Platz 2 MCDD-Arena stadium in Magdeburg on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Bacher who had the assistance of Nico Fuchs and Tobias Fritsch. The 4th official was Roman Potemkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.2 degrees Celsius or 34.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 10 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 82
- 41 Dangerous attack 34
- 180 Ball safe 142
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Magdeburg was in firm control of the ball 61% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Magdeburg had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Magdeburg won the match.
Magdeburg shot 21 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kaiserslautern shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Magdeburg received 4 yellow cards (Daniel Heber, Jason Ceka, Herbert Bockhorn and Moritz-Broni Kwarteng). On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern received 4 yellow cards (Julian Niehues , Terrence Boyd, Marlon Ritter and Philipp Klement).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Magdeburg will have 27 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern will stay with 38 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head in favor of DSC Arminia Bielefeld (1 draw).
Kaiserslautern will play away agasint Darmstadt 98 on the 18th of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Magdeburg – Formation
Magdeburg
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Magdeburg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Christian Titz decided to play with the following team: Dominik Reimann , Herbert Bockhorn , Jamie Lawrence , Daniel Heber , Mo El Hankouri , Moritz-Broni Kwarteng , Silas Gnaka , Amara Condé , Jason Ceka , Luc Castaignos and Barış Atik .
The home team had on the bench: Tim Sechelmann, Kai Brünker, Maximilian Ullmann, Tim Boss, Connor Krempicki , Eldin Dzogovic, Julian Rieckmann, Malcolm Cacutalua and Tatsuya Ito .
Substitutions
Magdeburg made 5 changes: Jason Ceka for Tatsuya Ito (46′), Luc Castaignos for Connor Krempicki (77′), Herbert Bockhorn for Maximilian Ullmann (81′), S. Gnaka for Tim Sechelmann (82′) and Baris Atik for Kai Brünker (88′).
Best player: Barış Atik
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Magdeburg was Barış Atik even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Kaiserslautern – Formation
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Dirk Schuster played with: Andreas Luthe , Boris Tomiak , Kevin Kraus , Nicolai Rapp , Erik Durm , Julian Niehues , Marlon Ritter , Hendrick Zuck , Philipp Klement , Ben Zolinski and Terrence Boyd .
They had on the bench: Aaron Opoku , Daniel Hanslik, Avdo Spahić, Dominik Schad, Lex-Tyger Lobinger , Angelos Stavridis, Nicolas de Préville , Philipp Hercher and Jean Zimmer.
Substitutions
Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Marlon Ritter for Lex-Tyger Lobinger (46′), Terrence Boyd for Nicolas de Préville (71′), Ben Zolinski for Philipp Hercher (71′) and Nicolai Rapp for Aaron Opoku (71′).
Best player: Andreas Luthe
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kaiserslautern was the goalkeeper: Andreas Luthe. His rating is 7.74. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
