GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 had a close win over Magdeburg. Magdeburg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

Daniel Heber received a red card (77′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Magdeburg lost the match.

The match was played at the Veltins-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 60,000 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Bacher with the collaboration of Nico Fuchs and Tobias Fritsch. The 4th official was Stefan Zielsdorf. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.89 degrees Celsius or 78.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Schalke 04

4 - 3

Magdeburg

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 20 Total 11
  • 10 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 77 Attack 73
  • 45 Dangerous attack 31
  • 63 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Magdeburg had a strong ball possession 59% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 won the match​.

Schalke 04 shot 20 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Magdeburg shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards (Cedric Brunner, Thomas Ouwejan, Sebastian Polter and Yusuf Kabadayi). On the opposite side, Magdeburg received 4 yellow cards (Jean Hugonet, Daniel Heber, Jason Ceka and Barış Atik).

Also, Magdeburg didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Daniel Heber (Magdeburg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).

Match Timeline

16'
Silas Gnaka(goal)
27'
Silas Gnaka(goal)Jason Ceka
Y. Kabadayı- sub ->Tobias Mohr
38'
40'
Michael Langer- sub ->Marius Müller
45'
45'
Y. Kabadayı- Yellow
55'
Henning Matriciani- sub ->Cedric Brunner
46'
46'
Cédric Brunner- Yellow
45'
59'
Jason Ceka- Yellow
Derry Murkin(goal)Lino Tempelmann
62'
64'
Herbert Bockhorn- sub ->Alexander Nollenberger
64'
Connor Krempicki - sub ->Amara Condé
67'
Connor Krempicki (goal)Jason Ceka
68'
Daniel Heber- Yellow
Thomas Ouwejan(goal)
69'
69'
Jean Hugonet- Yellow
77'
Daniel Heber- Red
79'
80'
Luc Castaignos- sub ->Jason Ceka
85'
Baris Atik- Yellow
Dominick Drexler- sub ->Assan Ouédraogo
86'
89'
Tatsuya Ito- sub ->Jan Luca Schuler
Thomas Ouwejan- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
66
33
Holstein Kiel
65
33
Fortuna Düsseldorf
60
33
Hamburger SV
55
33
Karlsruher SC
52
33
Hannover 96
52
33
Paderborn
49
33
Hertha BSC
48
33
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
47
33
Schalke 04
43
33
Elversberg
43
33
Nürnberg
40
33
Magdeburg
38
33
Eintracht Braunschweig
38
33
Kaiserslautern
36
33
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
33
Hansa Rostock
31
33
Osnabrück
25
33

After this match, Schalke 04 will have 7 points like St. Pauli, Elversberg and Paderborn to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Magdeburg will stay with 11 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 19th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Magdeburg will host SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 11th of May with a 2-2 head to head.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Marius Müller 32.Germany
6.3
45'
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
8.2
90' 69'
D
Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany
6.3
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.8
46' 45'
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
6.7
M
Paul Seguin 7.Germany
7.5
M
Lino Tempelmann 10.Germany
7.7
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
6.1
38'
M
A. Ouédraogo 43.Germany
7.0
86'
F
Derry Murkin 5.England
7.9
62'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
9.1
45' 40', 79'
Substitutes
G
Michael Langer 34.Austria
6.4
45'
D
I. Cissé 22.Mali
D
Tomas Kalas 26.Czech Republic
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Soichiro Kozuki 14.Japan
M
Niklas Tauer 21.Germany
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.4
86'
F
Y. Kabadayı 17.Germany
6.7
38' 55'
F
K. Topp 42.Germany

Schalke 04 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Marius Müller (6.3), Cedric Brunner (6.8), Timo Baumgartl (6.3), Marcin Kamiński (6.7), Thomas Ouwejan (8.2), Tobias Mohr (6.1), Paul Seguin (7.5), Lino Tempelmann (7.7), Assan Ouédraogo (7.0), Sebastian Polter (9.1) and Derry Murkin (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Soichiro Kozuki, Yusuf Kabadayi (6.7), Niklas Tauer, Ibrahima Cissé, Dominick Drexler (6.4), Tomáš Kalas, Michael Langer (6.4), Henning Matriciani (6.3) and Keke Maximilian Topp.

Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Michael Langer (injured) and Henning Matriciani (injured).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 4 changes: Marius Müller for Michael Langer (45′), Cedric Brunner for Henning Matriciani (46′), Assan Ouédraogo for Dominick Drexler (86′) and Tobias Mohr for Yusuf Kabadayi (38′).

Best player: Sebastian Polter​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Sebastian Polter.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 19 passes (42% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19.

Magdeburg – Formation

Magdeburg
G
Dominik Reimann 1.Germany
7.8
D
J. Lawrence 5.Germany
6.3
46'
D
Daniel Heber 15.Germany
5.7
68' 77'
D
Jean Hugonet 24.France
6.4
69'
M
Jason Ceka 10.Germany
7.5
80' 59'
M
Alexander Nollenberger 17.Germany
6.3
64'
M
Leon Bell Bell 19.Cameroon
6.3
M
Baris Atik 23.Germany
7.3
85'
M
Silas Gnaka 25.Ivory Coast
8.5
16', 27'
M
Amara Condé 29.Germany
6.7
64'
F
Luca Schuler 26.Germany
6.8
89'
Substitutes
G
Julian Pollersbeck 42.Germany
D
Cristiano Piccini 2.Italy
6.3
46'
D
A. Hoti 3.Kosovo
D
Herbert Bockhorn 7.Germany
6.3
64'
M
Ahmet Arslan 8.Germany
M
Connor Krempicki 13.Germany
7.1
64' 67'
F
Luc Castaignos 9.Netherlands
7.0
80'
F
Xavier Amaechi 20.England
F
Tatsuya Ito 37.Japan
6.8
89'

Magdeburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Christian Titz played with: Dominik Reimann (7.8), Jamie Lawrence (6.3), Jean Hugonet (6.4), Daniel Heber (5.7), Alexander Nollenberger (6.3), Amara Condé (6.7), Silas Gnaka (8.5), Leon Bell Bell (6.3), Jason Ceka (7.5), Barış Atik (7.3) and Jan Luca Schuler (6.8).

They had on the bench: Cristiano Piccini (6.3), Andi Hoti, Herbert Bockhorn (6.3), Ahmet Arslan, Luc Castaignos (7.0), Connor Krempicki (7.1), Xavier Amaechi, Tatsuya Ito (6.8) and Julian Pollersbeck.

Substitutions

Magdeburg made 5 changes: Jamie Lawrence for Cristiano Piccini (46′), Jason Ceka for Luc Castaignos (80′), Amara Condé for Connor Krempicki (64′), Alexander Nollenberger for Herbert Bockhorn (64′) and Jan Luca Schuler for Tatsuya Ito (89′).

Best player: Silas Gnaka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Magdeburg was Silas Gnaka.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 39 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​